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  3. Sat, 25th Apr, 2009
  4. Wolverhampton
  5. 8.50
Going: Standard. 
Placepot: Pool £76911.73  | Units £2478.77  | Dividend £22.6
Quadpot: Pool £5744.69  | Units £716.9 £5.9  |  Place Six: £21.88  |  Place Five: £9.07
Summary
1st
silks
Ballet Dancer (IRE) 3, b f 8-10 (Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum)
(2:01.33 0.29 secs slower on today's going ) (Drawn 10)
Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Show Lady (USA)(Theatrical)

SP 6/5fav

M A Jarvis
P Robinson
Tote Win £2.60 Place £1.30
loading past form
tracked leaders on outside, led over 1f out, pressed entering final furlong, ran on gamely, all out and held on well close home
2nd
nose
silks
Hisaronu (IRE) 3, b f 8-10 (Diamond Racing Ltd)
(Drawn 4)
Stravinsky (USA) - Journey Of Hope (USA)(Slew O'Gold (USA))

SP 11/4

Sir H R A Cecil
T P Queally
Place £1.50
loading past form
in touch, headway over 1f out, pressed winner entering final furlong, every chance, just held close home
3rd
3.25L
silks
Crimson Ribbon (USA) 3, b f 8-10 (Mr A E Oppenheimer)
(Drawn 2)
Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Victoria Cross (IRE)(Mark Of Esteem (IRE))

SP 10/1

John Gosden
N Mackay
Place £2.40
loading past form
started slowly, held up in rear, ran wide over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, took 3rd near finish, not troubled leading pair
4th
1L
silks
Frosted (GB) 3, ch f 8-10 (Cheveley Park Stud)
(Drawn 3)
Dr Fong (USA) - Arctic Air (GB)(Polar Falcon (USA))

SP 10/1

John Gosden
R Havlin
loading past form
mid-division, ridden 2f out, hanging left over 1f out, kept on to chase leaders inside final furlong, lost 3rd near finish
5th
1L
silks
Luthien (IRE) 3, b m 8-10 (Mr David Taylor)
(Drawn 5)
Polish Precedent (USA) - Triplemoon (USA)(Trempolino (USA))

SP 11/2

W R Swinburn
T E Durcan
loading past form
close up, pushed along over 2f out, not pace to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace
6th
1L
silks
Cross Reef (GB) 4, b f 9-8 (Mr Peter A Price)
(Drawn 9)
Cape Cross (IRE) - Mureefa (USA)(Bahri (USA))

SP 100/1

R Harris
K Ghunowa(3)
loading past form
raced keenly, with leader, led narrowly 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
7th
3.25L
silks
Asakusa (GB) 3, b f 8-10 (Mr J Shack)
(Drawn 1)
Royal Applause (GB) - Kiss And Don'tell (USA)(Rahy (USA))

SP 40/1

Sir H R A Cecil
J Quinn
loading past form
held up behind mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, never dangerous
8th
1.25L
silks
Hold The Star (GB) 3, b m 8-5 (Mr Mohamed Obaida)
(Drawn 6)
Red Ransom (USA) - Sydney Star (GB)(Machiavellian (USA))

SP 66/1

E Vaughan
J Hamblett(5)
loading past form
led until headed narrowly 6f out, stayed with leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
9th
0.5L
silks
Rockson (IRE) 3, b f 8-10 (Triermore Stud)
(Drawn 8)
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Opera Star (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))

SP 25/1

B W Hills
M Hills
loading past form
pulled hard behind, in mid-division halfway, effort wide 2f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out
10th
3.25L
silks
Am I Blue (GB) 3, b m 8-10 (Mr Geoff Howard-spink)
(Drawn 7)
Dubai Destination (USA) - Seal Indigo (IRE)(Glenstal (USA))

SP 18/1

H J L Dunlop
F Norton
loading past form
towards rear, lost touch and weakened over 2f out
Off 8.52
Time 2m. 1.33 secs, which is 0.29 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £4.60.

2008 Queen of Naples 3 8-10 J Fortune 2/13Fav (John Gosden) (Drawn 3)

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