Full Result 2.40 Goodwood | 31 July 2003

Betfair Molecomb Stakes Class A (Group 3)

(Class 1) (2yo) 5f OMS Good

1st £23,200 2nd £8,800 3rd £4,400 4th £2,000 5th £1,000 6th £600

Betfair Molecomb Stakes Class A (Group 3), 5f - Good, Class 1 2yo

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	4. Majestic Missile (IRE) 9/4F Michael Hills William Haggas	Michael Hills William Haggas	2	812	–	100	106	–
b c Royal Applause - Tshusick (Dancing Brave)
Took keen hold, held up behind leaders, going easily over 1f out, effort to lead just inside final furlong, ran on well, comfortably (op 2-1 tchd 5-2 in places)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¾	5. Nights Cross (IRE) 14/1 Steve Drowne Mick Channon	Steve Drowne Mick Channon	2	812	–	93	100	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Cathy Garcia (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Pressed leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, chased winner after but readily held (tchd 12-1 in places)

3⁽³⁾ 1¾ [3½]	8. Dallaah 5/2 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	2	89	–	83	91	–
b f Green Desert (USA) - Saeedah (Bustino)
Led, shaken up over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken just inside final furlong (op 3-1 tchd 10-3, 7-2 in places)

4⁽²⁾ shd [3½]	2. Harry Up 10/1 Micky Fenton James Given	Micky Fenton James Given	2	812	–	86	93	–
ch c Piccolo - Faraway Lass (Distant Relative)
Pressed leaders, effort over 1f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, one pace after (tchd 12-1 in places)

5⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4]	1. Fortunately 20/1 Jimmy Fortune David Evans	Jimmy Fortune David Evans	2	812	–	84	92	–
b f Forzando - Lucky Dip (Tirol)
Slowly into stride, outpaced and soon adrift, progress and ridden 2f out, chased leaders 1f out, one pace after (tchd 25-1 in places)

6⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [5½]	3. If Paradise 7/2 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	2	812	–	78	86	–
b c Compton Place - Sunley Stars (Sallust)
Pressed leader, ridden and every chance 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 4-1 and 9-2 in a place)

7⁽¹⁾ 4 [9½]	6. Soonest (IRE) 16/1 Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Snr	2	812	–	62	72	–
br c Intikhab (USA) - Oklahoma (Shareef Dancer)
Soon tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 20-1 in places)

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [10]	7. Chance For Romance 20/1 Richard Mullen William Muir	Richard Mullen William Muir	2	89	–	57	68	–
ch f Entrepreneur - My First Romance (Danehill)
Outpaced and driven after 2f, struggling after (op 25-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

9⁽⁸⁾ 2 [12]	9. Red Trance (IRE) 100/1 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	2	89	–	49	61	–
b f Soviet Star (USA) - Truly Bewitched (USA) (Affirmed)
Prominent to halfway, weakened well over 1f out

9 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 58.83s (slow by 1.83s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Flying Tiger Partnership (Majestic Missile) 1st breeder: Victor Stud Brendan Cummins And Oliver O'Connor
2nd owner: Ridgeway Downs Racing (Nights Cross)
3rd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Dallaah)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.50 £2.70 £1.70 Ex: £35 CSF: £33.13 Trifecta: £142.20 Pool of £1,683.30 - 8.40 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 47 (38%) M [4-6] 53 (51%) H [7-9] 50 (11%)

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Betfair Molecomb Stakes Class A (Group 3)

2:40 Goodwood 31 Jul 2003