Full Result 3.40 Newbury | 16 September 2000

Courage Best Stakes (Handicap) Class B

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo+) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £43,500 2nd £16,500 3rd £8,250 4th £3,750 5th £1,875 6th £1,125

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	11. Komistar 16/1 Philip Robinson P W Harris	Philip Robinson P W Harris	5	86	83	80	93	–
ch g Komaite (USA) - Rosie's Gold (Glint Of Gold)
Made all, hard driven from 3f out, held on gamely final furlong (op 14-1 tchd 20-1)

2⁽²⁾ ½	13. Bonaguil (USA) 25/1 Richard Mullen Chris Wall	Richard Mullen Chris Wall	3	84	87	83	96	–
b c Septieme Ciel (USA) - Chateaubrook (USA) (Alleged)
In touch, headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to take second well inside last but not reach winner (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [¾]	8. Moon Solitaire (IRE) 10/1 John Reid Ed Dunlop	John Reid Ed Dunlop	3	90	97	93	106	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Gay Fantastic (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Chased leaders, ridden to go 2nd over 2f out, stayed on under pressure but no impression on winner inside last, lost 2nd close home (tchd 11-1, 12-1 in a place)

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [1¼]	9. Aegean Dream (IRE) 20/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	4	810	87	82	95	–
b f Royal Academy (USA) - L'Ideale (USA) (Alysheba)
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 3f out, stayed on to chase leaders but not clear run inside last, not recover (tchd 25-1)

5⁽⁵⁾ hd [1½]	15. Pinchincha (FR) 16/1 Dale Gibson Dave Morris	Dale Gibson Dave Morris	6	83	80	75	87	–
b g Priolo (USA) - Western Heights (Shirley Heights)
Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, soon hard ridden, headway 2f out, edged left under pressure inside last, kept on close home (jockey suspended for one day for careless riding) (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

6⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [2]	2. Sharp Play 20/1 Richard Hills Mark Johnston	Richard Hills Mark Johnston	5	910	101	95	107	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Child's Play I (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Behind, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong but not reach leaders (tchd 25-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [2¼]	7. Dashiba 12/1 J Weaver David Elsworth	J Weaver David Elsworth	4	91	92	85	98	–
ch f Dashing Blade - Alsiba (Northfields)
Slowly into stride, behind, pulled hard, still plenty to do over 2f out, switched left on to rail and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong (tchd 14-1 in places)

8⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [2½]	4. Prince Alex (IRE) 3/1 Jamie Spencer Amanda Perrett	Jamie Spencer Amanda Perrett	6	98 5 t	98	92	104	–
b h Night Shift (USA) - Finalist I (Star Appeal)
In touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, no headway when hampered and weakened inside final furlong (op 7-2 tchd 9-2)

9⁽¹⁾ shd [2¾]	6. Nooshman (USA) 7/4F Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	3	92	99	91	104	–
ch g Woodman (USA) - Knoosh (USA) (Storm Bird)
In touch, tracked leaders and not clear run from 2f out, still going well when hampered inside last and not recover, finished on tight rein (op 2-1 tchd 9-4)

10⁽⁶⁾ shd [2¾]	17. Junikay (IRE) 25/1 A Beech ³ Roger Ingram	A Beech ³ Roger Ingram	6	710 3 1	76	68	81	–
b g Treasure Kay - Junijo (Junius)
Behind, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on inside last, not reach leaders (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

11⁽³⁾ 1¼ [4]	12. Fahs (USA) 33/1 Jamie Mackay ⁵ N Hamilton	Jamie Mackay ⁵ N Hamilton	8	80	82	72	85	–
bb g Riverman (USA) - Tanwi (Vision)
Behind, headway over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

12⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [4¼]	1. Brilliant Red 16/1 Ian Mongan ⁵ Lydia Richards	Ian Mongan ⁵ Lydia Richards	7	96 t	102	91	104	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Red Comes Up (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace when hampered and eased inside last (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

13⁽¹²⁾ shd [4½]	10. Culzean (IRE) 25/1 Lee Newman ³ Richard Hannon Snr	Lee Newman ³ Richard Hannon Snr	4	84	84	73	86	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Eileen Jenny (IRE) (Kris)
Behind, ridden over 3f out, never reached leaders (op 20-1)

14⁽¹³⁾ hd [4¾]	14. Gentleman Venture 14/1 Michael Hills John Akehurst	Michael Hills John Akehurst	4	85 1	82	70	84	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Our Shirley (Shirley Heights)
Mid-division, some headway 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [6]	5. Blue (IRE) 20/1 A McGlone Amanda Perrett	A McGlone Amanda Perrett	4	94	95	81	94	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Watership (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Chased leader, driven to challenge 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out (tchd 25-1 in places)

16⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [9½]	3. Trahern 33/1 Robert Havlin John Gosden	Robert Havlin John Gosden	3	98 b¹	105	84	98	–
b c Cadeaux Genereux - Tansy (Shareef Dancer)
Chased leaders until weakened well over 2f out (op 25-1)

17⁽⁸⁾ ½ [10]	16. Amrak Ajeeb (IRE) 33/1 G Sparkes ⁷ R J Baker	G Sparkes ⁷ R J Baker	8	75 2	75	53	67	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Noble Dust (USA) (Dust Commander)
Slowly away, raced on outside, some headway over 3f out, soon weakened