Full Result 4.15 Folkestone | 25 August 2003

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(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £3,474.25 2nd £1,069 3rd £534.50 4th £267.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	4. Tasneef (USA) 7/1 J-P Guillambert ⁵ Tim McCarthy	J-P Guillambert ⁵ Tim McCarthy	4	90	59	63	70	–
b g Gulch (USA) - Min Alhawa (USA) (Riverman)
Tracked leader for 3f, went 2nd again over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, drew clear final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

2⁽⁶⁾ 3½	5. Forever My Lord 5/2 Neil Pollard John Best	Neil Pollard John Best	5	94 6	58	55	63	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - In Love Again (IRE) (Prince Rupert)
Led, steadied pace halfway, kicked on again 3f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner after, just held on for 2nd (op 3-1 tchd 9-4)

3⁽³⁾ hd [3¾]	1. Royal Approval 11/2 Seb Sanders John Dunlop	Seb Sanders John Dunlop	4	910	64	61	69	–
b g Royal Applause - Inimitable (Polish Precedent)
Raced in 4th, outpaced 3f out, effort 2f out, hanging right but kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 2½ [6¼]	6. Absinther 9/4F George Baker Martin Bosley	George Baker Martin Bosley	6	810	50	42	51	–
b g Presidium - Heavenly Queen (Scottish Reel II)
Held up in last pair, ridden and progress on inner to chase leading pair over 2f out, one pace and no impression, lost 3rd inside final furlong (jockey said the gelding hung right-handed in the home straight) (op 6-4)

5⁽²⁾ 9 [15¼]	2. James Caird (IRE) 11/1 Ted Durcan Mark H Tompkins	Ted Durcan Mark H Tompkins	3	96	70	44	57	–
ch g Catrail (USA) - Polish Saga (Polish Patriot)
Held up in last pair, outpaced and ridden 3f out, no progress final 2f (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

6⁽⁴⁾ 6 [21¼]	3. Sadler's Cove (FR) 8/1 Brett Doyle Linda Jewell	Brett Doyle Linda Jewell	5	95 t	59	21	36	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Mine D'Or (FR) (Posse I)
Settled in 5th, ridden and outpaced 3f out, soon beaten, eased final furlong (op 7-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 2 [23¼]	7. Royal Axminster 14/1 Simon Whitworth Nerys Dutfield	Simon Whitworth Nerys Dutfield	8	84 1	44	2	18	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Number One Spot (Reference Point)
Dwelt, soon prominent, chased leader after 3f until over 3f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong (tchd 16-1 in places)

7 ran Off time: 4:15:00 Winning time: 2m 39.87s (slow by 2.87s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: A D Spence (Tasneef) 1st breeder: Shadwell Farm LLC
2nd owner: Steve Cook (Forever My Lord)
3rd owner: John Darby (Royal Approval)
Tote win: £9.70 PL: £4 £1.70 Ex: £33.60 CSF: £24.43

4:15 Folkestone 25 Aug 2003

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