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Newmarket Result
16 Oct 2004

« 2:05 » Victor Chandler Challenge Stakes (Group 2)

  • (Class 1) (3yo+) 7f Soft
  • £58,000.00, £22,000.00, £11,000.00, £5,000.00, £2,500.00, £1,500.00
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Firebreak 11/2 5 9-4 t Saeed bin Suroor 116 * * »
b h Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Breakaway (Song) Frankie Dettori
 
Made all, driven along over 1f out, ridden out final 50yds (op 9-2)
 
 
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1 Keltos (FR) 6/1 6 9-0  C Laffon-Parias — * * »
gr h Kendor (FR) - Loxandra (Last Tycoon) Olivier Peslier
 
Held up in midfield, effort 2f out, pressed winner final furlong, hard ridden, not quicken final 50yds (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in places)
 
 
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nk Polar Bear 5/1F 4 9-0  William Haggas 108 * * »
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Aim For The Top (USA) (Irish River) Kieren Fallon
 
Held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong (tchd 11-2 after 6-1 in places)
 
 
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2½ Polar Way 11/1 5 9-0  Amanda Perrett 114 * * »
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Fetish (Dancing Brave) Richard Hughes
 
Tracked leaders going well, ridden well over 1f out, no extra final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 12-1 in places)
 
 
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1¾ Balmont (USA) 6/1 3 8-12  Jeremy Noseda 112 * * »
b h Stravinsky (USA) - Aldebaran Light (USA) (Seattle Slew) Jamie Spencer
 
Held up and behind, switched outside and headway over 1f out, hard ridden, no impression final furlong (op 7-1)
 
 
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½ Caradak (IRE) 20/1 3 8-12  John M Oxx — * * »
b h Desert Style (IRE) - Caraiyma (IRE) (Shahrastani) Mick Kinane
 
Prominent, edged right and hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 25-1)
 
 
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3½ Vanderlin 20/1 5 9-0  Andrew Balding 105 * * »
ch g Halling (USA) - Massorah (FR) (Habitat) Martin Dwyer
 
Held up in midfield, effort over 2f out, no impression (tchd 22-1 and 25-1 in places)
 
 
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3½ Badminton 10/1 3 8-9 t Saeed bin Suroor 107 * *
b m Zieten (USA) - Badawi (USA) (Diesis) Kerrin McEvoy
 
Chased winner until hard ridden and weakened 2f out (op 9-1)
 
 
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shd Polar Ben 11/2 5 9-0  James Fanshawe 111 * * »
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Woodbeck (Terimon) Johnny Murtagh
 
Held up towards rear, going well when not clear run over 2f out, switched left, ridden and no response, eased when well beaten final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in places)
 
 
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1½ Cape Fear 33/1 3 8-12  Brian Meehan 110 * * »
b h Cape Cross (IRE) - Only In Dreams (Polar Falcon) Jimmy Fortune
 
Slowly into stride, soon in midfield, ridden and weakened 2f out (op 25-1)
 
 
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18 Golden Nun 25/1 4 8-11 b Tim Easterby 104 * *
b m Bishop Of Cashel - Amber Mill (Doulab) T Quinn
 
Prominent 4f (op 20-1)
 
 
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8 Tahirah 66/1 4 8-11  Rae Guest 85 * * »
b m Green Desert (USA) - Kismah (Machiavellian) Seb Sanders
 
Always behind
 
 
12 ran TIME 1m 27.22s (slow by 4.72s) Total SP 111%
NON RUNNERS: Ashdown Express (IRE), Pastoral Pursuits
1st OWNER: Godolphin BRED: R P Williams TRAINER: Saeed bin Suroor
2nd OWNER: Leonidas Marinopoulos
3rd OWNER: B Haggas
TOTE WIN £5.00 PL £2.50, £1.90, £2.10; Ex £36.40; CSF £33.12 TRIFECTA £134.50 Pool £2,671.30. 14.10 winning units
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