| Taunton16 May 2009 Race Time:14:00 | Purebred Arabian | Maiden Race | |||
| The Arabian Magazine & Zayin Arabian Stud Maiden Stakes | |||||
| For maiden purebred arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards. | |||||
| Winning Time: 01:53:00 | To race over seven furlongs or thereabouts | Turf: Firm | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Harith (IQ) | 10-4 | 73 | 5 | 4-1 | Mr A S Newey | ||
| Mr D Turner | ||||||||
| Fit. Always prominent. Led entering straight. Headed 1f out. Rallied closing stages to lead close home. | ||||||||
| 2 | sh | Ebraam (GB) | 9-13 | 67 | 4 | 6-4f | Mrs G M Duffield | |
| Mr P Collington | ||||||||
| Settled just behind leaders. Effort and led 1f out. Headed close home. | ||||||||
| 3 | sh | Al Rasheeq (OM) | 10-4 | 75 | 6 | 5-1 | Mr J Smart | |
| Mr A Al Siyabi (5) | ||||||||
| Bandaged. Raced wide. Close 3rd final 2f and sustained challenge. Just failed to peg back first 2. | ||||||||
| 4 | 0.50 | Andaleeb (OM) | 10-4 | 5 | 16-1 | Mr J Smart | ||
| Mr M S M Al Balushi (5) | ||||||||
| Nice sort. Settled towards rear. Steady progress to go close 4th 1f out. Ran on well. Promising effort. | ||||||||
| 5 | 7.00 | Wikkara (GB) | 10-4 | 5 | 16-1 | Mr A S Newey | ||
| Mr J Sherwood (7) | ||||||||
| Midfield. Outpaced final 2f. | ||||||||
| 6 | 0.50 | Taer Al Hurr (IQ) | cp | 9-13 | 4 | 12-1 | Mr A S Newey | |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Led early. Disputed lead with winner 4f out until headed 2f out. Weakened closing stages. | ||||||||
| 7 | 6.00 | Jamaahir (GB) | 9-13 | 4 | 10-1 | Mrs D Thomas | ||
| Mr D Prichard (5) | ||||||||
| Always towards rear. Never in contention final 2f. | ||||||||
| 8 | 10.00 | Florys Folly (GB) | 9-13 | 6 | 5-2 | Mrs D Thomas | ||
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Midfield early stages. Dropped to rear entering straight and weakened. | ||||||||