Full Result 2.55 Thirsk | 3 September 2011

EBF "Iktibas" Maiden Stakes

(Class 5) (2yo) 7f Good

1st £4,528.30 2nd £1,347.50 3rd £673.40 4th £336.70

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	10. Unex Michelangelo (IRE) 11/8F Robert Havlin John Gosden	Robert Havlin John Gosden	2	93	–	80	80	–
b c Dansili - Chenchikova (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leader, close up 3f out, led well over 1f out, ridden clear final furlong (op 6-4, tchd 7-4 in a place)

2⁽¹²⁾ 3¾	2. Blades Lad 22/1 Lee Topliss ³ Richard Fahey	Lee Topliss ³ Richard Fahey	2	90	–	69	68	–
ch g Haafhd - Blades Girl (Bertolini)
In touch, headway on outer halfway, chased leaders and switched left to inner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong to take 2nd last 100yds (op 16-1)

3⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [4]	4. Byron Blue (IRE) 14/1 Saleem Golam Jamie Osborne	Saleem Golam Jamie Osborne	2	93	–	68	67	–
br c Dylan Thomas (IRE) - High Society (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
Steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, headway well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong (op 20-1 tchd 22-1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [4½]	9. Sygnature 25/1 P J McDonald Alan Swinbank	P J McDonald Alan Swinbank	2	93	62	66	66	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Perfect Story (IRE) (Desert Story)
Chased leaders, headway 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong (op 20-1)

5⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [5¼]	7. Marching On (IRE) 6/1 Stephen Craine Kevin Ryan	Stephen Craine Kevin Ryan	2	93	78	64	64	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Miss Delila (USA) (Malibu Moon)
Led, ridden along 3f out, driven and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 11-2)

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [5¾]	11. Absolute Fun (IRE) 66/1 Adam Carter ⁵ Tim Easterby	Adam Carter ⁵ Tim Easterby	2	87	–	57	57	–
b f Lawman (FR) - Jallaissine (IRE) (College Chapel)
Towards rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, soon ridden and stayed on approaching final furlong, nearest finish (op 50-1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [8¾]	5. Confirmed 15/2 Cathy Gannon Marco Botti	Cathy Gannon Marco Botti	2	93 t	–	53	64	–
b c Authorized (IRE) - Vas Y Carla (USA) (Gone West)
Slowly into stride and behind, headway well over 2f out, kept on approaching final furlong, nearest finish (jockey said colt missed the break) (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 4 [12¾]	6. Last Zak 66/1 Paddy Aspell Michael Easterby	Paddy Aspell Michael Easterby	2	93	–	41	44	–
b g Lucky Story (USA) - Zakuska (Zafonic)
In touch, ridden along well over 2f out, gradually weakened (op 80-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [14]	8. Pontius Pilate (IRE) 50/1 Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	2	93 p	–	37	40	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Shining Creek (CAN) (Bering)
Always midfield

10⁽¹³⁾ 3¾ [17¾]	3. Bollin Tommy 14/1 Robert Winston Tim Easterby	Robert Winston Tim Easterby	2	93	–	26	30	–
ch g Carnival Dancer - Bollin Ann (Anshan)
Always in rear (op 10-1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 6 [23¾]	1. Abhaath (USA) 7/2 Antioco Murgia ⁵ Saeed bin Suroor	Antioco Murgia ⁵ Saeed bin Suroor	2	812	–	8	14	–
b c Hard Spun (USA) - Above Perfection (USA) (In Excess I)
Chased leaders, ridden along and edged right over 2f out, soon weakened (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 4-1)

12⁽⁸⁾ 3¼ [27]	14. Demolition Blue (IRE) 100/1 Patrick Donaghy ³ Ben Haslam	Patrick Donaghy ³ Ben Haslam	2	89	–	–	–	–
b f Diamond Green (FR) - Amoras (IRE) (Hamas)
Slightly hampered start, always in rear

13⁽⁹⁾ ½ [27½]	12. Artlana 100/1 P B Beggy Julie Camacho	P B Beggy Julie Camacho	2	812	–	–	–	–
b f Dutch Art - Latanazul (Sakhee)
Awkward and hampered start, always behind

14⁽²⁾ 9 [36½]	13. Ave Sofia 100/1 James Rogers ⁵ John Holt	James Rogers ⁵ John Holt	2	87	56	–	–	–
b f Byron - Snoozy (Cadeaux Genereux)
Prominent, ridden along halfway, soon weakened

14 ran Off time: 2:56:00 Winning time: 1m 28.46s (slow by 4.36s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: W J Gredley (Unex Michelangelo) 1st breeder: Chenchikova Syndicate
2nd owner: D Holgate (Blades Lad)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs I H Bendelow (Byron Blue)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.30 £6.80 £5.80 Ex: £41.60 CSF: £41.65
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 48 (68%) M [6-9] 31 (4%) H [10-14] 71 (28%)

2:55 Thirsk 3 Sep 2011

EBF "Iktibas" Maiden Stakes