06 Mar 2009 20:20 Wolverhampton
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,462); Distance: 7f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(3) |   | - | Al Muheer (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 508-461 / 20 | Flat (13) | N Callan | C E Brittain Mr T Dascombe | 5/1 | |
| raced keenly, pressed leader, ridden and edged left over 1f out, led just over 1f out, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(5) |   | ½ L | Tous Les Deux (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 172-711 / 10 | Flat (20) | P Hanagan | G & J Moore Dr J R J Naylor | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway on inner 2f out, hard ridden final furlong, stayed on well to take 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(1) |   | ¾ L | Orpenindeed (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 26612-4 / 8 | Flat (17) | Andrea Atzeni | M Botti Diamond Racing… | 11/4 | |
| led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, kept on, lost 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(9) |   | ¾ L | Xpres Maite (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 7-51217 / 11 | Flat (7) | C Catlin | S R Bowring Charterhouse Holdings… | 14/1 | |
| behind, ridden 3f out, came wide, stayed on final furlong to take 4th close home, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(8) |   | ½ L | Mutamared (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 11) | 1-11112 / 10 | Flat (7) | J P Spencer | K A Ryan Mr A S Reid | 5/1 | |
| steady start, held up in rear, shaken up over 2f out, hung let under pressure, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(2) |   | NK | Internationaldebut (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 547338 / 7 | Flat (5) | M Dwyer | S Parr Mr A Taylor Jnr | 3/1 | |
| close up, chased leaders over 2f out, lost 3rd and weakened well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(4) |   | 2 L | Dabbers Ridge (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 8 11) | 600000- / 9 | Flat (132) | R Winston | I W McInnes Mr G Parkinson | 25/1 | |
| prominent until weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(6) |   | NS | Councellor (FR) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 31-1254 / 9 | Flat (13) | M Fenton | Stef Liddiard Ownaracehorse Ltd… | 7/1 | |
| close up, ridden and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8(7) |   | - | Ravi River (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 8) | 226-211 / 9 | Flat (9) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Gold Tooth Racing | |||
