Horse Alert

02 May 2009 18:10 Doncaster

Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 5f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).

Doncaster Free Press Sharon Smith Maiden Stakes

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4⁽³⁾	-	King Of Axum (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3)	/ 2		R Ffrench	Charlie & Mark Johnston Mark Johnston Racing…	10/3
		held up, headway over 1f out, switched left approaching final furlong, ran on to lead inside, kept on gamely
2^nd	9⁽⁹⁾	SHD	Little Scotland (GB) (filly, bay, 8 12)	/ 3		A Munro	T D Easterby Mr David W Armstrong	4/1
		tracked leader, ridden 2f out, had every chance entering final furlong when edged left under pressure and kept on same pace
3^rd	5⁽⁴⁾	3 L	Lees Anthem (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3)	R / 8	Flat (28)	A Elliott	C J Teague Mr P J McMahon	11/4
		led, effort when hung left over 2f, hung right over 1f, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
4^th	2⁽⁸⁾	NK	Final Ovation (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3)	/ 3		Graham Gibbons	J & S Quinn Mrs S Quinn	7/2
		in touch, ridden along halfway, one pace final furlong
5^th	6⁽¹⁾	½ L	Whozthecat (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3)	/ 9		D Nolan	D Carroll Mr Simon Bean	16/1
		in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
6^th	8⁽²⁾	½ L	Emeralds Spirit (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12)	/ 5		S Donohoe	J R Weymes Mr T A Scothern	8/1
		chased leaders, effort when outpaced halfway, headway and hampered when squeezed for room over 1f, stayed on towards finish
PU	1⁽⁵⁾	-	Captain Sachin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3)	/ 3		L Vickers	T J Etherington Mr Tim Etherington

	3⁽⁷⁾	-	Kanaf (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3)	/ 4		T P O'Shea	E A L Dunlop Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum

	7⁽⁶⁾	-	Absolute Music (USA) (filly, bay, 8 12)	/ 4		J-P Guillambert	R M H Cowell Mrs L Botti