Full Result 4.30 Nottingham | 19 May 2009

"Shiels 50th Wedding Anniversary" Maiden Stakes

(Class 5) (3yo) (1m75yds) 1m½f Good

1st £2,590.40 2nd £770.80 3rd £385.20 4th £192.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	9. Sovereign Remedy (USA) 3/1 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor	Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor	3	93	–	48	78	–
ch c Elusive Quality (USA) - Lailani (Unfuwain)
Tracked leaders, led 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

2⁽¹⁾ 1½	3. Ithinkbest 5/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	93	–	44	74	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Monturani (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Chased leaders, challenged over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 7-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ ½ [2]	4. Mohtashem (IRE) 8/11F Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	3	93	–	43	73	–
b c Haafhd - Showering (Danehill)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, effort and hung left over 2f out, kept on well final furlong (jockey said colt ran too free) (tchd 4-6 and 4-5 in places)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 2¾ [4¾]	7. Royal Defence (IRE) 12/1 Franny Norton David Nicholls	Franny Norton David Nicholls	3	93	–	37	67	–
b c Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Alessia (GER) (Warning)
Tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, stayed on final furlong (op 14-1)

5⁽¹³⁾ 2¼ [7]	5. Montmartre I (USA) 100/1 Gabriel Hannon ⁵ Brian Meehan	Gabriel Hannon ⁵ Brian Meehan	3	812	–	31	62	–
b g Awesome Again (CAN) - Sacre Coeur (USA) (Saint Ballado)
Led until headed 2f out, soon weakened

6⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [7½]	6. Peace Corps 50/1 Dane O'Neill James Fanshawe	Dane O'Neill James Fanshawe	3	93	–	30	61	–
ch g Medicean - Tromond (Lomond)
Dwelt, carried wide bend after 2f, kept on final 2f, never near leaders (op 66-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [8]	8. Sahaal (USA) 20/1 Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning	Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning	3	93	–	29	60	–
b c Rahy (USA) - Thaminah (USA) (Danzig)
Held up in midfield, driven over 3f out, one pace (op 33-1)

8⁽²⁾ 2¼ [10¼]	1. Choral Service 16/1 Gilmar Pereira ³ William Haggas	Gilmar Pereira ³ William Haggas	3	90	–	24	54	–
ch g Pivotal - Choir Mistress I (Chief Singer)
Dwelt, soon prominent, driven on inside over 3f out, edged right, weakened 2f out (op 33-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ hd [10½]	10. Alpha Vega (IRE) 80/1 Adam Kirby James Fanshawe	Adam Kirby James Fanshawe	3	812	–	18	49	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Szabo (IRE) (Anabaa)
Slowly into stride, kept on final 2f, never a factor (op 100-1)

10⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [11¼]	13. Singbella 33/1 Philip Robinson Clive Cox	Philip Robinson Clive Cox	3	812	–	16	47	–
b f Singspiel (IRE) - B Beautiful (IRE) (Be My Guest)
In rear-division, effort 4f out, never on terms (op 40-1)

11⁽⁶⁾ 2 [13¼]	12. Picturethatmoment (USA) 66/1 Jim Crowley K R Burke	Jim Crowley K R Burke	3	812	–	12	43	–
bb f Mr Greeley (USA) - I'maknightschoice (USA) (Knights Choice)
Held up towards rear, never on terms (op 50-1)

12⁽⁵⁾ 24 [37¼]	2. Cruise Control 100/1 James Doyle Richard Price	James Doyle Richard Price	3	93	–	–	–	–
b c Piccolo - Urban Dancer (IRE) (Generous)
Slowly into stride, ran wide bend after 2f, behind final 3f, tailed off (jockey said colt hung right) (tchd 125-1)

12 ran Off time: 4:31:00 Winning time: 1m 46.95s (slow by 6.15s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Molly The Witch (self certificate)
1st owner: Godolphin (Sovereign Remedy) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Farm Llc
2nd owner: Saeed Suhail (Ithinkbest)
3rd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Mohtashem)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.10 £1.80 £1.20 Ex: £23.50 CSF: £19.56
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 37 (19%) M [6-9] 34 (53%) H [10-13] 79 (28%)

4:30 Nottingham 19 May 2009

"Shiels 50th Wedding Anniversary" Maiden Stakes