Full Result 3.40 Newbury | 21 September 2002

Courage Best Stakes (Handicap) Class B

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

1st £58,000 2nd £22,000 3rd £11,000 4th £5,000 5th £2,500 6th £1,500

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	11. Solo Flight 20/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	5	813	89	86	100	–
gr g Mtoto - Silver Singer (Pharly)
Held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, tracking leaders when not clear run 2f out, switched right and quickened to lead last half furlong, all out (op 14-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ shd	14. Far Lane (USA) 6/1F Richard Hughes B W Hills	Richard Hughes B W Hills	3	88	90	87	101	–
b c Lear Fan (USA) - Pattimech (USA) (Nureyev)
Tracked leaders, steadied 5f out, headway 3f out, strong challenge from over 1f out, pressed leader last half furlong, just failed (op 7-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [2]	3. Kirovski (IRE) 8/1 T Quinn P W Harris	T Quinn P W Harris	5	911	101	94	108	–
b g Common Grounds - Nordic Doll (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Chased leaders until led 2f out, soon ridden, headed and outpaced last half furlong (op 7-1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [2½]	5. Jabaar (USA) 10/1 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	4	97	97	89	104	–
gr c Silver Hawk (USA) - Sierra Madre (FR) (Baillamont)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, not quicken near finish (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

5⁽¹⁵⁾ shd [2¾]	15. Persian Lass (IRE) 10/1 Steve Drowne P W Harris	Steve Drowne P W Harris	3	88	90	82	96	–
ch f Grand Lodge (USA) - Noble Tiara (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Behind, headway on rails from 3f out, chased leaders and not clear run over 1f out, switched right and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders (op 9-1)

6⁽¹⁾ 1½ [4¼]	9. Champion Lodge (IRE) 10/1 Simon Whitworth James Toller	Simon Whitworth James Toller	5	90	90	79	94	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Legit (IRE) (Runnett)
In touch, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, not pace to reach leaders (op 9-1 tchd 11-1 in places and 12-1 in a place)

7⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [5½]	10. Hasty Prince 14/1 Frankie Dettori B Hanbury	Frankie Dettori B Hanbury	4	90	90	76	91	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Sister Sophie (USA) (Effervescing)
Behind, headway when not clear run on rails and switched right to wide outside 2f out, kept on well final furlong but not trouble leaders (tchd 16-1)

8⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [6¼]	18. Lermontov (USA) 33/1 David Kinsella ³ Richard Fahey	David Kinsella ³ Richard Fahey	5	82	81	65	81	–
bb g Alleged (USA) - Prospect Dalia (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong (tchd 40-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁷⁾ shd [6¼]	16. Ionian Spring (IRE) 20/1 Jamie Spencer Clive Cox	Jamie Spencer Clive Cox	7	87	83	67	83	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Well Head (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Behind, ridden 3f out, kept on final 2f but not a danger (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

10⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [7¾]	8. Researched (IRE) 7/1 Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	3	90	96	77	93	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Sought Out (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leader, strong challenge from 3f out, weakening when hampered approaching final furlong (op 11-2)

11⁽²⁾ ½ [8¼]	2. Nadour Al Bahr (IRE) 16/1 J Paulielo T G Mills	J Paulielo T G Mills	7	912	102	82	98	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Nona I (GER) (Cortez)
Pulled hard, behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on but not reach leaders (tchd 20-1)

12⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [9½]	12. Sun Bird (IRE) 33/1 Lee Enstone ⁵ Dick Allan	Lee Enstone ⁵ Dick Allan	4	84 v	85	62	79	–
ch g Prince Of Birds (USA) - Summer Fashion (Moorestyle)
Led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakening when hampered 1f out (tchd 40-1 in places)

13⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [10¼]	6. Eastern Breeze I (IRE) 20/1 J F Egan Paul D'Arcy	J F Egan Paul D'Arcy	4	92	92	67	85	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Elegant Bloom (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Behind, headway on outside 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding was struck into) (op 16-1)

14⁽⁹⁾ 5 [15¼]	17. Kilkenny Castle (IRE) 9/1 Ryan Moore ⁵ Simon Dow	Ryan Moore ⁵ Simon Dow	6	81	82	47	66	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Shahaamh (IRE) (Reference Point)
Slowly away, headway 5f out, weakened over 2f out (op 10-1 tchd 11-1 in places and 12-1 in a place)

15⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [16½]	1. Bourgainville 12/1 Martin Dwyer I A Balding	Martin Dwyer I A Balding	4	100	104	66	85	–
b c Pivotal - Petonica (IRE) (Petoski)
Behind, ridden over 2f out, never in contention (tchd 14-1)

16⁽¹⁸⁾ shd [16¾]	4. Broadway Score (USA) 25/1 Jimmy Quinn J W Hills	Jimmy Quinn J W Hills	4	98	98	60	79	–
b c Theatrical (IRE) - Brocaro (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Behind, hung right bend over 6f out, never dangerous (op 20-1)

17⁽¹⁶⁾ ¾ [17½]	7. Kundooz 33/1 Matthew Henry Michael Jarvis	Matthew Henry Michael Jarvis	3	92	98	58	78	–
b g Sabrehill (USA) - Reem Albaraari (Sadler's Wells)
Behind, ran wide bend over 6f out, headway on outside 3f out, soon weakened (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

18⁽⁷⁾ 6 [23½]	13. Takes Tutu (USA) 12/1 K Dalgleish Mark Johnston	K Dalgleish Mark Johnston	3	89 5 b	91	39	60	–
b g Afternoon Deelites (USA) - Lady Affirmed (USA) (Affirmed)
Behind, wide bend over 6f out, headway on outside 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out (tchd 14-1 in places)

18 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 2m 4.30s (fast by 0.30s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Lady Hardy (Solo Flight) 1st breeder: S Wingfield Digby
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Far Lane)
3rd owner: Batten, Gregory, Harris & Manning (Kirovski)
Tote win: £23.90 PL: £3.70 £1.40 £2.10 Ex: £114.80 CSF: £132.86 Tricast: £1,071.68 Trifecta: £588.60 Pool of £1,741.20 - 2.10 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 54 (39%) M [7-12] 57 (41%) H [13-18] 39 (20%)

3:40 Newbury 21 Sep 2002

Courage Best Stakes (Handicap) Class B