Full Result 2.40 Chepstow | 8 August 2002

chepstow-racecourse.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E

(Class 5) (2yo) (5f16yds) 5f Good To Firm

1st £3,577 2nd £1,022 3rd £511

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	2. Dark Shah (IRE) 7/1 Liam Keniry ⁵ I A Balding	Liam Keniry ⁵ I A Balding	2	89 t	–	46	67	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Shanjah (Darshaan)
Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, strong run on rails final furlong, quickened to lead last strides (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

2⁽¹²⁾ nk	9. Well Red (IRE) 20/1 Steve Drowne Clive Cox	Steve Drowne Clive Cox	2	90	–	46	65	–
ch c Prince Of Birds (USA) - Fairy Domino (Primo Dominie)
Chased leader, driven to challenge from 2f out, led well inside final furlong, caught last strides (op 33-1 tchd 40-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [¾]	4. Meelup (IRE) 9/4F Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	2	90	–	44	63	–
ch c Night Shift (USA) - Centella (IRE) (Thatching)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, rallied and ran on inside final furlong, finished well (op 7-4 tchd 5-2 and 11-4 in a place)

4⁽⁹⁾ shd [1]	10. Countess Guest (IRE) 5/1 Dean Corby ⁵ Mick Channon	Dean Corby ⁵ Mick Channon	2	84	–	39	58	–
b f Spectrum (IRE) - Russian Countess (USA) (Nureyev)
Slowly away, behind and green, headway 2f out, staying on when switched left over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, going on close home (op 5-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

5⁽³⁾ 1 [2]	12. If I Can Dream (IRE) 33/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	2	89 b¹	–	35	54	–
ch f Brief Truce (USA) - Only In Dreams (Polar Falcon)
Led, ridden 2f out, edged left and headed well inside final furlong, one pace (tchd 40-1 in places)

6⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [4½]	6. Parnassian 10/1 Steve Carson G B Balding	Steve Carson G B Balding	2	90	–	30	49	–
ch g Sabrehill (USA) - Delphic Way (Warning)
Chased leaders, not clear run and lost position over 2f out, kept on again close home (op 7-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ nk [4¾]	1. Badou 20/1 Vince Slattery Gerard Butler	Vince Slattery Gerard Butler	2	90	–	30	48	–
b c Averti (IRE) - Bint Albadou (IRE) (Green Desert)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon one pace (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [5]	7. Port Moreno (IRE) 50/1 Fergus Sweeney John O'Shea	Fergus Sweeney John O'Shea	2	90	–	30	47	–
b c Turtle Island (IRE) - Infra Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
Slowly into stride, behind, shaken up 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, going on close home (op 40-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 2½ [7½]	8. Promising King (IRE) 11/4 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	2	90	–	20	37	–
ch c Desert King (IRE) - Bazaar Promise (Native Bazaar)
Chased leaders, soon driven along and green, weakened over 1f out (op 5-2)

10⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [8¾]	11. Hengrove 33/1 Paul Doe Malcolm Saunders	Paul Doe Malcolm Saunders	2	89	–	–	27	–
bb f Fraam - Java Rupiah (IRE) (Hamas)
Slowly into stride, behind, switched left over 2f out, never going pace to trouble leaders (tchd 40-1 and 50-1 in a place)

11⁽⁵⁾ 12 [20¾]	5. Our Sion 40/1 David Kinsella ³ Roy Brotherton	David Kinsella ³ Roy Brotherton	2	811	–	–	–	–
b g Dreams End - Millfields Lady (Sayf El Arab)
Slowly into stride, behind, effort halfway, soon weakened (op 33-1)

11 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 1m 1.00s (slow by 4.40s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Forznar Ridge (vet's certificate)
1st owner: J C Smith (Dark Shah) 1st breeder: Castletown And Minch Bloodstock
2nd owner: S P Lansdown Racing (Well Red)
3rd owner: Nicholas R Hodges (Meelup)
Tote win: £7.80 PL: £1.80 £3.50 £1.60 Ex: £103.90 CSF: £137.52
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 25 (32%) M [6-8] 48 (37%) H [9-12] 77 (31%)

2:40 Chepstow 8 Aug 2002

chepstow-racecourse.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E