Full Result 4.00 Southwell (AW) | 29 January 2008

Kids Are Always Happy @ Pontin's Maiden Stakes

(Class 5) (3yo) (1m13yds) 1m Fbrs Standard

1st £2,457 2nd £725.40 3rd £362.88

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	1. Benedict Spirit (IRE) 5/2 Nicol Polli ⁵ Mark H Tompkins	Nicol Polli ⁵ Mark H Tompkins	3	812	71	61	74	–
b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Kathy Caerleon (IRE) (Caerleon)
Tracked leaders, headway on inner 3f out, challenged well over 1f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on well under pressure (op 3-1 tchd 9-4)

2⁽¹⁾ 1½	7. Key News (IRE) 8/1 Matthew Henry Michael Jarvis	Matthew Henry Michael Jarvis	3	812	–	52	66	–
br f Halling (USA) - Belle Argentine (FR) (Fijar Tango)
Soon led, joined and ridden along over 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace (op 9-2)

3⁽⁴⁾ 7 [8½]	5. Be Free 7/1 J-P Guillambert Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J-P Guillambert Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	812	–	35	50	–
b f Selkirk (USA) - Showdown (Darshaan)
Slowly into stride, headway halfway, ridden to chase leaders well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 13-2)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [10¼]	4. Yes Mr President (IRE) 5/4F Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	3	93	–	35	51	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Royals Special (IRE) (Caerleon)
Close up on outer, ridden along over 2f out, soon driven and weakened over 1f out (op 13-8)

5⁽³⁾ 5 [15¼]	2. Novestar (IRE) 66/1 Chris Catlin Graham Smith	Chris Catlin Graham Smith	3	93	49	23	39	–
ch g Noverre (USA) - Star Of Cayman (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Close up, ridden along 3f out, driven over 2f out and soon weakened (op 50-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 17 [32¼]	3. Opening Hand 18/1 K May ⁷ Brian Meehan	K May ⁷ Brian Meehan	3	810	–	–	–	–
b g Observatory (USA) - Belle Ile (USA) (Diesis)
Towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden along and weakened over 2f out (op 14-1)

7⁽²⁾ 2½ [34¾]	6. Dara Diva (IRE) 12/1 Liam Jones William Haggas	Liam Jones William Haggas	3	812	–	–	–	–
bb f Barathea (IRE) - Dananira (High Top)
In touch and soon ridden along, lost place halfway, soon behind (jockey said filly would not face the kickback) (op 11-1 tchd 10-1)

7 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 1m 42.66s (slow by 3.76s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Miss Fiona Corrigan (Benedict Spirit) 1st breeder: Allevamento Pian Di Neve Srl
2nd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Key News)
3rd owner: Faisal Salman (Be Free)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.90 £4.10 Ex: £21.10 CSF: £21.10

4:00 Southwell (AW) 29 Jan 2008

Kids Are Always Happy @ Pontin's Maiden Stakes