Albany Stakes 2004 Result
14:30 Friday 18 June 2004 |
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ALBANY STAKES (Listed) (A) |
Distance : 6f |
Prize : £23,200 Age : 2yo Race Type : Flat | Going : Gd/Frm |
All 17 ran. |
Winning Owner: Sand Associates |
Time: 1m 16.13s |
All 17 ran. |
Winning Owner: Sand Associates |
Time: 1m 16.13s |
With 12 individual winners, and some of the country's leading stables represented, this looked a really interesting fillies listed event; however, ultimately, the way things panned out suggests it's likely to prove muddling form, as, in a rough-house affair, which wasn't strongly run, a good number suffered interference, though plenty have potential all the same; the winning rider was banned for one day for not riding to his draw, but that could have been said about a good number of them, and though more far-reaching guidelines rather than more bans are the way forward, this is one area in which the rules still leave a lot to be desired if the aim is to have reasonably fair races as well as safe ones on straight tracks generally.
With 12 individual winners, and some of the country's leading stables represented, this looked a really interesting fillies listed event; however, ultimately, the way things panned out suggests it's likely to prove muddling form, as, in a rough-house affair, which wasn't strongly run, a good number suffered interference, though plenty have potential all the same; the winning rider was banned for one day for not riding to his draw, but that could have been said about a good number of them, and though more far-reaching guidelines rather than more bans are the way forward, this is one area in which the rules still leave a lot to be desired if the aim is to have reasonably fair races as well as safe ones on straight tracks generally.