Full Result 1.45 Lingfield (AW) | 10 January 2004

Bet Direct No Q Demo 08000 837 888 Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo) 1m2f Standard

1st £4,114.50 2nd £1,266 3rd £633 4th £316.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. Absolutelythebest (IRE) 9/2 Eddie Ahern Ed Dunlop	Eddie Ahern Ed Dunlop	3	90	71	33	75	–
b c Anabaa (USA) - Recherchee (Rainbow Quest)
Well placed, shaken up to track leader over 2f out, driven final furlong, ran on to lead last strides (tchd 6-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ nk	3. Baawrah 7/2 Chris Catlin Mick Channon	Chris Catlin Mick Channon	3	90	72	33	74	–
ch c Cadeaux Genereux - Kronengold (USA) (Golden Act)
Chased leader, ridden to lead over 3f out, hard driven and kept on final 2f, headed last strides (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in places)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [1¼]	6. Fiddlers Ford (IRE) 12/1 Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	3	90	–	31	72	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Old Domesday Book (High Top)
Raced in midfield, progress to track leaders 3f out, shaken up and effort 2f out, chased leading pair final furlong, stayed on, never nearer

4⁽⁹⁾ 5 [6¼]	8. Alexander Ambition (IRE) 14/1 Ian Mongan Sylvester Kirk	Ian Mongan Sylvester Kirk	3	89	75	16	58	–
b f Entrepreneur - Lady Alexander (IRE) (Night Shift)
Tracked leaders, driven to chase leading pair well over 1f out, close up entering final furlong, soon weakened (op 12-1)

5⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [7¾]	11. Night Storm 12/1 Paul Doe Simon Dow	Paul Doe Simon Dow	3	89	72	13	55	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Monte Calvo (Shirley Heights)
Raced in touch at rear of main group, ridden and effort on outer 3f out, effort to chase leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 10-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 3 [10¾]	2. Atlantic Tern 66/1 Vince Slattery N M Babbage	Vince Slattery N M Babbage	3	90	–	12	54	–
b c Atraf - Great Tern (Simply Great)
Settled well in rear, lost touch with main group over 5f out, ridden and closed up 3f out, in touch 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in a place)

7⁽²⁾ 1¼ [12]	7. Once Around (IRE) 50/1 J Paulielo T G Mills	J Paulielo T G Mills	3	90	–	9	52	–
bb c Grand Lodge (USA) - Lady Lucre (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Prominent, ridden well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 33-1)

8⁽³⁾ 1¼ [13¼]	12. Princess Alina (IRE) 5/2F Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	3	89	–	2	44	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Eilanden (IRE) (Akarad)
Led to over 3f out, under pressure when not much room on inner over 2f out, soon weakened (op 2-1 tchd 15-8, 7-2 in a place)

9⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [14¾]	4. Darn Good 16/1 Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Snr	3	90	65	4	46	–
ch c Bien Bien (USA) - Thimbalina (Salmon Leap)
Chased leading pair to halfway, soon ridden and lost place, no chance final 3f (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [15]	14. Russalka 8/1 Neil Callan Julian Poulton	Neil Callan Julian Poulton	3	89 p	65	–	41	–
b f Opening Verse (USA) - Philarmonique (FR) (Trempolino)
Raced on outer, in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out (op 7-1 tchd 9-1, 10-1 in places)

11⁽¹⁾ 23 [38]	5. Desert Tommy 33/1 Tony Clark T G Mills	Tony Clark T G Mills	3	90	–	–	2	–
b g Desert King (IRE) - Flambera (FR) (Akarad)
Dwelt, ran green and always struggling, tailed off over 4f out (op 20-1)

12⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [43]	10. It's A Blessing 66/1 J-P Guillambert ³ Nick Littmoden	J-P Guillambert ³ Nick Littmoden	3	86	–	–	–	–
b f Inchinor - Benedicite (Lomond)
Ridden in rear after 2f, tailed off from halfway (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in a place)

13⁽⁷⁾ dist [73]	9. Charlies Profit 66/1 J Tate John Bridger	J Tate John Bridger	3	89	–	–	–	–
ch f Deploy - Care And Comfort (Most Welcome)
Started slowly, ran green and soon behind, well tailed off final 4f (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

14⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [74½]	13. Red Silk 12/1 Michael Hills Amanda Perrett	Michael Hills Amanda Perrett	3	89	–	–	–	–
b f Polish Precedent (USA) - Red Tulle (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Ridden and reluctant in rear after 3f, well tailed off from halfway (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

14 ran Off time: 1:47:00 Winning time: 2m 10.08s (slow by 8.78s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: Saeed Suhail (Absolutelythebest) 1st breeder: P D Savill
2nd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Baawrah)
3rd owner: Mrs Susan Roy (Fiddlers Ford)
Tote win: £6 PL: £1.40 £1.40 £5 Ex: £21 CSF: £21.13
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 45 (47%) M [6-9] 62 (26%) H [10-14] 43 (27%)

1:45 Lingfield (AW) 10 Jan 2004

Bet Direct No Q Demo 08000 837 888 Maiden Stakes Class D