Full Result 2.45 Longchamp (FR) | 20 April 2003

Prix de la Grotte (Group 3) (Fillies) (Grande Piste)

(3yo) 1m Good To Soft

1st £21,429 2nd £8,571 3rd £6,429 4th £4,286 5th £2,143

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Maiden Tower 143/10 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire H-A Pantall	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire H-A Pantall	3	90	–	–	106	–
b f Groom Dancer (USA) - Sawara (Danzig)
Raced in 2nd, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, driven out

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	6. Fidelio's Miracle (USA) 138/10 Thierry Thulliez H-A Pantall	Thierry Thulliez H-A Pantall	3	90	–	–	105	–
b f Mountain Cat (USA) - Flurry (FR) (Groom Dancer)
Held up in 6th, ridden and headway on outside from 1 1/2f out, stayed on under strong pressure to take 2nd on line

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [¾]	8. Welcome Millenium (FR) 71/10 Ioritz Mendizabal J-C Rouget	Ioritz Mendizabal J-C Rouget	3	90	–	–	105	–
gr f Kendor (FR) - Tambura (FR) (Kaldoun)
Disputed 3rd, 3rd straight, hard ridden to press leaders 1f out, stayed on, lost 2nd close home

4⁽¹⁾ nk [1]	1. Etoile Montante (USA) 3/5F Olivier Peslier Mme Christiane Head	Olivier Peslier Mme Christiane Head	3	90	–	–	104	–
ch f Miswaki (USA) - Willstar (USA) (Nureyev)
Led to just inside final furlong, one pace

5⁽⁴⁾ hd [1¼]	3. Garlinote (FR) 30/1 Vincent Vion Mme C Barande-Barbe	Vincent Vion Mme C Barande-Barbe	3	90	–	–	104	–
b f Poliglote - Garling (FR) (Garde Royale)
Raced in 5th, not much room but kept on steadily from over 1f out

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [1¾]	7. Visions Of Clarity (IRE) 23/5 Thierry Gillet J E Pease	Thierry Gillet J E Pease	3	90	–	–	103	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Imperfect Circle (USA) (Riverman)
Held up in rear, last straight, stayed on down outside from over 1f out, not reach leaders

7⁽³⁾ 2 [3¾]	5. Amazon Beauty (IRE) 13/2 Dominique Boeuf E Lellouche	Dominique Boeuf E Lellouche	3	90	–	–	99	–
b f Wolfhound (USA) - Astorg (USA) (Lear Fan)
Disputed 3rd on inside, not clear run and switched to inside over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [4½]	4. Together (FR) 57/1 D Sicaud Mme C Vergne	D Sicaud Mme C Vergne	3	90	–	–	98	–
b f Valanour (IRE) - Toomixa (FR) (Linamix)
Raced in 7th, effort and unable to quicken over 1 1/2f out

8 ran Winning time: 1m 48.80s (slow by 13.60s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Maiden Tower) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed
2nd owner: Newsells Park Stud (Fidelio's Miracle)
3rd owner: J L Tepper (Welcome Millenium)

2:45 Longchamp (FR) 20 Apr 2003

Prix de la Grotte (Group 3) (Fillies) (Grande Piste)