Full Result 8.00 Thirsk | 23 May 2005

William Rhodes Maiden Stakes

(Class 5) (3yo+) 7f Good

1st £5,460 2nd £1,680 3rd £840 4th £420

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	1. Alpine Reel (IRE) 16/1 Johnny Dekeyser Walter Swinburn	Johnny Dekeyser Walter Swinburn	4	911	–	50	74	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Alpine Flair (IRE) (Tirol)
Mid-division, effort over 3f out, stayed on to lead final 100yds (op 14-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	12. Guadaloup 12/1 Mark Lawson ⁵ Mel Brittain	Mark Lawson ⁵ Mel Brittain	3	86 2	–	41	66	–
ch f Loup Sauvage (USA) - Rash (Pursuit Of Love)
Chased leaders, led on wide outside over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

3⁽¹⁾ nk [¾]	7. Major Magpie (IRE) 4/1 V Halliday Michael Dods	V Halliday Michael Dods	3	90	–	44	68	–
b g Rossini (USA) - Picnic Basket (Pharly)
Tracked leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 11-2)

4⁽⁷⁾ nk [1]	9. Venetian King (USA) 9/4F Paul Mulrennan ³ Howard Johnson	Paul Mulrennan ³ Howard Johnson	3	811	–	43	67	–
b g King Of Kings (IRE) - Vena (IRE) (Danehill)
Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon led, headed over 1f out, no extra (op 13-8 tchd 5-2)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [4]	11. Blue Lullaby (IRE) 7/2 Neil Callan Marcus Tregoning	Neil Callan Marcus Tregoning	3	89	–	30	54	–
b f Fasliyev (USA) - Whispering (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Mid-division, effort 3f out, edged right over 1f out, kept on one pace (op 3-1 tchd 11-4)

6⁽⁶⁾ nk [4½]	13. Rice Mother (IRE) 14/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	89	–	29	53	–
b f Indian Ridge (IRE) - Persian Secret (FR) (Persian Heights)
Chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon headed, weakened approaching final furlong

7⁽²⁾ 2 [6½]	2. Borodinsky 25/1 Tom Eaves Ron Barr	Tom Eaves Ron Barr	4	911	47	32	57	–
b g Magic Ring (IRE) - Valldemosa (Music Boy)
Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 28-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 6 [12½]	6. Indian Flyer (IRE) 33/1 Micky Fenton Tim Easterby	Micky Fenton Tim Easterby	3	90	–	11	37	–
ch c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Gazar (Kris)
Soon behind, kept on final 3f, never a factor

9⁽¹¹⁾ nk [12¾]	10. Whitby Echo (IRE) 40/1 Paul Hanagan Reg Hollinshead	Paul Hanagan Reg Hollinshead	3	90	–	10	36	–
b c Entrepreneur - Nom De Plume I (USA) (Nodouble)
Slowly into stride, soon behind (op 33-1)

10⁽¹³⁾ nk [13]	3. Needwood Scot 100/1 Darren Williams Christopher Kellett	Darren Williams Christopher Kellett	4	911	–	14	39	–
b g Danzig Connection (USA) - Needwood Nymph (Bold Owl)
Mid-division, headway 3f out, weakened final furlong, eased

11⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [14¾]	4. Tannenberg (IRE) 25/1 Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank	Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank	4	911	–	9	34	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Upper Strata (Shirley Heights)
Soon detached in rear, some headway over 2f out, never on terms (tchd 28-1)

12⁽⁵⁾ 6 [20¾]	8. Sonic Anthem (USA) 16/1 David McCabe David Nicholls	David McCabe David Nicholls	3	90	–	–	14	–
b g Royal Anthem (USA) - Whisperifyoudare (USA) (Red Ransom)
Mid-division, effort 3f out, soon lost place (jockey said gelding was unsuited by good ground ) (op 20-1 tchd 14-1)

RO⁽⁴⁾	5. Fern House (IRE) 100/1 Hayley Turner ³ James Moffatt	Hayley Turner ³ James Moffatt	3	811	–	–	–	–
b c Xaar - Certain Impression (USA) (Forli)
Slowly into stride, headway on inner when ducked through rail after 1f (jockey said colt suffered interference leaving stalls) (op 80-1 tchd 66-1)

13 ran Off time: 8:02:00 Winning time: 1m 28.40s (slow by 4.30s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Mrs P W Harris (Alpine Reel) 1st breeder: South House Stud
2nd owner: Northgate Red (Guadaloup)
3rd owner: Mrs Patsy Monk (Major Magpie)
Tote win: £17.70 PL: £3.80 £3.50 £1.80 Ex: £303.40 CSF: £175.38
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 88 (27%) M [5-9] 37 (47%) H [10-13] 25 (26%)

8:00 Thirsk 23 May 2005

William Rhodes Maiden Stakes