Full Result 3.45 Haydock | 28 September 1996

European Breeders Fund Knutsford Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) (7f30yds) 7f OMS Good

1st £3,943 2nd £1,189 3rd £577 4th £271

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	6. River Usk 8/11F Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	2	90	–	80	84	–
b c Caerleon (USA) - Shining Water (Kalaglow)
Held up going well, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, drifted left inside final furlong, ran on

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	3. Farhan (USA) 15/2 Gary Carter P T Walwyn	Gary Carter P T Walwyn	2	90	–	79	83	–
b c Lear Fan (USA) - Mafatin (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [1½]	11. Delilah (IRE) 15/2 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	2	89	–	72	75	–
b f Bluebird (USA) - Courtesane (USA) (Majestic Light)
Held up in touch, ridden and every chance from 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

4⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [1¾]	9. Agony Aunt 20/1 Gary Bardwell Julie Cecil	Gary Bardwell Julie Cecil	2	89	–	71	75	–
b f Formidable I (USA) - Loch Clair (IRE) (Lomond)
Started slowly, behind, pushed along halfway, stayed on approaching final furlong

5⁽³⁾ 2½ [4¼]	4. Maylane 12/1 M Roberts A C Stewart	M Roberts A C Stewart	2	90	–	71	74	–
b c Mtoto - Possessive Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
Held up, in touch, slight lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon beaten

6⁽⁶⁾ 4 [8¼]	5. Noirie 66/1 M Wigham Mel Brittain	M Wigham Mel Brittain	2	90	–	62	64	–
br c Warning - Callipoli (USA) (Green Dancer)
Well behind until stayed on final 2f

7⁽²⁾ 1 [9¼]	1. As-Is 33/1 Dean McKeown Mark Johnston	Dean McKeown Mark Johnston	2	90	–	59	62	–
b c Lomond (USA) - Capriati I (USA) (Diesis)
Led until over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened

8⁽¹²⁾ hd [9½]	10. Chorus Song (USA) 9/2 Robert Havlin ³ Peter Chapple-Hyam	Robert Havlin ³ Peter Chapple-Hyam	2	86	–	51	56	–
b f Alleged (USA) - Performing Arts (The Minstrel)
In touch, shaken up over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [11]	8. Yam-Sing 66/1 M Birch Tim Easterby	M Birch Tim Easterby	2	90	–	55	58	–
b g Aragon - Pushoff (USA) (Sauce Boat)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

10⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [12¾]	7. Russian Aspect 50/1 Tony Culhane Michael Easterby	Tony Culhane Michael Easterby	2	90	–	51	54	–
br c Al Nasr (FR) - Bourbon Topsy (Ile De Bourbon)
In touch 4f, soon weakened

11⁽⁹⁾ 5 [17¾]	2. Bicton Park 66/1 J Stack D Morley	J Stack D Morley	2	90	–	40	42	–
b c Distant Relative - Merton Mill (Dominion)
Always in rear, tailed off final 3f

12⁽⁴⁾ hd [18]	12. Ocean Light 66/1 G Hind Alan Bailey	G Hind Alan Bailey	2	89	–	34	36	–
ch f Anshan - Waveguide (Double Form)
Slowly into stride, raced alone on far side straight, headway halfway, weakened over 2f out, tailed off

12 ran Off time: 3:48:00 Winning time: 1m 32.89s (slow by 5.89s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: K Abdullah (River Usk) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Farhan)
3rd owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd (Delilah)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-5] 50 (19%) M [6-9] 40 (14%) H [10-13] 60 (67%)

3:45 Haydock 28 Sep 1996

European Breeders Fund Knutsford Maiden Stakes Class D