Full Result 3.45 Epsom | 6 September 2002

Vaillant Fortune Stakes Class A (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (7f3yds) 7f Good

1st £18,850 2nd £5,800 3rd £2,900 4th £1,450

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Atavus 10/1 Jamie Mackay George Margarson	Jamie Mackay George Margarson	5	98	108	62	109	–
b h Distant Relative - Elysian I (Northfields)
Made all, kicked on 2f out, hard driven final furlong, just held on (op 9-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ hd	7. Royal Quarters (IRE) 8/1 George Duffield Brian Meehan	George Duffield Brian Meehan	3	812	100	54	103	–
ch c Common Grounds - Queen Canute (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Tracked winner, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, edged right but stayed on under pressure final furlong, just failed (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in a place)

3⁽²⁾ hd [½]	5. Meshaheer (USA) 13/8F Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	812 t	113	54	102	–
b c Nureyev (USA) - Race The Wild Wind (USA) (Sunny's Halo)
Held up in touch, 6th straight, progress over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, gaining near finish (op 2-1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [1]	6. Resplendent Cee (IRE) 7/1 Micky Fenton P W Harris	Micky Fenton P W Harris	3	812	103	52	101	–
ch c Polar Falcon (USA) - Western Friend (USA) (Gone West)
Took keen hold, tracked leading trio, ridden and unable to quicken well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, unable to challenge (op 6-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [1½]	3. Mugharreb (USA) 11/2 Richard Hills B Hanbury	Richard Hills B Hanbury	4	92	109	52	100	–
b c Gone West (USA) - Marling (IRE) (Lomond)
Held up last pair, 7th straight, taken to wide outside and effort over 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in a place)

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [1¾]	8. Desertion (IRE) 25/1 Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	87	82	45	94	–
b f Danehill (USA) - Sabaah (USA) (Nureyev)
Dwelt, held up, last but in touch straight, progress on inner 2f out, chased leading pair briefly 1f out, one pace after (op 25-1 after 33-1 in places)

7⁽⁸⁾ 8 [9¾]	2. Late Night Out 10/1 Michael Tebbutt William Jarvis	Michael Tebbutt William Jarvis	7	92	108	28	79	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Chain Dance (Shareef Dancer)
Tracked leading pair, edged right and lost place 2f out, soon beaten (op 7-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

8⁽⁷⁾ 19 [28¾]	4. Welcome Friend (USA) 15/2 Martin Dwyer Roger Charlton	Martin Dwyer Roger Charlton	5	92	107	–	31	–
b h Kingmambo (USA) - Kingscote (IRE) (Kings Lake)
Tracked leaders, 5th straight, effort on outer over 2f out, soon lost place and beaten, lost action just over 1f out and virtually pulled up (jockey said horse stumbled and lost its action) (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 1m 22.73s (slow by 1.63s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Stableside Racing Partnership II (Atavus) 1st breeder: Whitsbury Manor Stud
2nd owner: Joe L Allbritton (Royal Quarters)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Meshaheer)
Tote win: £9.70 PL: £1.80 £3 £1.40 Ex: £100.20 CSF: £80.88

3:45 Epsom 6 Sep 2002

Vaillant Fortune Stakes Class A (Listed Race)