Full Result 8.50 Chelmsford (AW) | 2 October 2008

Little Bentley Maiden Stakes

(Class 4) (2yo) 1m Standard

1st £4,857 2nd £1,445.25 3rd £722.25 4th £360.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	6. Hula King (GER) 3/1 Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan	Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan	2	93	–	86	85	–
b c Green Tune (USA) - Hula Queen (USA) (Irish River)
Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, in no danger after, easily (op 10-3 tchd 5-2)

2⁽¹⁾ 6	7. Noordhoek Kid 25/1 Steve Drowne Charles Egerton	Steve Drowne Charles Egerton	2	93	–	71	71	–
b c Dansili - Anqood (IRE) (Elmaamul)
Slowly into stride, held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, edged left from over 1f out, went 2nd last 100yds, no chance with winner

3⁽²⁾ ½ [6½]	4. Free Thinker 15/8J Eddie Ahern Paul D'Arcy	Eddie Ahern Paul D'Arcy	2	93	–	70	71	–
ch c Generous (IRE) - Polish Sprite (Danzig Connection)
Slowly into stride, soon recovered and chased winner until 6f out, ridden to chase winner again well over 1f out, soon outpaced, lost 2nd last 100yds (op 3-1 tchd 10-3)

4⁽⁴⁾ 2 [8½]	5. Gtaab 25/1 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	2	93	–	65	65	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Nabadhaat (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, headway into midfield over 3f out, went modest 4th 1f out, kept on but never dangerous

5⁽³⁾ 2¾ [11¼]	2. Causeway King (USA) 16/1 Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	2	93	–	59	59	–
ch c Giant's Causeway (USA) - A P Petal (USA) (A.P. Indy)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, no chance last 2f (op 18-1 tchd 20-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [14¾]	1. Alpha Tauri (USA) 15/8J Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	2	93	–	50	51	–
b c Aldebaran (USA) - Seven Moons (JPN) (Sunday Silence)
Raced keenly, chased leader after 2f, ridden just over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, well beaten final furlong (op 5-4 tchd 6-5)

7⁽⁷⁾ 1 [15¾]	9. Veiled 33/1 Daragh O'Donohoe Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Daragh O'Donohoe Sir Mark Prescott Bt	2	812	–	43	43	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Evasive Quality (FR) (Highest Honor)
Always towards rear, ridden and outpaced 3f out, no chance last 2f

8⁽⁸⁾ 8 [23¾]	8. Sham Sheer 20/1 Dane O'Neill Luca Cumani	Dane O'Neill Luca Cumani	2	93	–	28	30	–
br g Cape Cross (IRE) - Viola Da Braccio (IRE) (Vettori)
Slowly into stride, soon bustled along and ran green in last pair, lost touch 3f out (op 25-1 tchd 16-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 2 [25¾]	3. Cooper Island Kid (USA) 50/1 Chris Catlin Paul D'Arcy	Chris Catlin Paul D'Arcy	2	93	–	23	25	–
bb g Arch (USA) - Raven Quiver (USA) (Old Trieste)
Always behind, ridden and lost touch over 3f out, well beaten after

9 ran Off time: 8:52:00 Winning time: 1m 39.31s (slow by 3.81s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Atlantic Crossing (Hula King) 1st breeder: Newsells Park Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Lady Laidlaw Of Rothiemay (Noordhoek Kid)
3rd owner: Skeltools Ltd (Free Thinker)
Tote win: £4.20 PL: £1.40 £3.90 £1.10 Ex: £50.80 CSF: £77.09
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 77 (38%) M [4-6] 60 (26%) H [7-9] 13 (36%)

8:50 Chelmsford (AW) 2 Oct 2008

Little Bentley Maiden Stakes