Full Result 4.50 Chepstow | 5 August 2004

Merbury Catering Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo+) (7f16yds) 7f Good To Firm

1st £3,474.25 2nd £1,069 3rd £534.50 4th £267.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	10. Violet Park 9/4 Frankie McDonald ³ Brian Meehan	Frankie McDonald ³ Brian Meehan	3	85	–	69	70	–
b f Pivotal - Petonellajill (Petong)
With leader, ridden to lead 2f out, drew clear final furlong, readily (op 7-4)

2⁽⁷⁾ 7	6. Taaqaah 11/8F Alan Daly Marcus Tregoning	Alan Daly Marcus Tregoning	3	813	80	57	56	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Belle Ile (USA) (Diesis)
Dwelt, took keen hold, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner (op 7-4)

3⁽¹⁾ ½ [7½]	9. Primeshade Promise 100/1 J Bramhill Dai Burchell	J Bramhill Dai Burchell	3	88	–	50	50	–
ch f Opening Verse (USA) - Bonnie Lassie (Efisio)
Led, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace (op 66-1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [8]	5. Nikiforos 20/1 Simon Whitworth J W Hills	Simon Whitworth J W Hills	3	813	65	54	54	–
b c Inchinor - Putout (Dowsing)
Held up, edged left on outside over 4f out, headway over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd briefly 1f out, no extra (op 16-1 tchd 25-1)

5⁽²⁾ 1¼ [9¼]	8. Homeward (IRE) 33/1 David Kinsella Andrew Balding	David Kinsella Andrew Balding	3	88	–	46	45	–
ch f Kris - Home Truth (Known Fact)
With leaders until ridden and weakened over 2f out

6⁽⁵⁾ 4 [13¼]	4. Ligne D'Eau 12/1 Francis Ferris ³ David Evans	Francis Ferris ³ David Evans	3	810	59	40	39	–
ch c Cadeaux Genereux - Miss Waterline (Rock City)
Held up in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened (op 11-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [14]	2. Cazenove 20/1 Paul Eddery Michael Quinlan	Paul Eddery Michael Quinlan	3	813	–	38	37	–
b g Royal Applause - Celestina (IRE) (Priolo)
Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 14-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [14¾]	1. Irish Playwright (IRE) 50/1 Vince Slattery David Bridgwater	Vince Slattery David Bridgwater	4	95	–	39	35	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Marino Waltz (Thatching)
Started slowly and went left, soon well behind, some late headway

9⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [15]	7. Zazous 9/2 Darryll Holland Alan King	Darryll Holland Alan King	3	813	70	36	35	–
b c Zafonic (USA) - Confidentiality (USA) (Lyphard)
Always behind (op 11-2)

10⁽⁹⁾ 7 [22]	3. Homebred Star 40/1 Neil Chalmers ⁵ Peter Bowen	Neil Chalmers ⁵ Peter Bowen	3	88	–	17	16	–
ch g Safawan - Celtic Chimes (Celtic Cone)
Always behind (op 50-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:50:00 Winning time: 1m 23.18s (slow by 3.68s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs J Cash (Violet Park) 1st breeder: D E And Mrs J Cash
2nd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Taaqaah)
3rd owner: Meelin Racing Syndicate (Primeshade Promise)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.10 £1.50 £18.70 Ex: £6.50 CSF: £5.29
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 67 (7%) M [4-7] 71 (71%) H [8-10] 12 (22%)

4:50 Chepstow 5 Aug 2004

Merbury Catering Maiden Stakes Class D