Full Result 2.05 Newmarket | 16 October 2004

Victor Chandler Challenge Stakes (Group 2)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 7f Row Soft

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⁽⁶⁾	1. Firebreak 11/2 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	5	94 t	116	110	121	–
b h Charnwood Forest (IRE) - BreakawayI (Song)
Made all, driven along over 1f out, ridden out final 50yds (op 9-2)

2⁽²⁾ 1	4. Keltos (FR) 6/1 Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	Olivier Peslier C Laffon-Parias	6	90	–	104	115	–
gr h Kendor (FR) - Loxandra (Last Tycoon)
Held up in midfield, effort 2f out, pressed winner final furlong, hard ridden, not quicken final 50yds (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in places)

3⁽⁸⁾ nk [1¼]	5. Polar Bear 5/1F Kieren Fallon William Haggas	Kieren Fallon William Haggas	4	90	108	103	114	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Aim For The Top (USA) (Irish River)
Held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong (tchd 11-2 after 6-1 in places)

4⁽¹⁾ 2½ [3¾]	7. Polar Way 11/1 Richard Hughes Amanda Perrett	Richard Hughes Amanda Perrett	5	90	114	96	108	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Fetish (Dancing Brave)
Tracked leaders going well, ridden well over 1f out, no extra final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

5⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [5½]	9. Balmont (USA) 6/1 Jamie Spencer Jeremy Noseda	Jamie Spencer Jeremy Noseda	3	812	112	90	103	–
b c Stravinsky (USA) - Aldebaran Light (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Held up and behind, switched outside and headway over 1f out, hard ridden, no impression final furlong (op 7-1)

6⁽¹³⁾ ½ [6]	11. Caradak (IRE) 20/1 Mick Kinane John M Oxx	Mick Kinane John M Oxx	3	812	–	89	102	–
b c Desert Style (IRE) - Caraiyma (IRE) (Shahrastani)
Prominent, edged right and hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 25-1)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 3½ [9½]	8. Vanderlin 20/1 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	5	90	105	80	93	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Massorah (FR) (Habitat)
Held up in midfield, effort over 2f out, no impression (tchd 22-1 and 25-1 in places)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 3½ [13]	14. Badminton 10/1 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	3	89 t	107	67	81	–
b f Zieten (USA) - Badawi (USA) (Diesis)
Chased winner until hard ridden and weakened 2f out (op 9-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ shd [13¼]	6. Polar Ben 11/2 Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe	Johnny Murtagh James Fanshawe	5	90	111	70	84	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Woodbeck (Terimon)
Held up towards rear, going well when not clear run over 2f out, switched left, ridden and no response, eased when well beaten final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [14¾]	10. Cape Fear 33/1 Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan	Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan	3	812	110	65	80	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Only In Dreams (Polar Falcon)
Slowly into stride, soon in midfield, ridden and weakened 2f out (op 25-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 18 [32¾]	12. Golden Nun 25/1 T Quinn Tim Easterby	T Quinn Tim Easterby	4	811 b	104	10	32	–
b f Bishop Of Cashel - Amber Mill (Doulab)
Prominent 4f (jockey said filly lost her action) (op 20-1)

12⁽¹²⁾ 8 [40¾]	13. Tahirah 66/1 Seb Sanders Rae Guest	Seb Sanders Rae Guest	4	811	85	–	12	–
b f Green Desert (USA) - Kismah (Machiavellian)
Always behind

12 ran Off time: 2:05:00 Winning time: 1m 27.22s (slow by 4.32s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Ashdown Express (unsuitable ground), Pastoral Pursuits (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Godolphin (Firebreak) 1st breeder: R P Williams
2nd owner: Leonidas Marinopoulos (Keltos)
3rd owner: B Haggas (Polar Bear)
Tote win: £5 PL: £2.50 £1.90 £2.10 Ex: £36.40 CSF: £33.12 Trifecta: £134.50 Pool £2,671.30. 14.10 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 77 (48%) M [7-10] 38 (34%) H [11-14] 35 (18%)

2:05 Newmarket 16 Oct 2004

Victor Chandler Challenge Stakes (Group 2)