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2:10 Newmarket 18 Oct 2003

Victor Chandler Challenge Stakes Class A (Group 2)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 7f Row Good To Firm
1st £46,400 2nd £17,600 3rd £8,800 4th £4,000 5th £2,000 6th £1,200
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1 (2)  
4 90 115 98 119
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Fairy Flight (IRE) (Fairy King)
Soon pushed along in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, led and hung left inside final furlong, ran on
2 (10) ½
5 94 117 100 123
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Pearl Kite (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Held up, raced keenly, headway and switched right inside final furlong, ran on well (tchd 6-1)
3 (7) nk [¾]
3 812 113 95 117
br c Nureyev (USA) - Far Across (Common Grounds)
Chased leaders, not clear run over 1f out, ran on (op 15-2)
4 (9) ½ [1¼]
3 812 110 93 115
ch c Belong To Me (USA) - ShamisenI (Diesis)
Pulled hard and prominent, not clear run over 1f out, every chance when hampered inside final furlong, stayed on
5 (5) ½ [1¾]
3 812 123 91 114
b c Zafonic (USA) - Danefair (Danehill)
Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong (op evens tchd 5-6)
6 (4) nk [2]
3 812 108 91 113
b c Danzig (USA) - Annie Edge (Nebbiolo)
Held up in touch, ridden and every chance when hampered inside final furlong, stayed on same pace (tchd 40-1 in places)
7 (8) ½ [2½]
3 89 109 86 109
b f Barathea (IRE) - My Branch (Distant Relative)
Held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance when hampered inside final furlong, no extra
8 (3) 2 [4½]
3 812 118 83 107
b c Night Shift (USA) - Incendio (Siberian Express)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not much room soon after, stayed on same pace (op 33-1)
9 (11) ½ [5]
7 90 117 82 105
b h In The Wings - Autumn Tint (USA) (Roberto)
Held up, pulled hard, not clear run over 1f out, never troubled leaders (tchd 13-2, 7-1 in places and 15-2 in a place)
10 (1) 1 [6]
4 94 116 83 107
ch c Bluebird (USA) - Pretty Sharp (Interrex)
Edged right start, soon prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon beaten (op 20-1)
11 (6) 14 [20]
5 90 102 37 65
b g Emarati (USA) - Jungle Rose (Shirley Heights)
Led over 4f, weakened over 1f out (vet said gelding bled from the nose )
  • 11 ran Off time: 2:13:00 Winning time: 1m 24.68s (slow by 1.48s) Total SP: 118%
  • 1st owner: Lucayan Stud (Just James) 1st breeder: Miss S N Ralphs
  • 2nd owner: Abdulla Al Khalifa (Nayyir)
  • 3rd owner: Niarchos Family (Arakan)
  • Tote win: £10.30 PL: £2 £2.40 £2.70 Ex: £82.60 CSF: £94.07 Trifecta: £818.50 Pool £1,729.41 - 1.50 winning units.
  • DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 44 (13%) M [5-7] 50 (55%) H [8-11] 56 (32%)
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