Full Result 2.05 Newmarket | 18 October 2008

Victor Chandler Challenge Stakes (Group 2)

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

1st £56,770 2nd £21,520 3rd £10,770 4th £5,370 5th £2,690 6th £1,350

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	15. Stimulation (IRE) 9/2F Darryll Holland Hughie Morrison	Darryll Holland Hughie Morrison	3	91	114	114	118	–
b c Choisir (AUS) - Damiana (IRE) (Thatching)
Raced far side, chased leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¼	12. Cat Junior (USA) 9/1 Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan	Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan	3	91	115	111	115	–
b c Storm Cat (USA) - Luna Wells (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Raced far side, overall leader, ridden over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 6 in group (op 17-2 tchd 8-1)

3⁽¹³⁾ ½ [1¾]	7. Laa Rayb (USA) 15/2 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	4	93	115	110	113	–
b g Storm Cat (USA) - Society Lady (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Raced stands' side, chased leader, ridden to lead that group 1f out, edged right, ran on, 1st of 9 in group (op 17-2 tchd 9-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [3½]	3. Balthazaar's Gift (IRE) 20/1 Dane O'Neill Luca Cumani	Dane O'Neill Luca Cumani	5	93	110	106	109	–
b h Xaar - Thats Your Opinion (Last Tycoon)
Raced stands' side, slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders, 2nd of 9 in group (op 25-1)

5⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [3¾]	6. Express Wish 16/1 Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	4	93	104	105	108	–
b c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Waffle On (Chief Singer)
Raced stands' side, held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on, 3rd of 9 in group

6⁽¹⁷⁾ shd [3¾]	5. Duff (IRE) 16/1 Kevin Manning Edward Lynam	Kevin Manning Edward Lynam	5	93	–	105	108	–
b g Spinning World (USA) - Shining Prospect (Lycius)
Led stands' side, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 9 in group (op 20-1)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ shd [4]	4. Captain Marvelous (IRE) 40/1 Richard Hills B W Hills	Richard Hills B W Hills	4	93 p	100	105	107	–
b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Shesasmartlady (IRE) (Dolphin Street)
Raced stands' side, held up in touch, outpaced over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders, 5th of 9 in group (op 50-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ shd [4]	10. Summit Surge (IRE) 20/1 Johnny Murtagh G M Lyons	Johnny Murtagh G M Lyons	4	93 t	–	105	107	–
b g Noverre (USA) - Lady Peculiar (CAN) (Sunshine Forever)
Chased leader in centre until hung to stands' side over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 6th of 9 in group

9⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	1. Major Cadeaux 5/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	4	97	115	105	108	–
ch c Cadeaux Genereux - Maine Lobster (USA) (Woodman)
Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 6 in group (op 6-1)

10⁽³⁾ 2½ [7¾]	17. Royal Confidence 14/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	812	103	91	94	–
b f Royal Applause - Never A Doubt (Night Shift)
Raced far side, slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6 in group (op 12-1)

11⁽⁵⁾ nk [8]	16. Baharah (USA) 20/1 Hayley Turner Gerard Butler	Hayley Turner Gerard Butler	4	90	111	91	93	–
b f Elusive Quality (USA) - Bahr (Generous)
Raced far side, held up, ridden over 2f out, always in rear, 5th of 6th in group (tchd 18-1)

12⁽¹⁵⁾ 1½ [9½]	8. Ordnance Row 8/1 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	5	93	109	90	92	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Language Of Love (Rock City)
Raced stands' side, chased leaders until ridden over 2f out, soon weakened 7th of 9 in group (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the track) (op 9-1)

13⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [10½]	13. Il Warrd (IRE) 7/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	91	109	87	90	–
b c Pivotal - Demure (Machiavellian)
Led centre pair until ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9 in group (jockey said colt was struck into early on) (op 8-1)

14⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [14½]	9. Racer Forever (USA) 16/1 Olivier Peslier John Gosden	Olivier Peslier John Gosden	5	93 b	108	77	79	–
b g Rahy (USA) - Ras Shaikh (USA) (Sheikh Albadou)
Raced stands' side, held up, effort 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9 in group (op 20-1)

15⁽²⁾ 6 [20½]	14. Sharp Nephew 66/1 Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan	Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan	3	91	99	60	63	–
ch c Dr Fong (USA) - Snap Crackle Pop (IRE) (Statoblest)
Raced far side, held up in touch, pulled hard, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 6 in group

15 ran Off time: 2:06:00 Winning time: 1m 22.48s (fast by 0.72s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Al Qasi (self certificate), Utmost Respect (self certificate)
1st owner: Michael Kerr-Dineen (Stimulation) 1st breeder: Illuminatus Investments
2nd owner: Roldvale Limited (Cat Junior)
3rd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Laa Rayb)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £2.80 £4.40 £4.30 Ex: £48.20 CSF: £42.12 Trifecta: £755 Pool £2,550.80 - 2.50 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 39 (32%) M [6-11] 52 (38%) H [13-17] 59 (30%)

2:05 Newmarket 18 Oct 2008

Victor Chandler Challenge Stakes (Group 2)