12 Oct 2007 14:20 Lingfield
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £2,591); Distance: 7f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Standard.
Norman Hill Memorial Maiden Stakes (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(9) |   | - | The Which Doctor (GB) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | 2 / 20 | Flat (63) | T P Queally | J Noseda Rakebackmypoker… | 10/11 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders on outer and going well, went 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, soon quickened clear | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(10) |   | 1½ L | City Hustler (USA) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | 9425 / 6 | Flat (31) | J F Egan | J S Moore Sean Thornton | 6/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong but not pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(4) |   | ½ L | Amhooj (GB) (Filly, Brown, 124lbs) | 0 / 3 | Flat (71) | M Dwyer | M P Tregoning Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 6/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden along over 2f out, chased winner briefly 1f out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(11) |   | 5 L | Straight And Level (CAN) (Colt, Grey, 129lbs) | 47532 / 6 | Flat (101) | C Catlin | Miss Jo Crowley Mr N A Dunger | 12/1 | |
| behind, ridden halfway, plugged on under pressure inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 1(1) |   | - | Better In Heaven (GB) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | 9 / 3 | Flat (30) | S J Drowne | H J L Dunlop Hesmonds Stud | 33/1 | ||
| led until narrowly headed 4f out, pushed along 3f out, chased leader to 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7(8) |   | - | Rough Sketch (USA) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | 00 / 6 | Flat (14) | S Sanders | Sir Mark Prescott Mrs Ruth M Serrell | 40/1 | ||
| in touch, hard ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| 6(6) |   | - | Pont des Soupirs (USA) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | 8 / 3 | Flat (11) | K McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 5(7) |   | - | Persistent (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | / 4 | R Ffrench | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Mohammed | 6/1 | |||
| soon chased leader, slight lead 4f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4(2) |   | - | King of Cadeaux (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 129lbs) | / 7 | A Kirby | M A Magnusson East Wind Racing… | ||||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 3(3) |   | - | Commander Cave (USA) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | / 3 | P J Dobbs | R Hannon Sir David Seale | 20/1 | |||
| chased leaders, pushed along halfway, one pace and no impression over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11(5) |   | - | Tenraninthemist (IRE) (Filly, Grey, 124lbs) | / 3 | R Havlin | T D McCarthy Mr G Boyer | 80/1 | |||
| slowly away, badly outpaced in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
