Full Result 2.15 Sandown | 8 July 2000

European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) 7f Good

1st £7,280 2nd £2,240 3rd £1,120 4th £560

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	6. No Excuse Needed 4/1 Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	2	90	–	86	82	–
ch c Machiavellian (USA) - Nawaiet (USA) (Zilzal)
Mid-division, headway to lead well over 1f out, hard ridden, held on well (op 3-1 tchd 9-2)

2⁽³⁾ ½	12. Steinitz 8/1 T Quinn John Dunlop	T Quinn John Dunlop	2	90	–	83	80	–
ch c Nashwan (USA) - Circe's Isle (Be My Guest)
Towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside last, ran on (op 5-1)

3⁽¹⁾ ½ [1]	5. Monsieur Le Blanc (IRE) 9/1 M Roberts I A Balding	M Roberts I A Balding	2	90	–	83	79	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Dedara (Head For Heights)
Led until well over 1f out, kept on gamely (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in a places, 12-1 in a place)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1 [2]	8. PersuadeI 11/1 Franny Norton John Gosden	Franny Norton John Gosden	2	90 t	–	79	77	–
ch g Lure (USA) - Shapely I (USA) (Alleged)
Towards rear, headway to press leaders over 1f out, not quicken inside last (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [3]	11. Specific Sorceror (IRE) 16/1 Neil Callan Alan Jarvis	Neil Callan Alan Jarvis	2	90	–	76	74	–
ch c Definite Article - Mystic Dispute (IRE) (Magical Strike)
Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places, 50-1 in a place)

6⁽⁷⁾ 2 [5]	4. Hawkes Run 12/1 George Duffield Brian Meehan	George Duffield Brian Meehan	2	90	–	69	69	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Wise Speculation (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Prominent, outpaced and carried head high inside final 2f, soon beaten (op 10-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 5 [10]	7. Northfields Dancer (IRE) 16/1 Seb Sanders Richard Hannon Snr	Seb Sanders Richard Hannon Snr	2	90	–	51	57	–
ch c Dr Devious (IRE) - Heartland (Northfields)
Outpaced in rear, hard ridden 3f out, some late headway (tchd 20-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ hd [10¼]	10. Sannaan 16/1 Alan Daly Marcus Tregoning	Alan Daly Marcus Tregoning	2	90	–	51	56	–
b c Robellino (USA) - Quest For The Best (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders until weakened 2f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

9⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [11]	2. Alfasel (USA) 7/1 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	2	90	–	48	54	–
b c Silver Hawk (USA) - Good Example (FR) (Crystal Glitters)
Held up in touch, weakening when short of room over 2f out (op 7-2)

10⁽⁴⁾ 6 [17]	3. Bound 14/1 John Reid B W Hills	John Reid B W Hills	2	90	–	–	39	–
b g Kris - Tender Moment (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders until weakened 2f out (op 10-1)

11⁽¹²⁾ shd [17]	9. Reverie I 7/2F Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	2	90	–	–	39	–
b c Bishop Of Cashel - Space Travel (Dancing Dissident)
Prominent until weakened 2f out (tchd 9-2 in places)

UR⁽²⁾	1. Achilles Sun 33/1 Darren Williams ⁵ K R Burke	Darren Williams ⁵ K R Burke	2	89	–	–	–	–
b g Deploy - Tsungani (Cure The Blues)
Pulled hard, steadied, unseated rider soon after start (op 16-1)

12 ran Off time: 2:19:00 Winning time: 1m 30.82s (slow by 4.12s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (No Excuse Needed) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: Benny Andersson (Steinitz)
3rd owner: Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds IV (Monsieur Le Blanc)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.30 £3.20 £2.40 Ex: £20.50 CSF: £33.14 Trifecta: £215
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 67 (26%) M [5-8] 58 (35%) H [9-12] 25 (39%)

2:15 Sandown 8 Jul 2000

European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes Class D