2:05 Newmarket 16 Oct 2004
Victor Chandler Challenge Stakes (Group 2)
(Class 1) 7f Row Soft
1st
£58,000 2nd
£22,000 3rd
£11,000 4th
£5,000 5th
£2,500 6th
£1,500
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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5 | 94 t | 116 | 110 | 121 | – | ||||
| b h Charnwood Forest (IRE) - BreakawayI (Song) | ||||||||||
| Made all, driven along over 1f out, ridden out final 50yds (op 9-2) | ||||||||||
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6 | 90 | – | 104 | 115 | – | ||||
| gr h Kendor (FR) - Loxandra (Last Tycoon) | ||||||||||
| Held up in midfield, effort 2f out, pressed winner final furlong, hard ridden, not quicken final 50yds (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in places) | ||||||||||
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4 | 90 | 108 | 103 | 114 | – | ||||
| ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Aim For The Top (USA) (Irish River) | ||||||||||
| Held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong (tchd 11-2 after 6-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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5 | 90 | 114 | 96 | 108 | – | ||||
| ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Fetish (Dancing Brave) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders going well, ridden well over 1f out, no extra final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 12-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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3 | 812 | 112 | 90 | 103 | – | ||||
| b c Stravinsky (USA) - Aldebaran Light (USA) (Seattle Slew) | ||||||||||
| Held up and behind, switched outside and headway over 1f out, hard ridden, no impression final furlong (op 7-1) | ||||||||||
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3 | 812 | – | 89 | 102 | – | ||||
| b c Desert Style (IRE) - Caraiyma (IRE) (Shahrastani) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, edged right and hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 25-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 90 | 105 | 80 | 93 | – | ||||
| ch g Halling (USA) - Massorah (FR) (Habitat) | ||||||||||
| Held up in midfield, effort over 2f out, no impression (tchd 22-1 and 25-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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3 | 89 t | 107 | 67 | 81 | – | ||||
| b f Zieten (USA) - Badawi (USA) (Diesis) | ||||||||||
| Chased winner until hard ridden and weakened 2f out (op 9-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 90 | 111 | 70 | 84 | – | ||||
| b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Woodbeck (Terimon) | ||||||||||
| Held up towards rear, going well when not clear run over 2f out, switched left, ridden and no response, eased when well beaten final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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3 | 812 | 110 | 65 | 80 | – | ||||
| b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Only In Dreams (Polar Falcon) | ||||||||||
| Slowly into stride, soon in midfield, ridden and weakened 2f out (op 25-1) | ||||||||||
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4 | 811 b | 104 | 10 | 32 | – | ||||
| b f Bishop Of Cashel - Amber Mill (Doulab) | ||||||||||
| Prominent 4f (jockey said filly lost her action) (op 20-1) | ||||||||||
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4 | 811 | 85 | – | 12 | – | ||||
| b f Green Desert (USA) - Kismah (Machiavellian) | ||||||||||
| Always behind | ||||||||||
- 12 ran Off time: 2:05:00 Winning time: 1m 27.22s (slow by 4.02s) Total SP: 112%
- Non-runners: Ashdown Express (unsuitable ground), Pastoral Pursuits (unsuitable ground)
- 1st owner: Godolphin (Firebreak) 1st breeder: R P Williams
- 2nd owner: Leonidas Marinopoulos (Keltos)
- 3rd owner: B Haggas (Polar Bear)
- Tote win: £5 PL: £2.50 £1.90 £2.10 Ex: £36.40 CSF: £33.12 Trifecta: £134.50 Pool £2,671.30. 14.10 winning units
- DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 77 (48%) M [7-10] 38 (34%) H [11-14] 35 (18%)
