Full Result 4.35 Newbury | 19 September 1998

European Breeders Fund Harwell Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) (6f8yds) 6f OMS Good

1st £3,980.50 2nd £1,204 3rd £587 4th £278.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁸⁾	8. Maple (IRE) 15/2 Neil Pollard ⁵ David Elsworth	Neil Pollard ⁵ David Elsworth	2	89	85	84	91	–
ch g Soviet Lad (USA) - Little Red Rose (Precocious)
Made all, ridden and ran on well final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 8-1, 9-1 in places)

2⁽²⁾ 2	1. Al Naba (USA) 9/1 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	2	90	–	84	85	–
ch c Mr Prospector (USA) - Forest Flower (USA) (Green Forest)
Always front rank, tracked winner inside final 2f, stayed on well final furlong but not pace to challenge (op 6-1)

3⁽¹²⁾ nk [2¼]	5. Clear Night 14/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	2	90	–	84	84	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Clarista (USA) (Riva Ridge)
Chased leaders, driven and kept on same pace from over 1f out (op 12-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [4]	11. Slumbering (IRE) 25/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	2	90	–	79	79	–
b g Thatching - Bedspread (USA) (Seattle Dancer)
Soon in touch, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f

5⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [4¾]	9. Northern Spring (IRE) 33/1 Steve Drowne M J Heaton-Ellis	Steve Drowne M J Heaton-Ellis	2	90	–	77	77	–
ch c Common Grounds - North Telstar (Sallust)
Soon in touch, ridden and kept on final furlong but not pace to reach leaders (op 25-1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [5¾]	17. Gracious Gift 33/1 Daragh O'Donohoe Lord Huntingdon	Daragh O'Donohoe Lord Huntingdon	2	89	–	70	69	–
ch f Cadeaux Genereux - Gentle Persuasion I (Bustino)
Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 14-1)

7⁽¹⁶⁾ ¾ [6½]	20. Mayville's Dancer (IRE) 33/1 Jimmy Quinn Gerard Butler	Jimmy Quinn Gerard Butler	2	89	–	68	67	–
ch f Up And At 'Em - Cutlers Corner (Sharpen Up)
Soon prominent, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside last (op 20-1)

8⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [7¼]	3. Borders 20/1 C Rutter Henry Candy	C Rutter Henry Candy	2	90	–	71	69	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Pretty Poppy (Song)
Mid-division, driven along over 2f out, not pace to reach leaders (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

9⁽¹³⁾ 1 [8¼]	7. Gunner Sam 15/2 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	2	90	–	69	66	–
ch g Emarati (USA) - Minne Love (Homeric I)
Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, some headway final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in a place)

10⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [9]	21. Realms Of Gold (USA) 16/1 Martin Dwyer I A Balding	Martin Dwyer I A Balding	2	89	–	62	59	–
ch f Gulch (USA) - Royal Pageant (USA) (Majestic Light)
Behind, pushed along and some headway final furlong (op 12-1)

11⁽⁵⁾ hd [9¼]	10. Sea Mark 20/1 A McGlone B W Hills	A McGlone B W Hills	2	90	–	66	63	–
ro g Warning - Mettlesome (Lomond)
Pushed along in mid-division halfway, never dangerous (op 14-1)

12⁽²³⁾ hd [9½]	22. Sankaty Light (USA) 25/1 Simon Whitworth I A Balding	Simon Whitworth I A Balding	2	89	–	61	58	–
b f Summer Squall (USA) - Brave And True (USA) (Fappiano)
Slowly away, stayed on final furlong (op 14-1)

13⁽²⁰⁾ 1¼ [10¾]	2. Baron De Pichon (IRE) 40/1 Philip Robinson Gay Kelleway	Philip Robinson Gay Kelleway	2	90 v¹	–	63	60	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Ariadne (Bustino)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 25-1)

14⁽¹⁹⁾ 1¼ [12]	16. Dressing Gown 13/8F Kieren Fallon Lord Huntingdon	Kieren Fallon Lord Huntingdon	2	89	–	54	50	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Kiya (USA) (Dominion)
Chased leaders 4f (Trainer reported that on returning home the filly's blood was wrong) (op 9-4 tchd 6-4)

15⁽¹⁴⁾ 5 [17]	15. Compton Angel (IRE) 14/1 Seb Sanders Gerard Butler	Seb Sanders Gerard Butler	2	89	–	41	35	–
b f Fairy King (USA) - EmblaI (Dominion)
Moderate headway final furlong (op 8-1)

16⁽²²⁾ 3½ [20½]	4. Classic Affair (FR) 33/1 Franny Norton Mick Channon	Franny Norton Mick Channon	2	90	–	38	31	–
b g Always Fair (USA) - Classic Storm (Belfort)
Soon behind

17⁽⁶⁾ 1 [21½]	14. Blue Diamond 25/1 Richard Mullen ³ Michael Bell	Richard Mullen ³ Michael Bell	2	86	–	28	23	–
b f First Trump - Lammastide (Martinmas)
Soon behind (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

18⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼ [22¾]	18. Guest Of Honour 33/1 Tony Clark B W Hills	Tony Clark B W Hills	2	89	–	25	17	–
gr f Petong - Special Guest I (Be My Guest)
Chased leaders over 3f (op 14-1)

19⁽⁹⁾ 1 [23¾]	12. Top Star (IRE) 10/1 Allan Mackay Mick Channon	Allan Mackay Mick Channon	2	90	–	28	19	–
b g Thatching - Decadence Star (IRE) (High Estate)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

20⁽³⁾ ¾ [24½]	23. Shannon's Dream 33/1 Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Brian Meehan	Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Brian Meehan	2	82	–	16	14	–
gr f Anshan - Jenny's Call (Petong)
Soon ridden and behind

21⁽¹⁾ 1 [25½]	13. Wild Thing 12/1 D Biggs Richard Hannon Snr	D Biggs Richard Hannon Snr	2	90	–	25	16	–
b c Never So Bold (IRE) - Tame Duchess (Saritamer)
Never better than mid-division (op 25-1)

22⁽²¹⁾ 2 [27½]	19. Lady Eirwen 50/1 Vince Slattery J Cullinan	Vince Slattery J Cullinan	2	89	–	14	–	–
b f Prince Sabo - Eustatia (Top Ville)
Soon behind (op 33-1)