Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

York - Sat 16th Jun 2012
14:05 14:35 15:10 15:45 16:15 16:45 17:15

16:45 Reg Griffin Appreciation E.B.F. Maiden Stakes6f
Weighed In - (Class 3), £11,500 added, 2yo, 9 runners
Winner £7,439 2nd £2,214 3rd £1,106 4th £553
Going: Soft Surface: Turf

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 1m 18.64s
Off time: 16:50:27

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Royal Rascal	4/1
2nd	Finaz	11/2
3rd	Eastern Dragon (IRE)	16/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1 (7)		Cash Is King	2	9-3	T Hamilton	R A Fahey	6/1
2 (2)		Complicator	2	9-3	I Poullis	A J Mccabe	12/1
3 (9)	55	Eastern Dragon (IRE) 15	2	9-3	P Mulrennan	K A Ryan	16/1
4 (1)	63	Finaz 21	2	9-3	M Fenton	P T Midgley	11/2
5 (3)		Marhaba Malayeen (IRE)	2	9-3	P Makin	K A Ryan	6/1
7 (4)		Notional Demand	2	9-3	D Fentiman	T D Easterby	25/1
8 (5)		Orions Hero (IRE)	2	9-3	P Hanagan	R A Fahey	3/1
9 (8)		Reggie Bond	2	9-3	D Swift (3)	G R Oldroyd	8/1
11 (10)	3	Royal Rascal 28	2	8-12	D Allan	T D Easterby	4/1

Non runners
6 (6)	25		Newstead Abbey	2	9-3	D H Brown	G Gibbons
10 (11)			Unsinkable (IRE)	2	9-3	R A Fahey	B McHugh

Verdict

Six of the last nine favourites have won this and unless the market speaks in favour of a newcomer NEWSTEAD ABBEY will probably have that honour here. David Brown's colt made a fine start when narrowly beaten over the C&D in a race that has worked out well but disappointed when strongly fancied at Haydock subsequently. The fast going may have been the reason for that poor effort and today's ground can see him gain his first success. Royal Rascal made a nice start at Thirsk where she stayed on over the minimum trip and she looks best of the remainder with experience. Richard Fahey saddles a trio of newcomers and the expensive Orions Hero, the mount of Paul Hanagan, looks the main hope while Kevin Ryan's Dutch Art colt Marhaba Malayeen, a half-brother to the two-year-old winner Puddle Duck, is one to keep an eye on.

Formwatch

Cash Is King Bahamian Bounty colt out of Age Of Chivalry.

Complicator Pastoral Pursuits colt out of Thara'a.

Eastern Dragon (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Dwelt, tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 14l behind Chelwood Gate (9-3) at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn aut (6) gd.

Finaz 12-1 (9-3) In touch, effort over 2f out, soon hung left under pressure, never able to challenge, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Pay Freeze (9-3) at York 6f 2yo mdn aut (3) gf in May.

Marhaba Malayeen (IRE) Dutch Art colt out of Poyle Caitlin.

Newstead Abbey Evensfav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7l behind Master Of War (9-3) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd.

Notional Demand Multiplex colt out of Bonsai.

Orions Hero (IRE) Oasis Dream colt out of La Reine Mambo.

Reggie Bond Monsieur Bond colt out of Triple Tricks.

Unsinkable (IRE) Verglas colt out of Heart's Desire.

Royal Rascal 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Rhagori Aur (9-0) at Thirsk 5f 2yo stks (4) gs in May.