13 Dec 2008 19:20 Wolverhampton
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,388); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Wolverhampton Skip Hire Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(7) |   | - | Little Richard (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 221037 / 26 | Flat (7), Jump (1479) | A Kirby | M Wellings Mark Wellings Racing | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd over 2f out, led 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(12) |   | 1¾ L | Kangrina (GB) (Mare, bay, 9 3) | 356903 / 7 | Flat (31), Jump (301) | Dane O'Neill | George Baker Patrick Burling… | 8/1 | |
| soon led, headed after 3f, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(2) |   | ½ L | Desert Hawk (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 248696 / 9 | Flat (21) | L Morris | W M Brisbourne Mr D C Mayhew | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 2f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(1) |   | 1¼ L | Vanquisher (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 8 11) | 547670 / 5 | Flat (7), Jump (262) | S Donohoe | Ian Williams Ian & Christine… | 6/1 | |
| towards rear, hard ridden from 2f out, kept on, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(8) |   | NS | Semi Detached (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 0-46566 / 8 | Flat (50), Jump (34) | Graham Gibbons | J W Unett Mr Allen B Pope | 16/1 | |
| steadied towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(6) |   | SHD | Lapina (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 12) | 330021 / 6 | Flat (7) | S W Kelly | A Middleton Mr R J Matthews | 15/8 | |
| towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(3) |   | 5 L | Raquel White (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 7) | 63-2778 / 7 | Flat (43) | K Ghunowa | J L Flint Mr N Poacher | 14/1 | |
| keen tracking leader, led after 3f, ridden over 2f out, soon headed and weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12(5) |   | 3 L | Itsy Bitsy (GB) (Mare, bay, 8 8) | 401505 / 8 | Flat (59), Jump (264) | C Catlin | W J Musson Mr W J Musson | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(4) |   | ¾ L | Berry Hill Lass (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 5) | 07-2533 / 6 | Flat (247), Jump (387) | M Geran | J G M O'Shea The Cross Racing… | 20/1 | |
| slowly into stride, towards rear, short lived effort over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6(10) |   | 16 L | Value Of Time (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 12) | 824070 / 3 | Flat (43) | T P Queally | R Donohoe A Gannon | 33/1 | |
| never troubled leaders, eased final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10(11) |   | Dist | Menkaura (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 7370/80- / 6 | Flat (385), Jump (548) | N Chalmers | John R Upson The Peter Partnership | 100/1 | |
| mid-division and keen, weakened over 3f out, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 11(9) |   | - | Jonquille (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 8 8) | 06-690 / 4 | Flat (12) | M Fenton | R Ford John J Brennan | |||
