Full Result 2.35 Newmarket (July) | 26 August 2000

EBF Courage Best Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) 6f omsJly Good To Firm

1st £4,810 2nd £1,480 3rd £740 4th £370

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	8. Hamadeenah 20/1 Derek McGaffin ⁵ K Mahdi	Derek McGaffin ⁵ K Mahdi	2	84	–	70	72	–
ch f Alhijaz - Mahbob Dancer (FR) (Groom Dancer)
Slowly into stride, soon prominent, led and hung left 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, hung left towards finish (op 14-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ 1¾	9. Lunevision (FR) 11/4 Michael Hills Hugh Collingridge	Michael Hills Hugh Collingridge	2	89	–	63	67	–
b f Solid Illusion (USA) - Lumiere Celeste (FR) (Always Fair)
Led 4f, held when hampered near finish (op 9-4 tchd 3-1 in places)

3⁽⁴⁾ ½ [2¼]	4. Mine (IRE) 11/10F Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	2	90	–	66	71	–
b c Primo Dominie - Ellebanna (Tina's Pet)
Tracked leaders, not clear run 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op evens tchd 6-5 in places, 5-4 in a place)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [4]	2. Hard To Know (IRE) 14/1 Gary Carter D J S Cosgrove	Gary Carter D J S Cosgrove	2	90	–	59	65	–
b g Common Grounds - Lady Fern (Old Vic)
Prominent, outpaced halfway, stayed on inside final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ nk [4¼]	5. Pentland (JPN) 11/2 M Roberts G Wragg	M Roberts G Wragg	2	90	–	58	64	–
br g Pentire - Lay Claim I (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, outpaced final 2f (op 9-2 tchd 6-1, 13-2 in a place)

6⁽²⁾ 3½ [7¾]	6. Raw Silk 33/1 Pat McCabe M J Ryan	Pat McCabe M J Ryan	2	90	–	44	54	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Misty Silks (Scottish Reel II)
Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [8¾]	1. Dunkirk Spirit 25/1 Tom McLaughlin Jeff Pearce	Tom McLaughlin Jeff Pearce	2	90	–	40	51	–
b g Whittingham (IRE) - Ruda (FR) (Free Round)
Started slowly, always in rear (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

8⁽¹⁾ 5 [13¾]	7. Sir Desmond 10/1 Ray Cochrane Rae Guest	Ray Cochrane Rae Guest	2	90	–	–	36	–
gr g Petong - I'm Your Lady (Risk Me)
Started slowly, always in rear (op 8-1)

8 ran Off time: 2:35:00 Winning time: 1m 13.73s (slow by 3.33s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Khitaam (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Miss Debbie Mountain (Hamadeenah) 1st breeder: P B Holmes
2nd owner: The Headquarters Partnership Iv (Lunevision)
3rd owner: M J Dawson (Mine)
Tote win: £33.50 PL: £4.40 £1.30 £1.40 Ex: £185.80 CSF: £68.29 Trifecta: £172.20

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

2:35 Newmarket (July) 26 Aug 2000

EBF Courage Best Maiden Stakes Class D