Full Result 4.35 Brighton | 23 May 2003

Ladbrokes Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo) (5f60yds) 5½f Good To Soft

1st £4,342 2nd £1,336 3rd £668 4th £334

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. African Spur (IRE) 9/4F Robbie Fitzpatrick P A Blockley	Robbie Fitzpatrick P A Blockley	3	97	75	47	79	–
b g Flying Spur (AUS) - African Bloom (African Sky I)
Dwelt, driven along and headway 2f out, stayed on to lead near finish (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 in places)

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	5. Somethingabouther 6/1 Fergus Sweeney Dean Ivory	Fergus Sweeney Dean Ivory	3	86	60	30	63	–
b f Whittingham (IRE) - Paula's Joy (Danehill)
Led 1f, led 1f out, hard ridden final furlong, headed near finish (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1¼]	3. Landing Strip (IRE) 13/2 J Tate James Eustace	J Tate James Eustace	3	812	66	33	66	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Funny Cut (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Chased leaders, led over 2f out until 1f out, one pace (op 7-1 after 8-1 in places, tchd 6-1)

4⁽²⁾ shd [1¼]	4. E C Too 4/1 Jamie Mackay John Spearing	Jamie Mackay John Spearing	3	86	60	27	60	–
b f Sheikh Albadou - Scarlett Holly (Red Sunset)
Outpaced in rear, hung left and ran on final 2f, nearest finish (tchd 9-2 in places)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [3]	6. Monte Verde (IRE) 40/1 Paul Doe Bryn Palling	Paul Doe Bryn Palling	3	84 1 p	58	18	52	–
b f Whittingham (IRE) - Anita's Love (IRE) (Anita's Prince)
Led after 1f until over 2f out, no extra final furlong (op 25-1)

6⁽³⁾ 1½ [4½]	2. Tripti (IRE) 7/2 Ryan Moore ³ David Arbuthnot	Ryan Moore ³ David Arbuthnot	3	812 6	69	23	57	–
b f Sesaro (USA) - Chatelsong (USA) (Seattle Song)
In rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, no impression (op 5-2 tchd 4-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ ½ [5]	7. Travellers Joy I 12/1 Chris Catlin Ron Hodges	Chris Catlin Ron Hodges	3	713 1 7	53	–	40	–
b f The West (USA) - Persian Fortune (Forzando)
Prominent, outpaced 2f out, soon beaten (tchd 14-1 in a place)

8⁽⁷⁾ 3 [8]	8. Batchworth Park 66/1 Eddie Creighton ⁵ Eric Wheeler	Eddie Creighton ⁵ Eric Wheeler	3	77 7 b	52	–	28	–
b f Young Ern - Treasurebound (Beldale Flutter)
Bumped start, soon chasing leaders, weakened 2f out (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 4:35:00 Winning time: 1m 3.91s (slow by 4.41s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: David Wright (African Spur) 1st breeder: E A Bourke
2nd owner: Mike Perkins And Paul Urban (Somethingabouther)
3rd owner: Park Lane Racing (Landing Strip)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.10 £2.10 £2.50 Ex: £13.40 CSF: £15.69 Tricast: £74.89

4:35 Brighton 23 May 2003

Ladbrokes Handicap Class E