Full Result 4.30 Newbury | 16 July 1988

Watermill Theatre Maiden Stakes

(3yo) 1m4f Good

1st £2,560 2nd £760 3rd £360 4th £160

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	0. Nikitas 10/11F Michael Hills M E D Francis	Michael Hills M E D Francis	3	90	84	–	–	–
b g Touching Wood (USA) - Hi There (High Top)
6th straight, led 2f out, easily

2⁽²⁾ 5	0. Head Of The River 9/2 W Carson N A Graham	W Carson N A Graham	3	811	–	–	–	–
b f Shirley Heights - Boathouse I (Habitat)
4th straight, led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken

3⁽¹⁾ 2½ [7½]	0. Hawaiian Bloom (USA) 10/1 B Rouse John Dunlop	B Rouse John Dunlop	3	811	–	–	–	–
b f Hawaii - Frost Flower (USA) (Jacinto I)
Led 5f out, ridden 3f out, ran on one pace

4⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [9]	0. Mill Line 11/1 Billy Newnes Henry Candy	Billy Newnes Henry Candy	3	811	–	–	–	–
b f Mill Reef (USA) - Quay Line (High Line)
Steady headway final 2f, ran on well

5⁽⁸⁾ 3 [12]	0. King Menelaos 10/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	90	–	–	–	–
b g Ile De Bourbon (USA) - Be Sweet (Reform)
Started slowly, headway 3f out, never nearer

6⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [15]	0. Legendary Dancer 16/1 M L Thomas R F Johnson Houghton	M L Thomas R F Johnson Houghton	3	811	70	–	–	–
b f Shareef Dancer (USA) - Hay Reef (Mill Reef)
5th straight, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁷⁾ 2 [17]	0. Hi Lass 16/1 G Sexton John Dunlop	G Sexton John Dunlop	3	811	–	–	–	–
b f Shirley Heights - Good Lass (FR) (Reform)
Behind over 8f, good headway over 1f out, stayed on

8⁽³⁾ 5 [22]	0. Bold Imp 33/1 J Williams R J Holder	J Williams R J Holder	3	90	–	–	–	–
br g Dubassoff (USA) - Woodlands Girl (Weepers Boy)
Always behind

9⁽⁹⁾ nk [22¼]	0. Kadir I 9/1 S Raymont J Tree	S Raymont J Tree	3	90	–	–	–	–
b g Kris - Upanishad (Amber Rama)


10⁽⁴⁾ [22¼]	0. Golden Sonata 33/1 N Howe M McCormack	N Howe M McCormack	3	90	57	–	–	–
ch g Star Appeal - Song Of Gold (Song)
Led 7f, 3rd straight, weakened 3f out

11⁽¹³⁾ [22¼]	0. Lake Tiberias 14/1 J Matthias I A Balding	J Matthias I A Balding	3	811	–	–	–	–
b f Kings Lake (USA) - Melbourne Miss (Chaparral)
Led 6f out, 2nd straight weakened 3f out, tailed off

11 ran Off time: 4:33:00 Winning time: 2m 40.38s (slow by 8.98s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: Mrs Peter Liddiard (Nikitas) 1st breeder: Hesmonds Stud Ltd
2nd owner: R D Hollingsworth (Head Of The River)
3rd owner: Miss Cynthia Phipps (Hawaiian Bloom)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 50 (25%) M [6-8] 69 (51%) H [9-13] 31 (24%)

4:30 Newbury 16 Jul 1988

Watermill Theatre Maiden Stakes