03 Oct 2008 20:50 Wolverhampton
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,730); Distance: 1m 141y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Standard.
Carlsberg UK Maiden Auction Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(5) |   | - | Eloquently (GB) (filly, bay, 8 6) | / 2 | J P Spencer | E F Vaughan The Eloquently… | 7/4 | ||
| slightly checked soon after start, held up towards rear, smooth headway well over 2f out, led just over 1f out, drew clear easily inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(4) |   | 5 L | Cool Strike (UAE) (gelding, bay, 8 11) | 5 / 7 | Flat (25) | L P Keniry | A M Balding Mr A M Hales | 6/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(7) |   | NK | Norwegian Dancer (UAE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 5 / 4 | Flat (53) | Graham Gibbons | E S McMahon Mr Philip Wilkins | 7/4 | |
| chased leader, every chance over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, lost 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(1) |   | 1 L | Carter (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 6 / 7 | Flat (108) | P Cosgrave | W M Brisbourne Stratford Bards… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway and switched right well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(10) |   | ½ L | Candilejas (GB) (filly, brown, 8 8) | 7 / 4 | Flat (28) | T P O'Shea | D J Coakley Mr Pedro Rosas | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(6) |   | 5 L | Kristopher James (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 9) | 4 / 4 | Flat (61) | T G McLaughlin | W M Brisbourne Mr Stephen Jones | 14/1 | |
| led, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(9) |   | 7 L | Longboat Key (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) | / 3 | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mrs Christine Brown | 16/1 | ||
| missed break, in rear, struggling over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(13) |   | NK | Cabo Polonio (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 9) | 70 / 2 | Flat (44) | James Doyle | S Kirk Mr A W Nielsen | 50/1 | |
| missed break, outpaced, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12(8) |   | ½ L | Lomica (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 6) | 84 / 3 | Flat (26) | P Hanagan | Miss J A Camacho G B Turnbull Ltd | 14/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13(3) |   | 24 L | Perfect Honour (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 5) | 0 / 6 | Flat (38) | D Fentiman | Joss Saville Mrs Jackie Cornwell | 100/1 | |
| prominent, weakening when hampered on inside well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 4(2) |   | - | Tobond (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 71 / 3 | Flat (2) | M Goldstein | M Botti Mr Giuliano Manfredini | |||
| 8(12) |   | - | Calling Birds (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 8) | 6 / 3 | Flat (13) | S W Kelly | J A Osborne Mr J A Osborne | |||
| 3(9) |   | - | Longboat Key (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) | / 3 | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mrs Christine Brown | ||||
| 10(11) |   | - | Jonah's Cruising (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 7) | 0 / 2 | Flat (22) | T Eaves | M J Wallace Mr M J Wallace | |||
| 11(5) |   | - | Eloquently (GB) (filly, bay, 8 6) | / 2 | J P Spencer | E F Vaughan The Eloquently… | ||||
