10 Dec 2010 18:15 Wolverhampton
Winner: £2,500 (Penalty: £1,706); Distance: 1m 1f 103y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(8) |   | - | Esteem Lord (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 700514 / 6 | Flat (27) | A Kirby | D K Ivory Bill Brown & Ian… | 7/4 | |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12(9) |   | ½ L | Lucky Diva (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 9) | 457097 / 9 | Flat (9) | David Probert | S Kirk Mr Darren Coombes | 14/1 | |
| tracked leader, driven to lead over 2f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(5) |   | ¾ L | Black Coffee (GB) (Gelding, brown, 9 2) | 778056 / 8 | Flat (15), Jump (210) | S W Kelly | W M Brisbourne Nicholas Piper… | 25/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(13) |   | NK | Professor John (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 07-5562 / 4 | Flat (7) | Graham Gibbons | I A Wood Mr Paddy Barrett | 7/2 | |
| held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, every chance inside final furlong, weakened close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13(3) |   | 1 L | Sligo All Star (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 7) | 80/809 / 6 | Flat (14) | F Norton | T McLaughlin Tom McLaughlin | 66/1 | |
| raced in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(12) |   | 1¾ L | Chaqueta (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 78254 / 4 | Flat (16) | J Mitchell | C F Wall Lady Juliet Tadgell | 8/1 | |
| raced in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(2) |   | 6 L | Forbidden (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 4) | 945774 / 9 | Flat (13), Jump (1229) | T Eaves | I W McInnes Mr J Morris | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, under pressure well over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(11) |   | ¾ L | Dr Valentine (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 9 7) | 47/3-536 / 4 | Flat (38), Jump (25) | G Baker | Mrs A Duffield Mr David Barlow | 12/1 | |
| soon led, set steady pace, headed over 2f out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(6) |   | 1 L | Watchmaker (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 792206 / 9 | Flat (6), Jump (394) | S Hitchcott | Miss Tor Sturgis Mrs Pauline Yardley | 8/1 | |
| pulled hard in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6(4) |   | 9 L | Star Addition (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 4) | 223591 / 5 | Flat (56) | R Winston | E J Alston John & Maria Thompson… | 15/2 | |
| dwelt, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3(7) |   | 1½ L | Heredias (GER) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 52-7360 / 4 | Flat (20), Jump (303) | E Ahern | W M Brisbourne Mr Wayne Hennessey | 18/1 | |
| held up in touch, lost place over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10(1) |   | - | Bentley (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 456341 / 9 | Flat (1) | Kieren Fox | B P J Baugh Mr B Baugh | |||
| 11(10) |   | - | Custard Cream Kid (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 047016 / 5 | Flat (1) | Laura Barry | R A Fahey Mr L Milligan | |||
