Full Result 3.50 Sandown | 24 July 2003

Star Stakes Class A (Listed Race) (Fillies)

(Class 1) (2yo) 7f Good To Firm

1st £14,500 2nd £5,500 3rd £2,750 4th £1,250 5th £625 6th £375

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	8. Lucky Pipit 7/4F Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	2	89	–	89	97	–
b f Key Of Luck (USA) - Meadow Pipit (CAN) (Meadowlake)
Made all, drew away from over 2f out, well clear over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, impressive (tchd 2-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ 5	1. America America (USA) 11/2 Seb Sanders Franck Mourier	Seb Sanders Franck Mourier	2	812 t	–	77	87	–
ch f Mister Baileys - Gal Of Mine (USA) (Mining)
Dwelt, settled well in rear, hard ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, took modest 2nd last strides (tchd 6-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [5¼]	7. Leopard Hunt (USA) 7/2 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	2	89	–	74	83	–
ch f Diesis - Alcando I (IRE) (Alzao)
Raced in midfield, hard ridden over 2f out, stayed on under strong pressure to dispute 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner (op 3-1 tchd 4-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ nk [5½]	5. Fun And Games (IRE) 20/1 Chris Catlin Mick Channon	Chris Catlin Mick Channon	2	89	–	74	83	–
ch f Rahy (USA) - Sharpwitted (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, soon in vain pursuit of winner, lost 2nd well inside final furlong (op 16-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [6]	2. Dark Empress (IRE) 14/1 Steve Carson Ralph Beckett	Steve Carson Ralph Beckett	2	89	–	72	81	–
br f Second Empire (IRE) - Good Reference (IRE) (Reference Point)
Raced in midfield, ridden and progress over 2f out, disputed 2nd from well over 1f out until weakened last 75yds (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [6½]	3. Dowager 9/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	2	89	–	70	80	–
b f Groom Dancer (USA) - Rose Noble (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Settled in last trio, ridden and effort on outer well over 2f out, kept on one pace under pressure from over 1f out, no chance (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

7⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [10]	4. Fragrant Star 14/1 Pat Eddery Clive Brittain	Pat Eddery Clive Brittain	2	89	–	59	71	–
gr f Soviet Star (USA) - Norfolk Lavender (CAN) (Ascot Knight)
Dwelt, soon in midfield, ridden over 2f out, close behind placed horses over 1f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 16-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ ½ [10½]	11. Opera Babe (IRE) 33/1 David Kinsella Stuart Howe	David Kinsella Stuart Howe	2	89	–	57	70	–
b f Kahyasi (IRE) - Fairybird (FR) (Pampabird)
Held up in last pair, ridden well over 2f out, soon no progress and beaten

9⁽¹¹⁾ hd [10¾]	10. Night Pearl (IRE) 25/1 Ian Mongan Gerard Butler	Ian Mongan Gerard Butler	2	89	–	57	70	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Miss Pickpocket (IRE) (Petorius)
Dwelt, pulled hard and held up in last pair, ridden over 2f out, no progress (tchd 33-1)

10⁽¹⁾ ½ [11¼]	9. Mrs Cee (IRE) 14/1 Shane Kelly Michael Quinlan	Shane Kelly Michael Quinlan	2	89	–	55	68	–
b f Orpen (USA) - Cutleaf (Kris)
Took keen hold, prominent until weakened just over 2f out, no chance when slightly hampered over 1f out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

11⁽²⁾ 9 [20¼]	6. Hilites (IRE) 33/1 Martin Dwyer J S Moore	Martin Dwyer J S Moore	2	89	–	–	46	–
ch f Desert King (IRE) - Slayjay (IRE) (Mujtahid)
Took keen hold, mostly chased winner to well over 2f out, weakened rapidly

11 ran Off time: 3:51:00 Winning time: 1m 28.49s (slow by 1.79s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Lucky Pipit) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: Cameron Express Inc (America America)
3rd owner: Anthony Speelman (Leopard Hunt)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.20 £1.50 £1.90 Ex: £11.10 CSF: £10.94
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 42 (44%) M [5-7] 81 (36%) H [8-11] 27 (20%)

3:50 Sandown 24 Jul 2003

Star Stakes Class A (Listed Race) (Fillies)