09 Dec 2005 04:00 WOLVERHAMPTON
Winner: £ (Penalty: £5,749); Distance: 1901; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3yo plus; Going: Polytrack.
Littlewoods Betdirect Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(3) |   | - | Hail The Chief (GB) (Horse (entire), , 128) | / 25 | Dane O'Neill | R Hannon Mr Peter M Crane | |||
| soon led, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(10) |   | 1 L | Claret And Amber (GB) (Gelding, , 121) | / 6 | T Hamilton | R A Fahey The Matthewman… | |||
| towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not trouble winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(6) |   | 0.5 L | Master Theo (USA) (Colt, , 128) | / 5 | J F Egan | Julian Poulton Mr K W & Mrs L… | |||
| mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(13) |   | HD | Obrigado (USA) (Gelding, , 123) | / 9 | Tony Culhane | W J Haggas Mr B R Phillips | |||
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, ran on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(9) |   | 1 L | Following Flow (USA) (Gelding, , 119) | / 6 | L P Keniry | R Hollinshead Mr David Doughty | |||
| soon pushed along towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, bumped inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(1) |   | 2.5 L | Dr Thong (GB) (Colt, , 122) | / 5 | E Ahern | P & O Cole Mr Frank Stella | |||
| led early, prominent, chased winner over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(2) |   | 1.25 L | Stoic Leader (IRE) (Gelding, , 118) | / 10 | J Quinn | R F Fisher Mr Alan Willoughby | |||
| mid-division, ridden when lost place a3f out, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(4) |   | HD | Eastborough (IRE) (Gelding, , 120) | / 7 | F Sweeney | B G Powell Mr Christopher… | |||
| slowly into stride, towards rear, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(12) |   | 0.5 L | Te Quiero (GB) (Gelding, , 128) | / 8 | S J Drowne | Miss Gay Kelleway Mr A P Griffin | |||
| held up, not clear run 2f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0(7) |   | 10 L | Sea Storm (IRE) (Gelding, , 117) | / 12 | Greg Fairley | D R Macleod Mr Maurice Chapman | |||
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0(11) |   | 1.5 L | Overlord Way (GR) (Colt, , 121) | / 5 | I Mongan | P R Chamings Mrs Alexandra J… | |||
| with winner, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0(5) |   | 3 L | Libre (GB) (Gelding, , 120) | / 12 | M Fenton | F Jordan On The Up Partnership | |||
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0(8) |   | 4 L | Zarabad (IRE) (Colt, , 123) | / 3 | R Winston | K R Burke H H Aga Khan | |||
| mid-division, lost place over 2f out, soon behind | ||||||||||
