| Wolverhampton08 June 2008 Race Time:15:30 | Purebred Arabian | Maiden Race | |||
| The Al Ras Maiden Stakes | |||||
| For maiden purebred arabians, 3 yrs old & upwards. | |||||
| Winning Time: 02:20:00 | To race over one mile one furlong or thereabouts | Dirt: Standard | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Try My Best (GB) | vis | 10-0 | 78 | 4 | 3-1 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Sweating. Pulled hard. 3rd early stages. Soon took 2nd tracking runner-up. Ranged upsides and led 2f out. Soon went clear in straight. Easily. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2.00 | Alsharq (GB) | 9-9 | 80 | 4 | 1-3f | Mrs G M Duffield | |
| Mr P Collington | ||||||||
| Led until 2f out. Soon mastered under pressure. Kept on in a clear 2nd. | ||||||||
| 3 | 4.00 | Al Fairooz (OM) | 10-4 | 5 | 5-1 | Mr J Smart | ||
| Mr Y J Al Senaidi (5) | ||||||||
| 4th until progress to go 3rd 5f out. Outpaced 3f out. Kept on well closing stages. | ||||||||
| 4 | 30.00 | Whisper (GB) | 9-13 | 5 | 8-1 | Miss S Davison | ||
| Mr D Turner | ||||||||
| 3rd until relegated to 4th 5f out. Soon under pressure and lost touch. | ||||||||
| 5 | 15.00 | Mellway Golden Gem (GB) | 9-1 | 3 | 14-1 | Mrs J Hutchings | ||
| Mr B Adams | ||||||||
| Virtually last throughout. Lost touch and tailed off final half-mile. | ||||||||