Full Result 2.55 Bath | 24 July 2008

Crest Nicholson Selling Stakes

(Class 6) (4yo+) (1m2f37yds) 1m2f Firm

1st £1,942.80 2nd £578.10 3rd £288.90 4th £144.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	10. Hester Brook (IRE) 5/2F Tom McLaughlin John O'Shea	Tom McLaughlin John O'Shea	4	812 p	50	36	52	–
b f Soviet Star (USA) - Keen To Please (Keen)
Slowly into stride, soon held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out (op 7-2)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1¼	11. Orange Orchid (IRE) 8/1 Eddie Creighton James A Browne	Eddie Creighton James A Browne	9	812	–	34	49	–
ch m Persian Bold (IRE) - Broken Spirit (IRE) (Slip Anchor)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to take 2nd close home (op 10-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [2]	4. Fairly Honest 9/2 Saleem Golam Peter Hiatt	Saleem Golam Peter Hiatt	4	93	51	37	53	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Miller's Melody (Chief Singer)
Chased leader, led 6f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 7-2)

4⁽³⁾ ¾ [2¾]	6. Personify 4/1 Richard Kingscote Ronald Harris	Richard Kingscote Ronald Harris	6	93 p	47	36	51	–
ch g Zafonic (USA) - Dignify (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Held up and behind, pulled to outside out over 2f out, ridden and headway well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly from stalls) (op 11-2)

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [3½]	2. Danish Monarch 6/1 Fergus Sweeney David Pinder	Fergus Sweeney David Pinder	7	93	52	35	50	–
b g Great Dane (IRE) - Moly (Inchinor)
Always prominent, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong (tchd 9-2 and 13-2)

6⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [6]	1. Beckenham's Secret 12/1 Cathy Gannon Tony Carroll	Cathy Gannon Tony Carroll	4	93	46	30	45	–
b g Foxhound (USA) - Berliese (IRE) (High Estate)
Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong (op 11-1 tchd 10-1 and 14-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [9½]	3. Escobar (POL) 20/1 Frankie McDonald Prue Townsley	Frankie McDonald Prue Townsley	7	93	42	23	38	–
b g Royal Court I (IRE) - Escola (POL) (Dixieland)
Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no response (op 16-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ ½ [10]	7. Shaheer (IRE) 14/1 Jerry O'Dwyer ³ John Gallagher	Jerry O'Dwyer ³ John Gallagher	6	90 v	44	22	37	–
b g Shahrastani (USA) - Atmospheric Blues (IRE) (Double Schwartz)
Slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 33-1)

9⁽¹²⁾ 1 [11]	12. Pips Assertive Way 33/1 Emmett Stack ³ Tony Carroll	Emmett Stack ³ Tony Carroll	7	89	41	15	30	–
ch m Nomadic Way (USA) - Return To Brighton (Then Again)
Led, headed 6f out, chased leader until ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 22-1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 15 [26]	5. Far Seeking 33/1 Vince Slattery Alan Juckes	Vince Slattery Alan Juckes	4	93 t	40	–	5	–
b g Distant Music (USA) - House Hunting (Zafonic)
Took keen hold in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling (tchd 25-1)

11⁽¹⁾ ½ [26½]	9. Come On Nellie (IRE) 50/1 David Kinsella John O'Shea	David Kinsella John O'Shea	4	812	41	–	–	–
b f Diktat - Bauci (IRE) (Desert King)
Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, edged left 2f out, eased when no chance over 1f out (op 66-1)

12⁽¹³⁾ 4 [30½]	13. Pretty Posey 40/1 Gabriel Hannon ⁵ John O'Shea	Gabriel Hannon ⁵ John O'Shea	4	87	33	–	–	–
b f Dolpour (IRE) - Aegean Glory (Shareef Dancer)
Reluctant to race, always in rear (op 33-1)

12 ran Off time: 2:56:00 Winning time: 2m 8.53s (slow by 2.13s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Sweet World (vet's certificate)
1st owner: W R Baddiley (Hester Brook) 1st breeder: Keen To Please Syndicate
2nd owner: Liam Toland (Orange Orchid)
3rd owner: P W Hiatt (Fairly Honest)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.40 £3.10 £2 Ex: £21 CSF: £22.86 Trifecta: £210.60 Pool: £310.34. 1.09 winning units.
The winner was bought in for 6,000gns.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 48 (36%) M [5-8] 52 (35%) H [9-13] 50 (29%)

2:55 Bath 24 Jul 2008

Crest Nicholson Selling Stakes