Full Result 2.45 Bath | 31 March 2003

Courage Stakes Showcase Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m2f37yds) 1m2f Firm

1st £3,877.25 2nd £1,193 3rd £596.50 4th £298.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	9. Pop Gun 7/2 Pat Eddery B W Hills	Pat Eddery B W Hills	4	89	47	49	56	–
ch g Pharly (FR) - Angel Fire (Nashwan)
Broke well, steadied after 2f, headway 4f out, chased leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out (op 3-1 tchd 4-1, 9-2 in a place)

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	3. Desert Island Disc 14/1 George Baker John Bridger	George Baker John Bridger	6	97	59	60	67	–
b m Turtle Island (IRE) - Distant Music (Darshaan)
Behind, headway 4f out, chased leaders 2f out, kept on to chase winner final furlong, no extra final 100yds (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

3⁽²⁾ hd [¾]	1. Champain Sands (IRE) 20/1 Micky Fenton P W Harris	Micky Fenton P W Harris	4	910	62	63	69	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Grecian Bride (IRE) (Groom Dancer)
Steadied at start, took keen hold, headway on rails 5f out, outpaced and ridden 2f out, ridden and hung left 1f out, kept on again well inside final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 25-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [2½]	7. Ardwelshin (FR) 33/1 Steve Carson Brendan Powell	Steve Carson Brendan Powell	5	812 p	50	47	54	–
b g Ajdayt (USA) - Reem Dubai (IRE) (Nashwan)
Slowly into stride, behind, switched right and headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

5⁽³⁾ nk [2¾]	10. Compton Drake 11/8F Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	4	88	46	43	49	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Reprocolor (Jimmy Reppin)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out until over 2f out, stayed on same pace under pressure (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 7-4 tchd 15-8 in places and 5-4)

6⁽⁶⁾ 5 [7¾]	4. Lyrical Way 14/1 Jimmy Fortune Patrick Chamings	Jimmy Fortune Patrick Chamings	4	92 b	54	41	48	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Fortunate (Reference Point)
Chased leaders until led over 6f out, ridden 2f out, headed and weakened quickly over 1f out (op 11-1 tchd 16-1 in places, 20-1 in a place)

7⁽⁸⁾ 5 [12¾]	2. Bressbee (USA) 4/1 Robert Winston James Unett	Robert Winston James Unett	5	99 v	61	38	45	–
ch g Twining (USA) - Bressay (USA) (Nureyev)
Chased leaders, lost place and hung right bend 5f out, soon ridden and never dangerous after (tchd 9-2, 5-1 in places)

8⁽¹⁾ 12 [24¾]	8. Andy's Elective 50/1 Fergus Sweeney J R Jenkins	Fergus Sweeney J R Jenkins	6	811	49	–	11	–
b g Democratic I (USA) - English Mint (Jalmood)
With leaders until led after 2f, headed over 6f out, weakened quickly 3f out (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

9⁽⁴⁾ 6 [30¾]	6. Bontadini 13/2 Steve Drowne Dave Morris	Steve Drowne Dave Morris	4	813	51	–	1	–
b g Emarati (USA) - KintailI (Kris)
Chased leaders until weakened 3f out, eased when no chance final furlong (jockey said gelding got tired in the closing stakes) (op 11-2 tchd 15-2, 8-1 in a place)

10⁽⁹⁾ 6 [36¾]	5. Boater 33/1 Dean Corby ⁵ R J Baker	Dean Corby ⁵ R J Baker	9	810	53	–	–	–
b g Batshoof - Velvet Beret (IRE) (Dominion)
Behind, some headway on outside 4f out, soon weakened (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 2:46:00 Winning time: 2m 8.83s (slow by 2.33s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Exors of The Late Guy Reed (Pop Gun) 1st breeder: G Reed
2nd owner: W Wood (Desert Island Disc)
3rd owner: Board, Coppen, Day & Hatch (Champain Sands)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £1.40 £5 £3.90 Ex: £79 CSF: £51.70 Tricast: £887.34 Trifecta: £640.90 Pool of £1,625.00 - 1.80 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 45 (40%) M [4-7] 53 (23%) H [8-10] 52 (37%)

2:45 Bath 31 Mar 2003

Courage Stakes Showcase Handicap Class E