| Wolverhampton21 September 2008 Race Time:14:00 | Purebred Arabian | Maiden Race | |||
| The Geoff Howard Maiden Stakes | |||||
| For maiden purebred arabians, 3 yrs old & upwards. | |||||
| Winning Time: 01:23:00 | To race over six furlongs or thereabouts | Dirt: Standard | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namoos (GB) | 9-4 | 3 | 7-4 | Mrs G M Duffield | |||
| Mr P Collington | ||||||||
| Nice sort. Looked well. Settled 3rd. Led approaching final furlong. Soon went clear. Impressive. | ||||||||
| 2 | 3.00 | Yaqoot (GB) | 9-12 | 85 | 4 | 11-10 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Fit. 2nd until led approaching straight. Headed before final furlong. No answer. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3.00 | Al Harith (IQ) | 10-3 | 73 | 4 | 5-1 | Miss S Davison | |
| Mr D Turner | ||||||||
| Midfield. Took closer order approaching straight and 3rd 1 1/2f out. Every chance but not reach first 2. | ||||||||
| 4 | 4.00 | Ambrose (GB) | 10-3 | 4 | 6-1 | Mr W M Smith | ||
| Mr A Holdsworth | ||||||||
| Nice sort. Led until headed approaching straight. No extra closing stages. Promising. | ||||||||
| 5 | hd | Ebraam (GB) | 9-9 | 3 | 10-1 | Mrs G M Duffield | ||
| Mr M Smith | ||||||||
| Prominent early stages. Relegated to 5th entering straight. No impression close home. | ||||||||
| 6 | 1.00 | Malibaa (FR) | 9-12 | 4 | 7-1 | Mr W M Smith | ||
| Mr R P Flint (5) | ||||||||
| Always mid-division. | ||||||||
| 7 | 7.00 | Affar (IQ) | 10-3 | 4 | 12-1 | Miss S Davison | ||
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Lost several lengths at start. Early speed to catch main bunch. No extra in straight. | ||||||||
| 8 | 2.00 | Mahbishai (GB) | 10-3 | 4 | 25-1 | Mr D J Paton | ||
| Mr F J Offord | ||||||||
| Midfield. Went 4th 3f out. Soon lost place and dropped back to 8th in straight. | ||||||||
| 9 | 1.00 | Tomoulle (GB) | 10-3 | 4 | 12-1 | Mr W M Smith | ||
| Mr B Adams | ||||||||
| Started slowly. Always in rear. | ||||||||
| 10 | 20.00 | TFA Al Ifa (GB) | bl | 9-13 | 30 | 7 | 50-1 | Mr D J Paton |
| Mr Andrew L Jones (5) | ||||||||
| Soon outpaced and tailed off. | ||||||||