Full Result 8.10 Thirsk | 10 May 2008

Army Benevolent Fund Maiden Stakes

(Class 5) (3yo+) (7f218yds) 1m Good To Firm

1st £3,885.60 2nd £1,156.20 3rd £577.80 4th £288.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	13. Tiger Dream 4/11F Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	3	813	89	46	71	–
b g Oasis Dream - Grey Way (USA) (Cozzene)
Tracked leading pair, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven and edged right inside final furlong, just held on (op 1-2)

2⁽²⁾ hd	6. King Fingal (IRE) 66/1 Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	3	813	–	45	70	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Llia (Shirley Heights)
Midfield, good headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly to challenge inside final furlong, every chance until no extra near finish

3⁽³⁾ 1¾ [2]	5. Grey Command (USA) 50/1 Mark Lawson ³ Mel Brittain	Mark Lawson ³ Mel Brittain	3	810	–	41	66	–
gr c Daylami (IRE) - Shmoose (IRE) (Caerleon)
Always prominent, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and every chance until driven, edged right and one pace well inside final furlong

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	8. Novellen Lad (IRE) 25/1 Adrian Nicholls Eric Alston	Adrian Nicholls Eric Alston	3	813	–	37	62	–
b c Noverre (USA) - Lady Ellen (Horage)
In touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace (tchd 28-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [8¾]	16. Cheers For Thea (IRE) 66/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	3	88	–	19	46	–
gr f Distant Music (USA) - Popiplu (USA) (Cozzene)
Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on approaching final furlong, nearest finish (op 80-1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [10½]	4. Flaxton (UAE) 100/1 T Williams Mel Brittain	T Williams Mel Brittain	3	813	45	20	46	–
b c Halling (USA) - Yasmeen Valley (USA) (Danzig Connection)
Midfield, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, driven and edged right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

7⁽¹⁸⁾ 1 [11½]	2. Ezdeyaad (USA) 16/1 Dougie Costello Alan Swinbank	Dougie Costello Alan Swinbank	4	912	–	20	47	–
b g Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - August Storm (USA) (Storm Creek)
Held up and behind, headway 3f out, ridden and stayed on approaching final furlong, nearest finish

8⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [11¾]	14. Top Man Dan (IRE) 20/1 David Nolan ³ Declan Carroll	David Nolan ³ Declan Carroll	3	810 t	–	17	44	–
b g Danetime (IRE) - Aphra Benn (IRE) (In The Wings)
Towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression (tchd 22-1)

9⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [13]	17. Miss Understanding 66/1 Phillip Makin John Weymes	Phillip Makin John Weymes	3	88	–	9	36	–
br f Dansili - Crossed Wire (Lycius)
Held up in rear until some late headway (tchd 50-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ ½ [13½]	18. Virtuality (USA) 10/1 Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	3	88	–	8	35	–
bb f Elusive Quality (USA) - Hold To Ransom (USA) (Red Ransom)
In touch, effort on outer over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened (tchd 11-1)

11⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [14¼]	11. St Johns Wood 20/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	3	813	–	11	38	–
b g Singspiel (IRE) - Mamounia (IRE) (Green Desert)
Slowly into stride and behind until some late headway (op 16-1)

12⁽¹²⁾ ½ [14¾]	3. Cranworth Blaze 100/1 Greg Fairley Tim Etherington	Greg Fairley Tim Etherington	4	97 eb	45	7	35	–
b f Diktat - Julietta Mia (USA) (Woodman)
Always towards rear

13⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [15½]	1. Desert Maze (IRE) 100/1 Paul Hanagan John Wade	Paul Hanagan John Wade	4	912	–	10	38	–
ch g Desert Sun - Allzi (USA) (Zilzal)
Chased leader, ridden along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 4½ [20]	12. Stormin Heart (USA) 40/1 Paul Fessey David Barron	Paul Fessey David Barron	3	813 b¹	–	–	25	–
br g Stormin Fever (USA) - Heart Beats True (USA) (Cherokee Run)
Led, ridden along 3f out, headed over 2f out and soon weakened (op 25-1)

15⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [20½]	10. Royal Avenue (IRE) 66/1 Robert Winston Tim Easterby	Robert Winston Tim Easterby	3	813	–	–	24	–
ch g Kris Kin (USA) - Flying Feet (USA) (Devil's Bag)
In touch, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (op 100-1)

16⁽⁴⁾ ½ [21]	9. Pick Of The Day (IRE) 22/1 J-P Guillambert James Given	J-P Guillambert James Given	3	813	–	–	22	–
ch g Choisir (AUS) - Reveuse De Jour (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In touch, ridden along over 3f out and soon weakened (op 50-1)

17⁽¹⁾ 7 [28]	7. Louis Seffens (USA) 12/1 Gary Bartley ⁵ Alan Swinbank	Gary Bartley ⁵ Alan Swinbank	3	88 t	–	–	6	–
b c Elusive Quality (USA) - Miss Seffens (USA) (Dehere)
Always towards rear (jockey said colt had a breathing problem) (op 10-1)

17 ran Off time: 8:13:00 Winning time: 1m 42.95s (slow by 6.25s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Tycoon's Buddy (withdrawn; vet's advice)
Rule 4: Tycoon's Buddy was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 50/1. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: J Duddy A Bailey T Marnane B McDonald (Tiger Dream) 1st breeder: Grundy Bloodstock Srl
2nd owner: Geoffrey Van Cutsem (King Fingal)
3rd owner: Mel Brittain (Grey Command)
Tote win: £1.30 PL: £1.02 £14.20 £16.90 Ex: £41 CSF: £61.37
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 51 (23%) M [7-11] 71 (64%) H [12-18] 28 (13%)

8:10 Thirsk 10 May 2008

Army Benevolent Fund Maiden Stakes