17 May 2008 17:00 Newbury
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,343); Distance: 1m 2f 6y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good.
Insead MBA 1970 Maiden Stakes (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(11) |   | - | Secret Dancer (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 129lbs) | / 20 | J P Spencer | J R Fanshawe Mr J L Flint | 9/1 | ||
| steadied start, held up in rear, smooth headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, soon pressing leader, ran on to lead final 50 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(4) |   | ¾ L | Eqbaal (GB) (Colt, Grey, 129lbs) | 5 / 3 | Flat (28) | R Hills | J L Dunlop Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 5/2 | |
| close up, ridden to lead 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, no extra and headed final 50 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(9) |   | 2¾ L | Belotto (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 4-6 / 5 | Flat (29) | S J Drowne | H & R Charlton Martin Lynch | 11/1 | |
| held up behind mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble 1st 2 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(14) |   | 2½ L | Gaia Prince (USA) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | 5-2 / 4 | Flat (19) | Jim Crowley | Mrs A J Perrett Mr John Connolly | 15/2 | |
| tracked leader, led just inside final 3f, headed 2f out, weakened and lost 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(13) |   | 4 L | Amaakin (USA) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | / 3 | A Munro | P W Chapple-Hyam Saleh Al Homaizi… | 11/2 | ||
| in touch, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(6) |   | ½ L | Ben Ami (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 129lbs) | 2 / 4 | Flat (37) | O Urbina | Miss J R Gibney Wood Hall Stud… | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 4f out, kept on final 2f, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(7) |   | 1¾ L | Dr Brass (GB) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | 7 / 4 | Flat (26) | J Fortune | H J L Dunlop Normandie Stud… | 14/1 | |
| prominent, ridden and no progress 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(10) |   | NS | Tank Commander (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 129lbs) | / 4 | R Mullen | W R Muir S D Jones,C R Lamplough… | 25/1 | ||
| behind, ridden 3f out, never dangerous final 2f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13(12) |   | 2 L | Purely By Chance (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | / 5 | F Sweeney | R M Beckett Lady Green | 33/1 | ||
| towards rear, some late progress, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(2) |   | ½ L | Byblos (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 129lbs) | 93 / 5 | Flat (18) | Richard Hughes | B J Meehan Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 9/1 | |
| in touch, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12(1) |   | ¾ L | Hoar Frost (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 60 / 8 | Flat (61) | T P O'Shea | M R Channon Thoroughbred Homes… | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders to 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9(5) |   | 1¾ L | Teen Spirit (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | 0-7 / 3 | Flat (19) | Gabriel Hannon | J W Hills Gary & Linnet Woodward | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened from 3f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 11(3) |   | 1¼ L | Crazy About You (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 0-3 / 4 | Flat (33) | Michael Hills | B W Hills David Reid Scott… | 9/2 | |
| led until headed inside final 3f, weakened quickly over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 14(8) |   | Dist | Shecher Para (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | / 3 | Ted Durcan | H R A Cecil Mr John McKeon | 22/1 | ||
| started slowly, always rear, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
