Full Result 3.30 Bath | 7 September 1998

Avon Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo+) (1m3f137yds) 1m3½f Good

1st £3,550 2nd £1,075 3rd £525 4th £250

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	9. Key Academy 5/2F T Quinn C A Horgan	T Quinn C A Horgan	3	87	–	56	67	–
b f Royal Academy (USA) - Santa Linda (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Headway 5f, led 2f out, driven clear final furlong (op 7-4)

2⁽⁸⁾ 4	3. Bullet II 3/1 Ray Cochrane William Haggas	Ray Cochrane William Haggas	3	812	–	56	61	–
b g Alhijaz - Beacon I (High Top)
Held up, lost place 4f out, steady headway 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside last, too much to do (op 9-2 after 5-1 in places)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [6]	12. Winter Pageant 4/1 Royston Ffrench Luca Cumani	Royston Ffrench Luca Cumani	3	87	–	48	53	–
ch f Polish Precedent (USA) - Winter Queen I (Welsh Pageant)
Held up in touch, headway to press leaders 2f out, weakened inside last (tchd 9-2, 5-1 in places)

4⁽¹²⁾ shd [6]	2. Aston Villa (GER) 7/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ David Elsworth	Neil Pollard ⁵ David Elsworth	4	811	–	44	54	–
ch f Master Willie - Askania Nova (Sharpen Up)
Went right start and behind, headway to press leaders 4f out, stayed on same pace under pressure final 2f (op 5-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 1 [7]	6. Nuvellino 33/1 T Sprake Rod Millman	T Sprake Rod Millman	3	812	–	52	57	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Furry Dance (USA) (Nureyev)
Chased leaders until weakened inside final 2f (op 20-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [7½]	8. Crow's Nest 33/1 M Roberts Lord Huntingdon	M Roberts Lord Huntingdon	3	87	–	46	51	–
b f Shirley Heights - Mountain Lodge (Blakeney)
Soon well behind, steady headway final 2f, not a danger (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

7⁽³⁾ 1 [8½]	1. Billy Moonshine 50/1 Simon Whitworth Gary Moore	Simon Whitworth Gary Moore	6	97	–	50	56	–
ch g Nicholas Bill - Indian Moonshine (Warpath)
Slowly away, soon recovered to chase leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final 2f (op 33-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 1 [9½]	11. Silver Castor (IRE) 11/1 C Lowther P W Harris	C Lowther P W Harris	3	87	–	43	48	–
b f Indian Ridge (IRE) - Bayazida (Bustino)
Soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 8-1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [11]	7. Pacifyc (IRE) 33/1 John Reid William Muir	John Reid William Muir	3	812	69	46	51	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - Ocean Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
Always behind (op 20-1 tchd 40-1 in a place)

10⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [12¼]	10. Muneera (USA) 12/1 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	3	87	–	40	44	–
ch f Green Dancer (USA) - Hard Knocker (USA) (Raja Baba)
Chased leader until led over 3f out, headed and weakened quickly over 2f out (op 6-1)

11⁽²⁾ 5 [17¼]	5. Master Rex 50/1 Alan Daly ³ Eric Wheeler	Alan Daly ³ Eric Wheeler	3	89	–	35	41	–
ch g Interrex (CAN) - Whose Lady (USA) (Master Willie)
Slowly away, driven and headway to chase leaders 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out (op 33-1)

12⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [20¾]	4. Duel Island 20/1 Steve Drowne John Spearing	Steve Drowne John Spearing	3	812	67	32	36	–
b g Jupiter Island - Duellist I (Town Crier)
Held up, driven and headway to chase leaders 4f out, weakened 3f out (op 14-1 tchd 25-1)

12 ran Off time: 3:33:00 Winning time: 2m 30.00s (slow by 4.10s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Mrs B Sumner (Key Academy) 1st breeder: Side Hill Stud
2nd owner: J W Bogie (Bullet II)
3rd owner: Aston House Stud (Winter Pageant)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.30 £1.90 £1.80 Ex: £4.90 CSF: £8.51
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 58 (30%) M [5-8] 50 (34%) H [9-12] 42 (36%)

3:30 Bath 7 Sep 1998

Avon Maiden Stakes Class D