Full Result 2.00 Newbury | 18 July 2008

Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Maiden Stakes (Div I)

(Class 4) (2yo) 7f Str Good

1st £5,342.69 2nd £1,589.77 3rd £794.48 4th £396.83

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	13. Easy Ahead 13/8F Alan Munro Brian Meehan	Alan Munro Brian Meehan	2	93	–	76	84	–
b c Hawk Wing (USA) - Savignano (Polish Precedent)
Tracked leaders, led 2f out, in command 1f out, readily (op 11-8 tchd 6-5)

2⁽³⁾ 2¾	2. Broad Cairn 20/1 Jimmy Fortune Roger Charlton	Jimmy Fortune Roger Charlton	2	93	–	69	77	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Celtic Cross (Selkirk)
Slowly into stride, in touch halfway, driven and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong but always readily held (op 50-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ shd [2¾]	4. Dreamwalk (IRE) 6/1 Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett	Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett	2	93	–	69	77	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Celtic Silhouette (FR) (Celtic Swing)
Soon slight lead, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong but kept on close home (tchd 7-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [4]	1. Bagber 100/1 James Doyle Harry Dunlop	James Doyle Harry Dunlop	2	93	–	65	74	–
b c Diktat - Torcross (Vettori)
In touch, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [4¾]	6. Howard 14/1 Eddie Ahern John Dunlop	Eddie Ahern John Dunlop	2	93	–	63	72	–
ch c Haafhd - Dolores (Danehill)
Took keen hold, in touch, one pace and pushed along over 2f out, stayed on again final furlong (op 12-1)

6⁽¹²⁾ 1 [5¾]	10. Noble Jack (IRE) 11/4 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	2	93	–	61	70	–
b c Elusive City (USA) - Begine (IRE) (Germany)
Headway over 3f out, outpaced and driven 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, no impression and soon one pace (tchd 5-2 and 10-3)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [6¾]	5. Hambledon Hill 25/1 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	2	93	–	58	67	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Dominica (Alhaarth)
Behind, ridden along halfway, some progress final furlong but never in contention (op 33-1 tchd 40-1)

8⁽²⁾ nk [7¼]	9. Mister Dee Bee (IRE) 50/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	2	93	–	57	66	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Acidanthera (Alzao)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, challenged 3f out until over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong (op 66-1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [8]	11. Perfect Citizen (USA) 9/1 Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn	Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn	2	93	–	55	64	–
ch c Proud Citizen (USA) - Near Mint (USA) (Dehere)
In rear, switched right and headway when not much room approaching final furlong, never in contention

10⁽⁹⁾ 2 [10]	7. Kayfiar (USA) 40/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	2	93	–	49	59	–
ch c Lion Heart (USA) - Ivor Jewel (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Slowly into stride, green and pushed along, moderate progress over 1f out, never in contention and weakened inside final furlong (tchd 33-1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 9 [19]	8. King's Counsel (IRE) 40/1 Robert Winston Bryan Smart	Robert Winston Bryan Smart	2	93	–	24	37	–
ch c Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Nesaah's Princess (Sinndar)
Pressed leaders, challenged 3f out until weakened quickly over 2f out, eased when no chance (tchd 33-1)

12⁽¹³⁾ ½ [19½]	3. Davids Matador 33/1 Steve Carson Eve Johnson Houghton	Steve Carson Eve Johnson Houghton	2	93	–	23	36	–
b g Dansili - Mousseline (USA) (Barathea)
Slowly away, in touch 4f (jockey said colt had a breathing problem) (tchd 28-1)

13⁽⁶⁾ 12 [31½]	12. Royal Arthur 100/1 Paul Doe Luke Dace	Paul Doe Luke Dace	2	93	–	–	6	–
ch c Imperial Dancer - Scenic Lady (IRE) (Scenic)
Slowly away, hard ridden halfway and no response

13 ran Off time: 2:06:00 Winning time: 1m 27.09s (slow by 4.29s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Brimacombe, McNally, Rickman & Sangster (Easy Ahead) 1st breeder: Grundy Bloodstock S L R
2nd owner: The Queen (Broad Cairn)
3rd owner: P D Savill (Dreamwalk)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.40 £5.10 £2 Ex: £43.80 CSF: £41.37
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 68 (41%) M [5-9] 46 (22%) H [10-13] 36 (37%)

2:00 Newbury 18 Jul 2008

Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Maiden Stakes (Div I)