Full Result 2.05 Newmarket | 15 October 2005

VC Bet Challenge Stakes (Group 2)

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

1st £52,200 2nd £19,800 3rd £9,900 4th £4,500 5th £2,250 6th £1,350

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	5. Le Vie Dei Colori 20/1 Gerald Mosse Luca Cumani	Gerald Mosse Luca Cumani	5	90 v¹	113	119	123	–
b h Efisio - Mystic Tempo (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Slowly into stride, held up, switched right and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽¹⁵⁾ 2½	7. Sleeping Indian 9/4F Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	4	90	114	112	117	–
b c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Las Flores (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in touch, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon outpaced (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 in places)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [3½]	3. Arakan (USA) 8/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	5	90	108	109	114	–
br h Nureyev (USA) - Far Across (Common Grounds)
Held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on (op 7-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [7]	2. Peeress 6/1 Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute	Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute	4	91	114	101	106	–
ch f Pivotal - Noble One (Primo Dominie)
Prominent, chased leader 3f out, led well over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong (op 5-1)

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [7¾]	8. Somnus 12/1 Ted Durcan Tim Easterby	Ted Durcan Tim Easterby	5	90	112	98	103	–
b g Pivotal - Midnight's Reward (Night Shift)
Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 11-1)

6⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [8¾]	15. Tiger Dance (USA) 25/1 Kieren Fallon A P O'Brien	Kieren Fallon A P O'Brien	3	812	–	94	100	–
b c Storm Cat (USA) - Mariah's Storm (USA) (Rahy)
Held up, headway and not clear run from over 1f out, not trouble leaders (op 33-1)

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [9½]	13. Pivotal Flame 16/1 Darryll Holland Ed McMahon	Darryll Holland Ed McMahon	3	812 b¹	106	92	98	–
b c Pivotal - Reddening (Blushing Flame)
Held up in touch, pulled hard, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

8⁽³⁾ 1 [10½]	11. Etlaala 16/1 Richard Hills B W Hills	Richard Hills B W Hills	3	812	110	90	96	–
ch c Selkirk (USA) - Portelet (Night Shift)
Held up, pulled hard, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened

9⁽⁷⁾ 1 [11½]	6. New Seeker 17/2 Philip Robinson Clive Cox	Philip Robinson Clive Cox	5	90 v¹	114	88	93	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Ahbab (IRE) (Ajdal)
Led, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 10-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [15]	1. Baron's Pit 20/1 Jamie Spencer Amanda Perrett	Jamie Spencer Amanda Perrett	5	94 b	105	82	88	–
b h Night Shift (USA) - Incendio (Siberian Express)
Chased leader 4f, ridden when not clear run over 1f out, hampered and eased inside final furlong

11⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [16¼]	4. Babodana 16/1 Eddie Ahern Mark H Tompkins	Eddie Ahern Mark H Tompkins	5	90	110	75	81	–
ch h Bahamian Bounty - Daanat Nawal (Machiavellian)
Mid-division, not much room and lost place over 5f out, never dangerous after (tchd 20-1)

12⁽⁴⁾ nk [16½]	10. Council Member (USA) 12/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	812	109	73	80	–
b c Seattle Slew (USA) - Zoe Montana (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 14-1)

13⁽⁵⁾ 1 [17½]	9. Andronikos 33/1 Christophe Soumillon Paul Cole	Christophe Soumillon Paul Cole	3	812 t	108	70	77	–
ch c Dr Fong (USA) - Arctic Air (Polar Falcon)
Dwelt, held up, never dangerous

14⁽¹²⁾ 8 [25½]	12. Kandidate 66/1 Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	Seb Sanders Clive Brittain	3	812	108	47	57	–
b c Kabool - Valleyrose (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Prominent over 4f (op 50-1)

15⁽⁶⁾ 7 [32½]	14. Something (IRE) 33/1 Kevin Darley T G Mills	Kevin Darley T G Mills	3	812	90	27	38	–
b c Trans Island - Persian Polly (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out

15 ran Off time: 2:05:00 Winning time: 1m 25.34s (slow by 2.44s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Scuderia Archi Romani (Le Vie Dei Colori) 1st breeder: Scuderia Archi Romani
2nd owner: George Strawbridge (Sleeping Indian)
3rd owner: Niarchos Family (Arakan)
Tote win: £29 PL: £6.10 £1.50 £3.10 Ex: £92.30 CSF: £60.64 Trifecta: £928.80 Part won. Pool: £1,308.22 - 0.10 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 36 (25%) M [6-10] 59 (31%) H [11-15] 55 (44%)

2:05 Newmarket 15 Oct 2005

VC Bet Challenge Stakes (Group 2)