Full Result 2.45 Newbury | 22 September 2001

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⁽⁷⁾	1. Albuhera (IRE) 7/1 K Dalgleish ³ Mark Johnston	K Dalgleish ³ Mark Johnston	3	97	100	99	113	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Morning Welcome (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon clear, readily (op 9-1)

2⁽¹³⁾ 3	9. Kirovski (IRE) 20/1 Willie Supple P W Harris	Willie Supple P W Harris	4	91	85	84	93	–
b g Common Grounds - Nordic Doll (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Behind, pushed along 4f out, headway and not much room 2f out, stayed on well to take 2nd well inside final furlong but no chance with winner (op 16-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [3½]	7. Soft Breeze 8/1 Gary Carter Ed Dunlop	Gary Carter Ed Dunlop	3	92	92	84	99	–
ch f Zafonic (USA) - Tropical (Green Desert)
Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway on rails from 3f out, chased winner inside final furlong but no chance, lost 2nd near finish (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [4¼]	14. Scotty's Future (IRE) 6/1F Royston Ffrench A C Stewart	Royston Ffrench A C Stewart	3	811	87	77	93	–
b c Namaqualand (USA) - Persian Empress (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, one pace final furlong (tchd 13-2)

5⁽⁹⁾ 3 [7¼]	2. Nadour Al Bahr (IRE) 14/1 John Reid T G Mills	John Reid T G Mills	6	910	94	84	94	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Nona I (GER) (Cortez)
Pulled hard early, chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 16-1)

6⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [8]	12. Hasty Prince 16/1 Gerald Mosse B Hanbury	Gerald Mosse B Hanbury	3	90	90	72	89	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Sister Sophie (USA) (Effervescing)
Held up in rear, headway 3f out, not clear run and hampered 2f out, soon ridden and no impression (tchd 20-1 in a place)

7⁽¹⁾ hd [8¼]	11. Chem's Truce (IRE) 7/1 J Weaver William Muir	J Weaver William Muir	4	91	85	73	84	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - In The Rigging (USA) (Topsider)
Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, switched right over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong but never a danger (tchd 9-1)

8⁽²⁾ nk [8½]	15. Morro Castle (USA) 16/1 Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	3	88 5	84	66	82	–
bb c Kris S (USA) - Fuerza I (USA) (Distinctive Pro)
Led until narrowly headed 6f out, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

9⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [12]	16. Junikay (IRE) 20/1 Steve Drowne Roger Ingram	Steve Drowne Roger Ingram	7	87 5	77	58	69	–
b g Treasure Kay - Junijo (Junius)
Behind, came on outside into straight, ridden over 3f out, moderate progress final 2f

10⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [14½]	5. John Hunter (IRE) 20/1 Kieren Fallon B W Hills	Kieren Fallon B W Hills	4	96	90	66	77	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Aigue (High Top)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 16-1)

11⁽⁸⁾ nk [14¾]	4. Bonaguil (USA) 15/2 Richard Mullen Chris Wall	Richard Mullen Chris Wall	4	97	91	66	78	–
b c Septieme Ciel (USA) - Chateaubrook (USA) (Alleged)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)

12⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [15]	17. Pension Fund 7/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	7	86	76	51	62	–
b g Emperor Fountain - Navarino Bay (Averof)
In touch, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out (op 8-1)

13⁽¹¹⁾ nk [15¼]	8. Culzean (IRE) 20/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	5	92	86	60	72	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Eileen Jenny (IRE) (Kris)
Always behind (tchd 25-1 in places)

14⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [16½]	18. Princes Theatre 40/1 Michael T Doyle ⁷ I A Balding	Michael T Doyle ⁷ I A Balding	3	79	78	43	62	–
b g Prince Sabo - Frisson (Slip Anchor)
Tracked leader until led 6f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened

15⁽¹⁷⁾ 4 [20½]	10. Torrid Kentavr (USA) 20/1 Lee Newman Brian Ellison	Lee Newman Brian Ellison	4	91	85	48	61	–
b g Trempolino (USA) - Torrid Tango (USA) (Green Dancer)
Behind, came on outside into straight, soon ridden and beaten (op 16-1)

16⁽¹⁵⁾ 5 [25½]	3. Cracow (IRE) 25/1 Michael Hills J W Hills	Michael Hills J W Hills	4	98	92	45	59	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Height Of Secrecy (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten

16 ran Off time: 2:47:00 Winning time: 2m 4.11s (fast by 0.49s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Elmhurst Boy (unsuitable ground), Sir Ninja (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: D J & F A Jackson (Albuhera) 1st breeder: K And Mrs Cullen
2nd owner: Batten, Bowstead, Gregory & Manning (Kirovski)
3rd owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Soft Breeze)
Tote win: £7.40 PL: £2.40 £4.40 £2.50 Ex: £258.30 CSF: £131.34 Tricast: £1,057.21 Trifecta: £543.40 Part won. Pool £765.45 - 0.10 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 60 (32%) M [7-12] 55 (42%) H [13-17] 35 (26%)

2:45 Newbury 22 Sep 2001

Courage Best Stakes (Handicap) Class B