Full Result 3.55 York | 9 October 2009

European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes

(Class 4) (2yo) 6f Good

1st £6,605.52 2nd £1,965.54 3rd £982.26 4th £490.62

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	9. Walvis Bay (IRE) 2/1F Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	2	93	–	71	84	–
gr c Footstepsinthesand - Limpopo (Green Desert)
Close up, shaken up to lead 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on (op 9-4 tchd 15-8 and 5-2 in a place)

2⁽⁴⁾ 3	2. George Benjamin 9/2 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	2	93	71	62	75	–
b g Trade Fair - Unchain My Heart (Pursuit Of Love)
Towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression towards finish (op 5-1 tchd 4-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 2 [5]	1. Excellent Vision 11/2 Richard Mullen Bryan Smart	Richard Mullen Bryan Smart	2	93	–	56	73	–
b c Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Classic Vision (Classic Cliche)
Very slowly away and behind, switched wide and headway halfway, ridden, ran green and edged left well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure approaching final furlong, nearest finish (op 6-1 tchd 9-2)

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [6½]	10. Fair Bunny 50/1 Graham Gibbons Alan Brown	Graham Gibbons Alan Brown	2	812	70	46	60	–
b f Trade Fair - Coney Hills (Beverley Boy)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, switched right and driven entering final furlong, kept on same pace (tchd 66-1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	6. Orchid Wing 4/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	2	93	–	45	59	–
ch g Avonbridge - First Ace (First Trump)
Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden along 2f out and gradually weakened (op 100-30 tchd 9-2)

6⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [9]	8. Trade Secret 11/1 Tom Eaves Mel Brittain	Tom Eaves Mel Brittain	2	93	75	43	57	–
b c Trade Fair - Kastaway (Distant Relative)
Led, ridden along and headed 2f out, soon driven and weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ ½ [9½]	4. Lucky Windmill 9/1 Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	2	93	–	42	57	–
b g Lucky Story (USA) - Windmill Princess (Gorytus)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, weakened (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 1 [10½]	7. Sir Louis 33/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	2	93	–	38	53	–
b c Compton Place - Heuston Station (IRE) (Fairy King)
Midfield, ridden along halfway, no impression

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 8 [18½]	3. Layla's Prince (IRE) 20/1 Franny Norton David Nicholls	Franny Norton David Nicholls	2	93	–	12	29	–
b g Statue Of Liberty (USA) - Nihonpillow Mirai (IRE) (Zamindar)
Always towards rear (op 22-1 tchd 25-1)

10⁽²⁾ 15 [33½]	5. Media Jury 100/1 Daniel Tudhope John Wainwright	Daniel Tudhope John Wainwright	2	93	–	–	–	–
b g Lucky Owners (NZ) - Landofheartsdesire (IRE) (Up And At 'Em)
Chased leaders to halfway, soon weakened and behind

10 ran Off time: 3:57:00 Winning time: 1m 13.21s (slow by 3.11s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Mrs Sylvia Clegg and Louise Worthington (Walvis Bay) 1st breeder: Swordlestown Stud
2nd owner: C M & M A Scaife (George Benjamin)
3rd owner: H E Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed (Excellent Vision)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.60 £1.50 £2.30 Ex: £9.70 CSF: £10.62
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 61 (31%) M [4-7] 50 (43%) H [8-10] 39 (26%)

3:55 York 9 Oct 2009

European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes