Full Result 4.15 Brighton | 21 October 1999

Courage Best Classified Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (7f211yds) 1m Good

1st £3,876.50 2nd £1,172 3rd £571 4th £270.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	8. Single Shot (USA) 8/1 John Reid Luca Cumani	John Reid Luca Cumani	3	811	78	44	86	–
b c Hermitage (USA) - Bourbon Miss (USA) (Smile)
Pressed leader, led after 3f, held on well under pressure inside last (op 6-1 tchd 9-1, 10-1 in a place)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¼	3. Abajany 100/30 T Quinn Mick Channon	T Quinn Mick Channon	5	90	78	43	83	–
b g Akarad (FR) - Miss Ivory Coast (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, pressed winner inside last, kept on (op 4-1 tchd 3-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [2¾]	6. Astronomer 9/1 Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	3	811	78	39	80	–
br g Ardkinglass - Ayodhya (IRE) (Astronef)
Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, rallied and ran on inside last (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in a place)

4⁽³⁾ nk [3]	7. Schnitzel (IRE) 10/1 Micky Fenton Michael Bell	Micky Fenton Michael Bell	3	811	77	38	79	–
b f Tirol (IRE) - Good Reference (IRE) (Reference Point)
Led for 3f, one pace final 2f (op 6-1)

5⁽²⁾ 1¾ [4¾]	2. Far Removed (IRE) 14/1 Robert Havlin Mrs V C Ward	Robert Havlin Mrs V C Ward	4	93	76	39	78	–
b g Distant Relative - Cormorant Creek (Gorytus)
Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, one pace (op 8-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5¼]	1. Barbason 20/1 Robyn Brisland ⁵ Gary Moore	Robyn Brisland ⁵ Gary Moore	7	91	68	36	80	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Barada (USA) (Damascus)
Keen hold, prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra (op 12-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [5½]	4. Silca Blanka (IRE) 5/1 J Weaver Tony Newcombe	J Weaver Tony Newcombe	7	90	80	35	73	–
b h Law Society (USA) - Reality I (Known Fact)
Keen hold rear, not clear run 2f out until 1f out, never able to challenge (op 6-1 tchd 9-2)

8⁽¹⁾ 5 [10½]	10. Route Sixty Six (IRE) 3/1F Richard Hughes Gary Moore	Richard Hughes Gary Moore	3	88	77	21	59	–
b f Brief Truce (USA) - Lyphards Goddess (IRE) (Lyphard's Special)
Held up towards rear, promising headway over 2f out, hung left and weakened 1f out (op 5-2 tchd 7-2)

9⁽⁶⁾ 7 [17½]	9. The Quare Fellow (IRE) 10/1 Daragh O'Donohoe John Gosden	Daragh O'Donohoe John Gosden	3	811	76	11	47	–
ch c Elmaamul (USA) - Bizarre Lady (Dalsaan)
Keen hold in touch, effort over 2f out, soon weakened (op 8-1 tchd 11-1, 12-1 in places)

10⁽⁷⁾ 9 [26½]	5. Arana 66/1 Chris D Cogan ⁵ William de Best-Turner	Chris D Cogan ⁵ William de Best-Turner	4	86	37	–	24	–
b f Noble Patriarch (IRE) - Pod's Daughter (IRE) (Tender King)
Chased leaders for 3f, soon lost place, no chance final 3f (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 4:18:00 Winning time: 1m 36.50s (slow by 5.20s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Donald Kahn (Single Shot) 1st breeder: Jack Donet
2nd owner: John White And Partners (Abajany)
3rd owner: Dr Catherine Wills (Astronomer)
Tote win: £12.70 PL: £1.50 £1.10 £4.40 Ex: £13.10 CSF: £31.82
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 39 (35%) M [4-7] 32 (33%) H [8-10] 79 (32%)

4:15 Brighton 21 Oct 1999

Courage Best Classified Stakes Class D