Full Result 2.45 Ripon | 13 August 1988

Volvo Maiden Stakes

(3yo) 1m2f Good

1st £1,715 2nd £465 3rd £215

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	0. Best Niece 13/2 Paul Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	Paul Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	3	811	78	–	–	–
ch f Vaigly Great - Grove Star (Upper Case I)
Made all, quickened 2f out, soon clear, ridden and ran on

2⁽⁹⁾ 2	0. National Service I (USA) 8/13F Dean McKeown Lord Huntingdon	Dean McKeown Lord Huntingdon	3	90	–	–	–	–
ch c Master Willie - For The Flag I (USA) (Forli)
Held up, 7th straight, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong

3⁽¹⁾ ½ [2½]	0. Off The Record (FR) 9/1 Rae Guest W W Haigh	Rae Guest W W Haigh	3	90 b	84	–	–	–
ch g Don Roberto (USA) - Farce (FR) (Bon Mot III)
Held up, 9th straight, headway over 2f out, ridden and hung right, not run on

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [3½]	0. Rare Words 20/1 J Bleasdale Alan Bailey	J Bleasdale Alan Bailey	3	90	64	–	–	–
b c Sandhurst Prince (IRE) - Julie Be Quick I (USA) (Selari)
Soon chasing winner, 2nd straight, challenge 3f out, soon ridden and one pace

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4]	0. Western Frontier I (USA) 13/2 Ernie Johnson B W Hills	Ernie Johnson B W Hills	3	90	86	–	–	–
gr c Northern Jove (CAN) - Take Warning (USA) (Traffic Judge)
4th straight, kept on under pressure final 2f, never near to challenge

6⁽²⁾ 3 [7]	0. Ancient Flame (USA) 16/1 P Bloomfield B Hanbury	P Bloomfield B Hanbury	3	90	74	–	–	–
b c Alleged (USA) - Flaming Leaves (USA) (Olden Times)
5th straight, effort 3f out, never nearer

7⁽⁸⁾ 4 [11]	0. Tawnais 12/1 G Baxter R W Armstrong	G Baxter R W Armstrong	3	811	82	–	–	–
ch f Artaius (USA) - Tawny Owl (Faberge II)
6th straight, soon ridden, lost place over 2f out

8⁽⁶⁾ 3 [14]	0. Reed 50/1 Tony Culhane ³ N J Barrowclough	Tony Culhane ³ N J Barrowclough	3	811	64	–	–	–
b g Dara Monarch - Angelica (SWE) (Hornbeam)
Held up and behind, last straight, headway final 2f, never placed to challenge

9⁽⁵⁾ [14]	0. Our Lady Sofie 33/1 B Crossley Miss M Piggott	B Crossley Miss M Piggott	3	811	–	–	–	–
b f Ile De Bourbon (USA) - Sweety Grey (Young Emperor)
Pulled hard, 8th straight, soon ridden and behind, tailed off

10⁽⁴⁾ [14]	0. Having Fun 16/1 D J Williams ⁵ Henry Candy	D J Williams ⁵ Henry Candy	3	86	–	–	–	–
b f Hard Fought - Highest Hopes (Hethersett)
Chased leaders, 3rd straight, weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off

10 ran Off time: 2:46:00 Winning time: 2m 10.20s (slow by 6.00s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Mrs C A B St George (Best Niece) 1st breeder: John E Wilkinson
2nd owner: Maverick Productions Ltd (National Service I)
3rd owner: Chris Bryan (Off The Record)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 82 (23%) M [4-7] 1 (19%) H [8-10] 67 (58%)

2:45 Ripon 13 Aug 1988

Volvo Maiden Stakes