Full Result 5.30 Bath | 22 August 2008

Bath Ales Hop Pole Maiden Auction Stakes

(Class 5) (2yo) (5f160yds) 5½f Good To Soft

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

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	11. Peking Prince 20/1 David Probert ⁵ Andrew Balding	David Probert ⁵ Andrew Balding	2	83	–	48	74	–
b g Passing Glance - Brandon Princess (Waajib)
Steadied start, soon mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, pushed out final furlong, comfortably (op 18-1 tchd 22-1)

2⁽¹⁴⁾ 2¾	10. Blackwater Fort (USA) 22/1 Fergus Sweeney John Gallagher	Fergus Sweeney John Gallagher	2	88	–	39	62	–
bb c Doneraile Court (USA) - Clearwater I (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Never far away on outside, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, no impression inside final furlong (op 16-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [3¼]	12. Lady Mulligan 66/1 Jack Dean ⁵ Michael Blanshard	Jack Dean ⁵ Michael Blanshard	2	84 5	–	38	61	–
b f Compton Place - Plumeria (Revoque)
Mid-division, ridden 2f out, prominent when hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

4⁽⁹⁾ shd [3¼]	14. Perfect Friend 16/1 Richard Thomas Sylvester Kirk	Richard Thomas Sylvester Kirk	2	83	–	32	55	–
b f Reel Buddy (USA) - Four Legs Good (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong (op 11-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [4½]	9. Mr Flannegan 9/1 Dane O'Neill Henry Candy	Dane O'Neill Henry Candy	2	89	–	33	57	–
ch g Forzando - Star Of Flanders (Puissance)
Tracked leader, led over 2f out, hung left and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5¼]	5. Perfect Class 6/1 Adam Kirby Clive Cox	Adam Kirby Clive Cox	2	811	–	33	56	–
b f Cape Cross (IRE) - LibertyI (Singspiel)
Slowly into stride, soon in touch, every chance over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong (op 9-2)

7⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [6]	7. Edgeworth (IRE) 16/1 Cathy Gannon Brendan Powell	Cathy Gannon Brendan Powell	2	810	–	29	53	–
b c Pyrus (USA) - Credibility (Komaite)
In rear, kept on past beaten horses from over 1f out (op 14-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ nk [6½]	2. Spring Quartet 25/1 Chris Catlin Pat Eddery	Chris Catlin Pat Eddery	2	90	–	32	56	–
b g Captain Rio - Alice Blackthorn (Forzando)
Always towards rear (op 20-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 3¼ [9¾]	13. Jessy Jones 100/1 Dominic Fox ³ Roy Brotherton	Dominic Fox ³ Roy Brotherton	2	80	–	9	34	–
b f Largesse - Polar Storm (IRE) (Law Society)
Slowly away, always behind

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [11¾]	1. Rockfella 12/1 Tadhg O'Shea Denis Coakley	Tadhg O'Shea Denis Coakley	2	91	–	14	40	–
ch g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Afreeta (USA) (Afleet)
Always behind (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

11⁽³⁾ 2¾ [14½]	6. Safari Guide 6/1 Steve Carson Peter Winkworth	Steve Carson Peter Winkworth	2	811	–	–	27	–
b g Primo Valentino (IRE) - Sabalara (IRE) (Mujadil)
Led for 2f, soon weakened (jockey said colt stopped very quickly) (op 8-1)

12⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [16¾]	3. My Best Man 8/1 Tom McLaughlin Rod Millman	Tom McLaughlin Rod Millman	2	812	75	–	20	–
b g Forzando - Victoria Sioux (Ron's Victory)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out

13⁽⁸⁾ 3¼ [20]	8. Ziggy Lee 5/1 James Doyle Stuart Williams	James Doyle Stuart Williams	2	810	–	–	7	–
b c Lujain (USA) - Mary O'Grady (USA) (Swain)
Mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out (op 13-2)

14⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [23½]	4. Riflessione 3/1F Luke Morris ³ J S Moore	Luke Morris ³ J S Moore	2	89 p	75	–	–	–
ch c Captain Rio - Hilites (IRE) (Desert King)
Prominent, ridden when hampered and stumbled over 1f out, lost all chance and eased (jockey said colt had clipped heels) (op 5-1)

14 ran Off time: 5:30:00 Winning time: 1m 14.93s (slow by 6.73s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Kingsclere Racing Club (Peking Prince) 1st breeder: Kingsclere Stud
2nd owner: Adweb Ltd (Blackwater Fort)
3rd owner: Bailey, Hall & Murray (Lady Mulligan)
Tote win: £27.90 PL: £5.20 £8 £22.60 Ex: £798.50 CSF: £402.02
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 33 (44%) M [6-9] 54 (38%) H [10-14] 63 (18%)

5:30 Bath 22 Aug 2008

Bath Ales Hop Pole Maiden Auction Stakes