Full Result 3.25 Longchamp (FR) | 7 September 2003

Prix du Petit Couvert (Group 3)

(3yo+) 5f Good To Soft

1st £21,429 2nd £8,571 3rd £6,429 4th £4,286 5th £2,143

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. Repertory 145/10 Tom McLaughlin Malcolm Saunders	Tom McLaughlin Malcolm Saunders	10	813	–	97	107	–
b g Anshan - Susie's Baby (Balidar)
Led after 1f, driven out

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	11. Traou Mad (IRE) 61/1 Sebastien Maillot Robert Collet	Sebastien Maillot Robert Collet	3	88	–	91	101	–
b f Barathea (IRE) - Pont-Aven (Try My Best)
Outpaced early, good headway halfway, reached 2nd approaching final furlong, kept on same pace

3⁽³⁾ ½ [1]	1. Melkior (FR) 71/10 Vincent Vion T Lallie	Vincent Vion T Lallie	6	813	–	93	104	–
b h Neverneyev (USA) - Mepa Discovery (USA) (Clever Trick)
Outpaced early, headway over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [1¾]	2. Dobby Road (FR) 20/1 Ioritz Mendizabal Mme V Dissaux	Ioritz Mendizabal Mme V Dissaux	4	813	–	90	101	–
b c Grape Tree Road - Domino Queen I (IRE) (Primo Dominie)
Mid-division when slightly hampered well over 2f out, stayed on final 2f, nearest at finish

5⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [2½]	6. Victorieux (FR) 9/10F Thierry Gillet Mme Christiane Head	Thierry Gillet Mme Christiane Head	3	812	–	87	98	–
b c Anabaa (USA) - Vassia (USA) (Machiavellian)
Broke well on outside, went 2nd over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out

6⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [4]	3. Meliksah (IRE) 89/10 Adrie de Vries W Baltromei	Adrie de Vries W Baltromei	9	813	–	81	93	–
ch g Thatching - Lady Of Shalott I (Kings Lake)
Rapid headway on outside from 3f out, hard ridden to dispute 2nd 2f out, weakened final furlong

7⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [5½]	5. Best Walking (GER) 93/10 Thierry Jarnet W Hefter	Thierry Jarnet W Hefter	4	813 b	–	75	88	–
gr f Big Shuffle (USA) - Bergwelt (GER) (Solarstern)
Led 1f, 2nd to halfway, gradually faded

8⁽²⁾ 2 [7½]	7. Amazon Beauty (IRE) 5/1 Dominique Boeuf E Lellouche	Dominique Boeuf E Lellouche	3	88	–	63	77	–
b f Wolfhound (USA) - Astorg (USA) (Lear Fan)
Dwelt, in rear on rails, still last but trying to close up when badly hampered just over 2f out, not recover

9⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [9]	10. Gilded Edge 20/1 Richard Hughes John Gosden	Richard Hughes John Gosden	3	88	–	57	72	–
ch f Cadeaux Genereux - Palacegate Episode (IRE) (Drumalis)
Speed 2f, soon weakened

10⁽⁵⁾ 1 [10]	8. Ela Merici (FR) 5/1 Thierry Thulliez Mme C Barande-Barbe	Thierry Thulliez Mme C Barande-Barbe	3	88 b	–	53	68	–
b f Beaudelaire (USA) - Eternalsplendor (USA) (Miswaki)
Speed to halfway

11⁽⁶⁾ [10]	9. Avis De Tempete (FR) 53/1 T Dal Balcon N Branchu	T Dal Balcon N Branchu	3	88 b	–	–	68	–
b f Baroud D'Honneur (FR) - Storm Warning (Tumble Wind I)
Speed to halfway, weakened quickly

11 ran Winning time: 56.90s (slow by 1.60s) Total SP: 138%
1st owner: M S Saunders (Repertory) 1st breeder: W H Joyce
2nd owner: R C Strauss (Traou Mad)
3rd owner: Mme Pascal Amour-Lallie (Melkior)

3:25 Longchamp (FR) 7 Sep 2003

Prix du Petit Couvert (Group 3)