01 Dec 2008 17:10 Wolverhampton
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,047); Distance: 1m 1f 103y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Handicap (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(3) |   | - | Climate (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 0) | 967487 / 26 | Flat (2) | N Callan | P D Evans Mr J E Abbey | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, ridden out and just held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(9) |   | NS | King of Connacht (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 339427 / 9 | Flat (14) | A Kirby | M Wellings Ann Lindsay,francis… | 17/2 | |
| behind mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, strong run inside final furlong, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(12) |   | ½ L | Noah Jameel (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 12) | 686427 / 9 | Flat (89) | L P Keniry | A G Newcombe Joli Racing | 8/1 | |
| behind, headway on outer well over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, gaining close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(10) |   | 1 L | Landikhaya (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 12) | 016053 / 4 | Flat (12) | C Catlin | D K Ivory Mr K T Ivory | 17/2 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd over 6f out, led 3f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace, lost 2 places near finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(2) |   | 4 L | Bailieborough (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 205780 / 10 | Flat (51), Jump (31) | T Eaves | B Ellison Naughty Diesel… | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, good headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(5) |   | 1¼ L | Moyoko (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 8-40252 / 6 | Flat (16) | Andrea Atzeni | M Salaman Mrs N L Young | 2/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out to chase leaders, soon one pace, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(8) |   | 1 L | Lady Aspen (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 240940- / 6 | Flat (446) | T G McLaughlin | Ian Williams Mr Ian Williams | 14/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no headway, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(6) |   | 1¼ L | Eternal Optimist (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 12) | 3-65026 / 4 | Flat (14) | F Norton | Paul Green Mr J H Davey | 11/1 | |
| tracked leader to over 6f out, went 2nd again over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(4) |   | ½ L | Red Current (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 719670 / 11 | Flat (19) | S W Kelly | R Harris Mr Robert Cocks | 20/1 | |
| in touch on inner, not much room when hampered and checked just over 2f out, not recover | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(1) |   | ½ L | Jayarbee (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 12) | 858 / 3 | Flat (22) | J Quinn | P J McBride Black Star 3 | 28/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(11) |   | ¾ L | Jonquille (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 8 11) | 06-69 / 4 | Flat (69) | M Fenton | R Ford John J Brennan | 50/1 | |
| always rear, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12(13) |   | 8 L | Timewatch (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 54587-8 / 3 | Flat (27), Jump (135) | M Halford | Miss J E Foster Gainsborough | 66/1 | |
| led until headed 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, soon in rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13(7) |   | ¾ L | This Ones For Pat (USA) (gelding, bay, 8 10) | 87699 / 4 | Flat (12) | Tony Culhane | S Parr Mr Willie McKay | 10/1 | |
| steadied start, always in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
