Hunters Prestige British EBF Maiden Stakes

1st

Maltese Cross (FR)

No. 4, stall 5

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas

2 9-2 –

Tom Marquand

William Haggas

1:40.05 £5,154

Handy early - moved over to rail 6f out - hit front 2f out then pushed along and overtaken inside final furlong - fought back to get up on the line

2nd

Del Maro (GER)

No. 2, stall 2

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: William Buick · T: Charlie Appleby

2 9-2 –

William Buick

Charlie Appleby

0.2 £2,417

Fretful before start and unhurried away - settled towards the rear taking a strong hold - made progress into contention as field came together approaching halfway - pushed into front and battled on inside the final furlong - caught in the closing strides to finish second

3rd

Balzac (GER)

No. 1, stall 6

2yo, 8-9, OR –

J: Alexandra Egan (7) · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

2 8-9 –

Alexandra Egan (7)

Jane Chapple-Hyam

2 £1,209

Settled at the back in the middle - moved over to the inner rail with 6f left - closed on the leading duo before being asked for effort 2f out - lost balance briefly in the low point of the track - drifted right late but stayed on to finish third

4th

Moonlight Warrior (IRE)

No. 6, stall 7

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding

2 9-2 –

Oisin Murphy

Andrew Balding

3 £604

Settled towards the back through the middle stages - shifted right approaching final furlong looking for room - inexperienced but battled on between rivals - finished up in 4th

5th

Ranga Tang (GB)

No. 7, stall 1

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Sean D Bowen · T: James Owen

2 9-2 –

Sean D Bowen

James Owen

0.05 £302

Drifted left at start - settled handy through the middle stages - driven but overtaken approaching 2f out - stayed on at a steady clip through the closing stages to finish fifth beaten 5 1/4 lengths

6th

Moment Of Light (GB)

No. 5, stall 3

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Pat Cosgrave · T: James Owen

2 9-2 –

Pat Cosgrave

James Owen

2¼ £151

Handy through midfield - up into 2nd as the field came together at halfway - pushed along and lost ground inside the final furlong to finish 6th

7th

Jackabi (FR)

No. 3, stall 4

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Dougie Costello · T: Ian Williams

2 9-2 –

Dougie Costello

Ian Williams

8

Settled prominent through midfield - hit the front before being overtaken 2f out - dropped away rapidly to finish 7th