Full Result 1.45 Newmarket | 15 April 2003

NGK Spark Plugs Abernant Stakes Class A (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 6f omsRow Good To Firm

1st £18,560 2nd £7,040 3rd £3,520 4th £1,600 5th £800 6th £480

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Needwood Blade 11/4 Seb Sanders B A McMahon	Seb Sanders B A McMahon	5	98	108	81	119	–
ch h Pivotal - Finlaggan (Be My Chief)
Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, shaken up 2f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, ran on (tchd 3-1)

2⁽²⁾ 1¼	6. Resplendent Cee (IRE) 11/1 T Quinn P W Harris	T Quinn P W Harris	4	94	104	72	109	–
ch c Polar Falcon (USA) - Western Friend (USA) (Gone West)
With leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace (op 10-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ shd [1¼]	2. Ashdown Express (IRE) 12/1 Jimmy Fortune Chris Wall	Jimmy Fortune Chris Wall	4	98	110	76	115	–
ch g Ashkalani (IRE) - Indian Express (Indian Ridge)
Held up, headway over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, stayed on (op 10-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 2 [3¼]	3. Bishops Court I 11/1 Frankie Dettori Mrs J R Ramsden	Frankie Dettori Mrs J R Ramsden	9	98	112	68	107	–
ch g Clantime - Indigo I (Primo Dominie)
Held up, headway over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

5⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [4½]	1. Tedburrow 25/1 Dean McKeown Eric Alston	Dean McKeown Eric Alston	11	910	111	65	105	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Gwiffina (Welsh Saint)
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 33-1 in a place and 20-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 1 [5½]	7. Vision Of Night 5/2F Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	7	94	111	55	96	–
b h Night Shift (USA) - Dreamawhile (Known Fact)
Held up in touch, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 11-4 tchd 9-4)

7⁽⁵⁾ 21 [26½]	5. Smokin Beau 100/30 Ian Mongan Nick Littmoden	Ian Mongan Nick Littmoden	6	98	112	–	37	–
b g Cigar - Beau Dada (IRE) (Pine Circle)
Led, headed over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, finished lame (trainer said gelding finished lame) (op 11-4 tchd 7-2)

7 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 1m 13.87s (slow by 3.97s) Total SP: 107%
1st owner: R L Bedding (Needwood Blade) 1st breeder: Major C R And Mrs Philipson
2nd owner: Resplendent Racing Limited (Resplendent Cee)
3rd owner: W J P Jackson (Ashdown Express)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £2 £4 Ex: £25.90 CSF: £27.33

1:45 Newmarket 15 Apr 2003

NGK Spark Plugs Abernant Stakes Class A (Listed Race)