04 Dec 2009 19:50 Wolverhampton
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m 141y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Bet Totepool On 0800 221 221 Classified Claiming Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(11) |   | - | Clear Sailing (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 246032 / 22 | Flat (17) | F Norton | Ollie Pears Mr C Owen | 3/1 | |
| always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(7) |   | 1¼ L | Fujin Dancer (FR) (Colt, chestnut, 8 8) | 4724-46 / 11 | Flat (190), Jump (226) | Timothy Ayres | R A Fahey Mr W A Bethell | 8/1 | |
| soon back in mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(10) |   | 2¼ L | Celtic Step (GB) (Gelding, brown, 8 2) | 300543 / 9 | Flat (17) | P Hanagan | P D Niven Mrs Muriel Ward | 8/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, chased winner briefly well over 1f out, edged left and one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(1) |   | 3½ L | Pride of Nation (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 8 8) | 900392 / 8 | Flat (6) | R Winston | A J McCabe Mr A J McCabe | 7/1 | |
| in touch, switched right over 1f out, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(2) |   | 2 L | My Mate Mal (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 260302 / 8 | Flat (67), Jump (41) | C Catlin | B Ellison Miss Caroline Scott | 7/2 | |
| led 1f, prominent, pushed along 4f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(5) |   | 3½ L | Ocean Legend (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 4) | 780165 / 12 | Flat (17) | L Morris | Miss J Feilden Mr W McLuskey | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(3) |   | ¾ L | Jojesse (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 2) | 009990 / 5 | Flat (39) | S Whitworth | W Storey Mr W Storey | 100/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11(8) |   | 1¾ L | Swiss Art (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 2) | 434081 / 7 | Flat (17) | J Quinn | Mrs R Carr The Cartmel Syndicate | 5/1 | |
| slowly into stride when not much room soon after start, held up, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(4) |   | 1½ L | Transmission (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 700200 / 5 | Flat (48) | Greg Fairley | B Smart Mr M Barber | 33/1 | |
| led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8(6) |   | - | All of Me (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 2) | 8/00700 / 5 | Flat (87), Jump (214) | N Mackay | P W Flynn Patrick G Walsh | |||
| 2(9) |   | - | Via Mia (GB) (filly, bay, 8 10) | 8-76323 / 7 | Flat (16) | Andrea Atzeni | George Baker Hard Decisions… | |||
