Full Result 2.15 Southwell (AW) | 27 December 2005

Richard Litchfield 50th Birthday Maiden Stakes

(Class 5) (3yo+) (6f16yds) 6f Fbrs Standard

1st £3,309.75 2nd £984.70 3rd £492.09 4th £245.79

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	1. Aegean Dancer 5/6F Derek McGaffin Bryan Smart	Derek McGaffin Bryan Smart	3	90	70	55	59	–
b g Piccolo - Aegean Flame (Anshan)
Tracked leader going well, shaken up, went badly right and led over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, heavily eased towards finish (tchd Evens)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¾	4. Christian Bendix 5/1 Robert Winston Paul Howling	Robert Winston Paul Howling	3	90 p	45	49	49	–
ch g Presidium - Very Good (Noalto)
Chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, hung right and kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner (op 9-2)

3⁽²⁾ 3 [4¾]	6. Freshwinds 25/1 Micky Fenton Shaun Keightley	Micky Fenton Shaun Keightley	3	90	–	39	40	–
ch g Bahamian Bounty - La Noisette (Rock Hopper)
Went left start, led until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 28-1 tchd 33-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1 [5¾]	5. Fayrz Please (IRE) 50/1 Liam Jones ⁷ Michael Chapman	Liam Jones ⁷ Michael Chapman	4	87	35	36	37	–
ch g Fayruz - Castlelue (IRE) (Tremblant I)
Chased leaders, weakened approaching final furlong (tchd 66-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 10 [15¾]	7. Sion Hill (IRE) 20/1 Hayley Turner Michael Chapman	Hayley Turner Michael Chapman	4	90 b	35	2	7	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Mobilia (Last Tycoon)
Slightly hampered start, soon chasing leaders, hung left over 2f out, lost place over 1f out

6⁽⁴⁾ 6 [21¾]	8. Life Is Rosie (IRE) 40/1 Laura Reynolds ⁷ Dean Ivory	Laura Reynolds ⁷ Dean Ivory	3	82	40	–	–	–
ch f Rossini (USA) - Rachcara (IRE) (Kefaah)
Slowly into stride, soon outpaced and behind (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 22 [43¾]	3. Ash The Cash (IRE) 33/1 T J Howell ⁷ Ken Clutterbuck	T J Howell ⁷ Ken Clutterbuck	3	87	–	–	–	–
b g High Roller (IRE) - Angela's Pet (IRE) (Ridgewood Ben)
Soon outpaced and behind, virtually pulled up (op 40-1 tchd 50-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [44½]	2. Agilete 9/4 Amir Quinn ³ Jim Boyle	Amir Quinn ³ Jim Boyle	3	811	67	–	–	–
b g Piccolo - Ingerence (FR) (Akarad)
Very free to post, chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 4f out, eased over 2f out, virtually pulled up (jockey said, regarding the running and riding, his orders were to ride positively from the start but gelding went down to the start freely, was never travelling in the race and was beaten before reaching the home straight; trainer had no further explanation for the poor form shown, adding that gelding was fully prepared for this race despite coming back from a nine-week absence) (op 2-1)

8 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 1m 18.07s (slow by 4.87s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Pinnacle Piccolo Partnership (Aegean Dancer) 1st breeder: Theobalds Stud
2nd owner: Mrs A K Petersen (Christian Bendix)
3rd owner: The Porcia Partnership (Freshwinds)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.10 £1.50 £4.80 Ex: £7.20 CSF: £5.49

2:15 Southwell (AW) 27 Dec 2005

Richard Litchfield 50th Birthday Maiden Stakes