26 Jul 2008 14:35 Ascot
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,385); Distance: 6f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Princess Margaret Independent Newspaper Stakes (Fills' Grp3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(4) |   | - | African Skies (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 24 / 19 | Flat (36) | N Callan | K A Ryan Cockerill Hillen… | 11/2 | |
| mid-division on near side, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13(15) |   | 1 L | Rosabee (IRE) (Filly, Chestnut, 124lbs) | 535111 / 3 | Flat (9) | R Winston | Miss V Haigh Mr R J Budge | 10/1 | |
| held up on far side, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, went 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(16) |   | NK | Excellerator (IRE) (Filly, Chestnut, 124lbs) | 13 / 4 | Flat (16) | J P Spencer | George Baker The Excellerators | 14/1 | |
| led far side group, ridden 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on, no extra, lost 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(1) |   | 1½ L | April Pride (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 12252 / 2 | Flat (22) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Mr R E Greatorex | 11/1 | |
| held up on near side, ridden, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14(8) |   | ¾ L | Rose Diamond (IRE) (Filly, Grey, 124lbs) | 41 / 3 | Flat (36) | S J Drowne | H & R Charlton Mr B E Nielsen | 13/2 | |
| held up behind on near side, ridden, steady progress from 2 f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(3) |   | 1 L | Ares Choix (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 616 / 3 | Flat (36) | O Peslier | P C Haslam Mrs R J Jacobs | 22/1 | |
| prominent on near side, led near side group well over 2f out, overall prominent, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(13) |   | 2¼ L | Moss Likely (IRE) (Filly, Grey, 124lbs) | 311030 / 2 | Flat (7) | E Creighton | M R Channon Ridgeway Downs… | 25/1 | |
| held up far side, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(14) |   | 1½ L | Kissing The Camera (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 1 / 3 | Flat (64) | R L Moore | J Noseda Mr P Makin | 6/1 | |
| prominent on far side, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(9) |   | NK | Danidh Dubai (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 913 / 2 | Flat (36) | C Catlin | M R Channon Mr Jaber Abdullah | 5/1 | |
| mid-division on near side, squeezed out, dropped to last 3f out, headway, squeezed through gap 2f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 10th | 16(17) |   | 1¾ L | Sea of Leaves (USA) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 516 / 4 | Flat (17) | J Fortune | J & T Gosden Frank & Annette… | 10/1 | |
| held up on far side, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5(5) |   | 1½ L | Carina Nebula (USA) (Filly, Chestnut, 124lbs) | 41 / 2 | Flat (10) | Jim Crowley | T G Mills Mrs L M Askew | 40/1 | |
| led near side group until well over 2f out, gradually faded | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12(10) |   | 3½ L | Pyrrha (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 21 / 5 | Flat (32) | M Dwyer | C F Wall Lady Juliet Tadgell | 7/1 | |
| mid-division on near side, ridden when squeezed out over 2f out, no chance when hampered again soon after | ||||||||||
| 13th | 10(11) |   | HD | Oasis Breeze (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 14 / 2 | Flat (23) | Paul Eddery | G D Blake Dale & Ann Wilsdon | 25/1 | |
| mid-division in near side, outpaced when hampered 2f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 11(6) |   | 2 L | Peper Harow (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 44 / 3 | Flat (28) | W Buick | M D I Usher Mr & Mrs Richard… | 66/1 | |
| prominent on near side for 3f, weakening when hampered 2f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 15(7) |   | ½ L | Royal Raider (GB) (Filly, Brown, 124lbs) | 15 / 2 | Flat (22) | T G McLaughlin | P D Evans Mr K B Hodges | 100/1 | |
| chased leaders on near side, beaten when hampered 2f out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 17(12) |   | 9 L | Sweet Applause (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 9582 / 4 | Flat (19) | Darren Williams | A P Jarvis Mr Matt Bartram | 33/1 | |
| took keen hold, prominent on far side until weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 4(2) |   | - | Aunt Nicola (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 213 / 3 | Flat (28) | Non Runner | M L W Bell R P B Michaelson,… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
