10 Oct 2008 18:50 Wolverhampton
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m 1f 103y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12(6) |   | - | Mick's Dancer (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 800062 / 20 | Flat (24) | D J O'Donohoe | W R Muir P M T Partnership | 28/1 | |
| keen early, soon steadied into mid division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left well inside final furlong, ran on to lead last strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(7) |   | SHD | Ahlawy (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 9 3) | 055633 / 9 | Flat (7) | P Mulrennan | M & D Easterby Arc Racing (north) | 7/2 | |
| led, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, headed last strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(11) |   | ½ L | Thunderstruck (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 587564 / 7 | Flat (14) | F Norton | K A Ryan The Doncaster Racing… | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, hung left and headway over 1f out, ran on well towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(1) |   | 1½ L | Myfrenchconnection (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 737312 / 4 | Flat (16) | M Fenton | P T Midgley Mr J F Wright | 9/2 | |
| prominent early, soon steadied into mid division, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11(2) |   | 1¾ L | Mischief Lady (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 8577 / 3 | Flat (29) | A Kirby | E A L Dunlop Triermore Stud… | 8/1 | |
| keen early, prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(3) |   | ½ L | Coral Creek (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 0-00821 / 9 | Flat (42) | W Buick | M J Grassick Michelle Ryan | 12/1 | |
| led 1f, prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(12) |   | 1½ L | Strike Force (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 076211 / 9 | Flat (21) | J Mitchell | K F Clutterbuck Miss A L Hutchinson | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, very wide on bend over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(5) |   | 1 L | Spanish Diva (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 1) | 422504 / 4 | Flat (6) | William Carson | S C Williams A Simpson, K Mercer… | 6/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(13) |   | 1½ L | Claret And Amber (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 1R3352 / 6 | Flat (6) | C Catlin | W K Goldsworthy The Matthewman… | 17/2 | |
| in touch, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(9) |   | 6 L | Our Kes (IRE) (Mare, grey, 9 4) | 328900 / 9 | Flat (16) | I Mongan | P Howling Mr James Wright | 50/1 | |
| held up, pushed along over 3f out, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1(8) |   | ½ L | Kings Topic (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 6) | 852511 / 10 | Flat (44) | P Nolan | A B Haynes Ms C Berry | 12/1 | |
| soon prominent, went second over 6f out until over 3f out, hanging right from over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13(4) |   | 8 L | King's Icon (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 530084 / 5 | Flat (17) | T Atkinson | M Wigham A Dunmore, John… | 28/1 | |
| in rear, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9(10) |   | 9 L | Portrush Storm (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 9 1) | 964170 / 13 | Flat (31) | D Nolan | D Carroll Mr R E Peacock | 40/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon in touch racing keenly, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, hung right 2f out | ||||||||||
