24 Nov 2007 21:20 Wolverhampton
Winner: £4,350 (Penalty: £2,969); Distance: 5f 216y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(9) |   | - | Tony The Tap (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 130lbs) | 633652 / 24 | Flat (18) | Hayley Turner | W R Muir Mr K J Mercer &… | 9/2 | |
| steadied soon after start and switched left to inside, in rear, headway after 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon in command | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10(5) |   | 2½ L | Strathmore (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 119lbs) | 580033 / 5 | Flat (1) | Dale Gibson | R A Fahey Mr Jonathan Gill | 11/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, wandered 1f out, kept on to take 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(4) |   | ½ L | Methaaly (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 124lbs) | 850353 / 11 | Flat (14) | Liam Jones | M Mullineaux Mr S A Pritchard | 3/1 | |
| stumbled start, always prominent, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(1) |   | 1¼ L | Tous Les Deux (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 124lbs) | 323085 / 10 | Flat (32) | L P Keniry | Peter Grayson Dr J R J Naylor | 12/1 | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4(7) |   | - | Mafaheem (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 127lbs) | 115541 / 7 | Flat (50) | S J Drowne | A B Haynes Mr T G Parker | 7/1 | ||
| mid-division, ridden and lost place over 3f out, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 5(8) |   | - | River Kirov (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 127lbs) | 900006 / 7 | Flat (36) | N Mackay | M Wigham A Darke T Matthews… | 9/2 | ||
| held up, headway 1f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 3(2) |   | - | Desert Opal (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 128lbs) | 417015 / 9 | Flat (8) | T P Queally | C R Dore Page, Ward, Marsh | 9/1 | ||
| prominent, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden and hung left, faded inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8(3) |   | - | Le Masque (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 122lbs) | 722-234 / 4 | Flat (287) | M Lawson | B Smart Pinnacle Iron Mask… | 28/1 | ||
| raced keenly, soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9(6) |   | - | Nusoor (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 120lbs) | 341097 / 6 | Flat (22) | P Mathers | Peter Grayson Mr R Teatum & Mrs… | 33/1 | ||
| prominent, ridden 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 2(10) |   | - | Count Cougar (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 129lbs) | 211260 / 11 | Flat (130) | M Stainton | S P Griffiths Mrs C Grant | 18/1 | ||
| led early, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11(11) |   | - | Egyptian Lord (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 118lbs) | 509969 / 9 | Flat (7) | A McCarthy | Peter Grayson Mr E Grayson | 33/1 | ||
| slowly into stride, mid-division, struggling over 2f out | ||||||||||
