Full Result 3.25 Newmarket | 16 October 2004

Emirates Airline Champion Stakes (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 1m2f Row Soft

1st £215,064 2nd £81,576 3rd £40,788 4th £18,540 5th £9,270 6th £5,562

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	9. Haafhd 12/1 Richard Hills B W Hills	Richard Hills B W Hills	3	811	122	93	127	–
ch c Alhaarth (IRE) - Al Bahathri (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out (op 10-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ 2½	7. Chorist 20/1 Kieren Fallon William Haggas	Kieren Fallon William Haggas	5	813	112	85	119	–
ch m Pivotal - Choir Mistress I (Chief Singer)
Led 2f, led over 3f out until over 1f out, not quicken (op 33-1)

3⁽²⁾ 1 [3½]	8. Azamour (IRE) 6/1 Mick Kinane John M Oxx	Mick Kinane John M Oxx	3	811	–	87	120	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Asmara (USA) (Lear Fan)
Held up in rear, headway 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f

4⁽⁵⁾ 6 [9½]	4. Norse Dancer (IRE) 12/1 J F Egan David Elsworth	J F Egan David Elsworth	4	92	121	75	110	–
b c Halling (USA) - River Patrol (Rousillon)
Held up in rear, effort 4f out, stayed on final furlong, never reached leaders (op 11-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [10]	5. Refuse To Bend (IRE) 7/1 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor	4	92 t	121	74	109	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Market Slide (USA) (Gulch)
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression (trainer said colt was unsuited by Soft (Heavy in places) ground) (op 9-1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [10¼]	6. Salselon 16/1 Johnny Murtagh Luca Cumani	Johnny Murtagh Luca Cumani	5	92 b	116	73	109	–
b h Salse (USA) - Heady (Rousillon)
Steadied start, held up and behind, effort and veered badly right 2f out, never near to challenge (op 25-1 tchd 28-1 in places)

7⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [12]	1. Doyen (IRE) 3/1F Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	92	127	70	106	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Moon Cactus (Kris)
Held up in rear, ridden and some headway 3f out, no impression final 2f (trainer said colt was unsuited by Soft (Heavy in places) ground) (tchd 10-3 and 7-2 in places)

8⁽¹⁾ 6 [18]	2. Mingun (USA) 33/1 Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	Jamie Spencer A P O'Brien	4	92	–	58	96	–
bb c A.P. Indy (USA) - Miesque (USA) (Nureyev)
Prominent until hard ridden and weakened 2f out

9⁽⁹⁾ dist [48]	10. Lucky Story (USA) 9/2 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	3	811	123	–	–	–
b c Kris S (USA) - Spring Flight (USA) (Miswaki)
Mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened (tchd 5-1 in places)

10⁽¹¹⁾ dist [78]	3. Naheef (IRE) 100/1 Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor	Ted Durcan Saeed bin Suroor	5	92 tv	–	–	–	–
b h Marju (IRE) - Golden Digger (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Missed break, headway to lead after 2f, headed and weakened over 3f out

PU⁽⁶⁾	11. Mister Monet (IRE) 5/1 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	3	811	117	–	–	–
b c Peintre Celebre (USA) - Breyani (Commanche Run)
Chased leaders until broke down and pulled up over 6f out (op 9-2)

11 ran Off time: 3:26:00 Winning time: 2m 6.90s (slow by 4.80s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Haafhd) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited
2nd owner: Cheveley Park Stud (Chorist)
3rd owner: H H Aga Khan (Azamour)
Tote win: £13.40 PL: £3.90 £4.20 £2.50 Ex: £352.60 CSF: £224.67 Trifecta: £2,023.70 Part won. Pool £2,850.40. 0.70 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 69 (32%) M [5-7] 41 (42%) H [8-11] 40 (26%)

3:25 Newmarket 16 Oct 2004

Emirates Airline Champion Stakes (Group 1)