Full Result 3.50 Doncaster | 27 March 2004

Polypipe Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo) (6f2yds) 6f Good

1st £5,449.60 2nd £1,676.80 3rd £838.40 4th £419.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	3. Local Poet 4/9F Graham Gibbons B A McMahon	Graham Gibbons B A McMahon	3	90	98	72	71	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Laugharne I (Known Fact)
Tracked leaders, headway halfway, ridden to lead and edged right over 1f out, clear inside final furlong (op 4-11 tchd 8-15 and 4-7 in places)

2⁽¹⁾ 2	6. Volaticus (IRE) 25/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	3	90	–	65	65	–
b c Desert Story (IRE) - Haysel (IRE) (Petorius)
Soon led, ridden along 2f out, headed and switched left over 1f out, soon driven and kept on same pace (op 20-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ ½ [2½]	1. Blade's Edge 20/1 Joe Fanning Alan Bailey	Joe Fanning Alan Bailey	3	90	59	64	64	–
b c Daggers Drawn (USA) - Hayhurst (Sandhurst Prince)
In touch, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden along 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure entering final furlong

4⁽³⁾ nk [2¾]	5. Velocitas 33/1 Tom Queally ³ Hugh Collingridge	Tom Queally ³ Hugh Collingridge	3	811	–	63	63	–
b g Magic Ring (IRE) - Folly Finnesse (Joligeneration)
Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure approaching final furlong (tchd 40-1 and 50-1 in places)

5⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [5¼]	2. Bollin Archie 4/1 Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	3	90	–	55	55	–
b c First Trump - Bollin Joanne (Damister)
Ran green and soon pushed along towards rear, headway halfway, stayed on final 2f, nearest finish, better for race (op 5-1 after 6-1 in places and tchd 7-2)

6⁽⁴⁾ 7 [12¼]	4. Onyx 33/1 S Righton William de Best-Turner	S Righton William de Best-Turner	3	90	–	32	34	–
b g Bijou D'Inde - Prime Surprise (Primo Dominie)
Slowly into stride, took keen hold, in touch to halfway, soon outpaced and behind (tchd 50-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [14¾]	7. Diamond Shannon (IRE) 14/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick Declan Carroll	Robbie Fitzpatrick Declan Carroll	3	89	–	19	22	–
b f Petorius (IRE) - Balgren (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Slowly into stride, always behind (op 12-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [18¼]	8. Fly So High 33/1 Neil Callan Derek Shaw	Neil Callan Derek Shaw	3	89 v¹	–	7	11	–
b f Danzero (AUS) - Fly The Flag (NZ) (Sir Tristram)
Soon outpaced and behind from halfway (tchd 40-1 and 50-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 1m 15.39s (slow by 5.79s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: J C Fretwell (Local Poet) 1st breeder: Richard Brunger
2nd owner: Ms J Davies S Parkin & G McGuiness (Volaticus)
3rd owner: The Sandybrow Scimitar's Partnership (Blade's Edge)
Tote win: £1.70 PL: £1.10 £3 £2.50 Ex: £17.10 CSF: £19.88

3:50 Doncaster 27 Mar 2004

Polypipe Maiden Stakes Class D