Full Result 3.15 Newbury | 20 September 2003

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⁽⁹⁾	5. Navado (USA) 25/1 Nicky Mackay ⁵ Sir Michael Stoute	Nicky Mackay ⁵ Sir Michael Stoute	4	94	91	91	102	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Miznah (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In touch, headway over 3f out, led approaching final 2f, driven out final furlong (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

2⁽¹⁾ 1¼	3. Zabaglione 10/1 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	3	910 5 v	98	95	107	–
ch g Zilzal (USA) - Satin Bell (Midyan)
Chased leaders, ridden and one pace over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on but no impression close home (op 9-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [2¼]	15. Cripsey Brook 14/1 Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	5	93 5	85	80	92	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Duwon (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
In touch, nudged along from 3f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, kept on close home

4⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [2½]	17. Northside Lodge (IRE) 25/1 Brett Doyle P W Harris	Brett Doyle P W Harris	5	92	84	79	91	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Alongside (Slip Anchor)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, not quicken inside final furlong (tchd 33-1 in a place)

5⁽²⁰⁾ hd [2¾]	16. Ionian Spring (IRE) 20/1 Richard Smith Clive Cox	Richard Smith Clive Cox	8	92	84	79	90	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Well Head (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Behind, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to reach leaders (op 25-1)

6⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [3½]	18. Definite Guest (IRE) 16/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	5	91	83	76	88	–
gr g Definite Article - Nicea (IRE) (Dominion)
Mid-division, ridden and headway from 3f out, kept on final furlong but never going pace to trouble leaders (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁷⁾ nk [3¾]	14. Solo Flight 12/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	6	93	85	78	89	–
gr g Mtoto - Silver Singer (Pharly)
Took keen hold in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

8⁽³⁾ 1½ [5¼]	10. Turbo I (IRE) 50/1 Tony Clark G B Balding	Tony Clark G B Balding	4	96 p	88	78	90	–
b g Piccolo - By Arrangement (IRE) (Bold Arrangement)
Slowly away, held up in rear, headway on outside from 2f out, finished well, not a danger (tchd 66-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [5½]	2. Blythe Knight (IRE) 20/1 Willie Supple Ed Dunlop	Willie Supple Ed Dunlop	3	910	98	88	99	–
ch c Selkirk (USA) - Blushing Barada (USA) (Blushing Groom)
In touch, ridden 3f out, stayed on over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong (tchd 25-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [6]	9. Putra Kuantan 25/1 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	3	97	95	84	95	–
b c Grand Lodge (USA) - Fade (Persepolis)
Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 20-1)

11⁽¹⁹⁾ 1¾ [7¾]	6. Blue Spinnaker (IRE) 7/1 Kieren Fallon Michael Easterby	Kieren Fallon Michael Easterby	4	98	90	75	87	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Suedoise (Kris)
Mid-division, ridden and some headway over 2f out, never going pace to reach leaders, eased when no chance inside final furlong (op 8-1)

12⁽²⁾ ½ [8¼]	1. Crow Wood 33/1 Micky Fenton James Given	Micky Fenton James Given	4	910	92	76	88	–
b g Halling (USA) - Play With Me (IRE) (Alzao)
Mid-division on rails, ridden 3f out, hung right from 2f out, never dangerous (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in a place)

13⁽⁴⁾ 3 [11¼]	11. Impeller (IRE) 25/1 Richard Mullen William Muir	Richard Mullen William Muir	4	96 5	88	66	79	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Almaaseh (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Behind, ridden and effort 3f out, never going pace to trouble leaders (op 33-1 tchd 40-1, 50-1 in places)

14⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [12]	19. Guilded Flyer 25/1 Steve Carson Stuart Kittow	Steve Carson Stuart Kittow	4	91	83	59	72	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Mo Ceri (Kampala)
Chased leader, ridden to challenge from 3f out to 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 33-1)

15⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [13]	8. Greta D'Argent (IRE) 12/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	98 5	96	70	84	–
b f Great Commotion (USA) - Petite-D-Argent (Noalto)
Chased leader, every chance 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 9-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

16⁽⁶⁾ 4 [17]	7. April Stock 20/1 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	8	98 t	90	56	70	–
ch m Beveled (USA) - Stockline (Capricorn Line)
Behind, ridden over 3f out, never in contention (tchd 25-1 in places)

17⁽⁵⁾ 7 [24]	20. Mcbain (USA) 33/1 Dane O'Neill R F Johnson Houghton	Dane O'Neill R F Johnson Houghton	4	90	82	34	50	–
br c Lear Fan (USA) - River City Moon (USA) (Riverman)
Chased leaders over 6f, eased when no chance over 1f out (tchd 40-1 in places)

18⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [25½]	12. Spuradich (IRE) 13/8F Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	3	95	93	42	58	–
b c Barathea (IRE) - Svanzega (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no response over 2f out and soon weakened (jockey said colt lost its action; vet said colt finished lame) (op 9-4 tchd 5-2 in places and 6-4)

19⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [27¼]	13. Fabulous Jet (FR) 33/1 Chris Catlin Mick Channon	Chris Catlin Mick Channon	3	94 5	92	37	54	–
ch g Starborough - Jetty (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Always in rear, saddle slipped (jockey said his saddle slipped) (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

19 ran Off time: 3:16:00 Winning time: 2m 4.33s (fast by 0.27s) Total SP: 132%
Non-runners: Dumaran (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Abdulla Buhaleeba (Navado) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Farm Llc
2nd owner: Ronnie Beevor (Zabaglione)
3rd owner: Don Enrico Incisa (Cripsey Brook)
Tote win: £47.40 PL: £7.80 £3 £3.20 Ex: £575.60 CSF: £235.99 Tricast: £3,678.87 Trifecta: £1,359.10 Part won. Pool £1,914.30 - 0.10 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 42 (19%) M [7-13] 58 (50%) H [15-20] 50 (31%)

3:15 Newbury 20 Sep 2003

Courage Best Stakes (Handicap) Class B