Full Result 2.50 Newmarket | 17 October 2003

Bentinck Stakes Class A (Group 3)

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

1st £23,200 2nd £8,800 3rd £4,400 4th £2,000 5th £1,000 6th £600

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	4. Ashdown Express (IRE) 13/2 Richard Mullen Chris Wall	Richard Mullen Chris Wall	4	812	111	74	116	–
ch g Ashkalani (IRE) - Indian Express (Indian Ridge)
Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 15-2 in places)

2⁽¹⁴⁾ ½	10. Royal Millennium (IRE) 13/2 Ted Durcan Mick Channon	Ted Durcan Mick Channon	5	812	100	72	115	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Galatrix (Be My Guest)
Held up, headway and hung right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, stayed on (op 8-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ shd [½]	6. Colonel Cotton (IRE) 25/1 Willie Ryan N A Callaghan	Willie Ryan N A Callaghan	4	812	103	72	114	–
b g Royal Applause - Cutpurse Moll (Green Desert)
Held up, good headway final furlong, not reach leaders (op 20-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [1]	3. The Tatling (IRE) 8/1 Ryan Moore Milton Bradley	Ryan Moore Milton Bradley	6	92	113	74	117	–
bb g Perugino (USA) - Aunty Eileen (Ahonoora)
Held up in touch, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish (tchd 9-1 in places)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [2½]	14. Country Reel (USA) 9/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	811 t	111	64	108	–
bb c Danzig (USA) - Country Belle (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, ran on (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1 [3½]	12. Vision Of Night 33/1 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	7	812 b	101	60	105	–
b h Night Shift (USA) - Dreamawhile (Known Fact)
Held up, switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer (tchd 40-1 in places)

7⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4]	1. Stormont (IRE) 25/1 Richard Hills Hugh Collingridge	Richard Hills Hugh Collingridge	3	93	109	64	110	–
gr c Marju (IRE) - Legal Steps (IRE) (Law Society)
Led, edged right and headed inside final furlong, no extra (tchd 33-1 in places)

8⁽³⁾ ¾ [4¾]	8. Polar Way 100/30F Richard Hughes Amanda Perrett	Richard Hughes Amanda Perrett	4	812	113	55	101	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Fetish (Dancing Brave)
Unruly stalls, dwelt, soon tracking leaders, not clear run over 1f out, never able to challenge (op 11-4 tchd 7-2)

9⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [6¼]	5. Atavus 33/1 Jamie Mackay George Margarson	Jamie Mackay George Margarson	6	812	100	49	97	–
b h Distant Relative - Elysian I (Northfields)
Chased leader, ridden and every chance 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [7½]	9. Resplendent Cee (IRE) 50/1 Steve Drowne P W Harris	Steve Drowne P W Harris	4	812	102	44	93	–
ch c Polar Falcon (USA) - Western Friend (USA) (Gone West)
Chased leaders over 4f (op 33-1)

10⁽¹³⁾ dht [7½]	11. Vanderlin 33/1 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	4	812	108	44	93	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Massorah (FR) (Habitat)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, soon weakened (op 25-1)

12⁽²⁾ 5 [12½]	7. Halmahera (IRE) 20/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	8	812 b	99	24	78	–
b g Petardia - Champagne Girl (Robellino)
Held up, headway and stumbled over 1f out, not clear run and badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover (tchd 25-1)

13⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [14]	13. Baltic King 8/1 Jamie Spencer Hughie Morrison	Jamie Spencer Hughie Morrison	3	811 t	106	18	74	–
b c Danetime (IRE) - Lindfield Belle (IRE) (Fairy King)
Held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover (op 7-1)

UR⁽¹⁾	2. Fayr Jag (IRE) 10/1 Willie Supple Tim Easterby	Willie Supple Tim Easterby	4	92	112	–	–	–
b g Fayruz - Lominda (IRE) (Lomond)
Tracked leaders, raced keenly, close up when not much room, stumbled and unseated inside final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

14 ran Off time: 2:51:00 Winning time: 1m 13.18s (slow by 3.28s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: W J P Jackson (Ashdown Express) 1st breeder: R Hodgins
2nd owner: Jackie & George Smith (Royal Millennium)
3rd owner: Jeremy Gompertz (Colonel Cotton)
Tote win: £7.60 PL: £2.60 £2.70 £5.90 Ex: £47.20 CSF: £41.74
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 40 (38%) M [6-9] 59 (40%) H [10-14] 51 (22%)

2:50 Newmarket 17 Oct 2003

Bentinck Stakes Class A (Group 3)