Full Result 2.50 Thirsk | 19 June 2001

Elly And Phil BBC Breakfast Maiden Stakes Class D (Div I)

(Class 4) (3yo) 7f Good

1st £4,218.50 2nd £1,298 3rd £649 4th £324.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	1. Al Aali 5/4F Willie Supple John Dunlop	Willie Supple John Dunlop	3	90	–	45	68	–
b c Lahib (USA) - Maraatib (IRE) (Green Desert)
Tracked leaders, smooth headway 3f out, led 2f out and soon clear, pushed out final furlong (op 9-4 tchd 11-10 in a place)

2⁽⁷⁾ 2½	4. Distant Scene (USA) 7/4 John Carroll B W Hills	John Carroll B W Hills	3	90	–	37	61	–
b c Distant View (USA) - Dangora (USA) (Sovereign Dancer)
Very slowly away and behind, pulled hard and progress into midfield after 2f, headway to chase leaders 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace (op 11-10 tchd 15-8 in a place)

3⁽⁶⁾ shd [2½]	6. Patricia Philomena (IRE) 6/1 Dean Mernagh David Barron	Dean Mernagh David Barron	3	89	–	32	56	–
br f Prince Of Birds (USA) - Jeewan (Touching Wood)
Always prominent, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace approaching last (op 4-1)

4⁽³⁾ 6 [8½]	5. River Trail 25/1 T Williams Mel Brittain	T Williams Mel Brittain	3	90	–	19	46	–
b g Catrail (USA) - River Maiden (USA) (Riverman)
Led, ridden along halfway, headed 3f out and gradually weakened (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [9]	2. Brians Bay 33/1 S Righton John Gallagher	S Righton John Gallagher	3	90	–	18	45	–
b g River Falls - Petrina Bay (Clantime)
Close up, wide straight, ridden 3f out and soon weakened (tchd 50-1 in places)

6⁽¹⁾ 1 [10]	8. Stone Crest (IRE) 16/1 Barry McHugh ⁷ Richard Fahey	Barry McHugh ⁷ Richard Fahey	3	82	–	10	38	–
b f Bigstone (IRE) - HillcrestI (IRE) (Thatching)
Never near leaders (op 12-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 6 [16]	9. Synergie (IRE) 33/1 Micky Fenton Eric Alston	Micky Fenton Eric Alston	3	89	–	–	23	–
ch f Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Keepers Dawn (IRE) (Alzao)
Behind from halfway

8⁽²⁾ 1½ [17½]	7. Royal Poppy 33/1 Joe Fanning Tony McWilliams	Joe Fanning Tony McWilliams	3	89	–	–	19	–
b f Mind Games - Never So True (Never So Bold)
Prominent until ridden along and weakened 3f out (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 2:51:00 Winning time: 1m 27.80s (slow by 3.70s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: City Of London (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Al Aali) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Distant Scene)
3rd owner: S J Crawford (Patricia Philomena)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.10 £1.10 £1.10 Ex: £4 CSF: £3.11

2:50 Thirsk 19 Jun 2001

Elly And Phil BBC Breakfast Maiden Stakes Class D (Div I)