He emerged as a top-class performer over seven furlongs and one mile as a five-year-old when he won the Lennox Stakes in England and the Prix de la Forêt in France.
He later became a very successful breeding stallion, siring Pilsudski, Rakti, Darsi, Pure Grain and Polish Summer (Dubai Sheema Classic).
[2] Court Masterpiece's dam Easy Option was a high-class sprinter who won the Listed St Hugh's Stakes and finished fourth in two editions of the Prix de l'Abbaye.
[6] The photo-finish was so close that several of Arctic Burst's supporters attempted to confront the racecourse judge and harangued a Jockey Club spokesman, whilst Hills considered an appeal.
On 26 July, the horse faced Autumn Glory and Vortex again in the Group Two Betfair Cup over seven furlongs at Goodwood in which he was ridden for the first time by Philip Robinson.
Starting at odds of 4/1, he tracked the leaders, overtook the four-year-old Jack Sullivan inside the final furlong and held off the renewed challenge of his rival to win by a short head with a gap of three lengths back to Majors Cast in third.
[12] On 28 August Court Masterpiece finished third behind Chic and Majors Cast in the Celebration Mile and then ran third again, beaten a short head and three lengths by Iffraaj and Sleeping Indian when carrying top weight of 130 pounds in the Park Stakes at Doncaster eleven days later.
On 5 October, on his twenty-fourth start, the horse contested his first Group One race when he was sent to France for the Prix de la Forêt over 1400 metres at Longchamp Racecourse.
Ridden by the French jockey Gerald Mosse he was held up in the early stages and reached the final turn before making rapid progress down the centre of the Longchamp straight.
[13][14] On his final appearance of the season, Court Masterpiece started at odds of 14/1 for the Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin Racecourse on 11 December and finished fifth of the thirteen runners behind the Japanese four-year-old Hat Trick.
At Royal Ascot in June he started third favourite behind Peeress and Proclamation for the Queen Anne Stakes, which also attracted Vortex and the Aidan O'Brien-trained Ad Valorem.
Fortune held the horse in fifth place as Echo of Light set the pace from Araafa before making progress approaching the last quarter mile.
After an initial failure at stud, Court Masterpiece was acquired by the insurance company QBE (Europe) before entering the ownership of Maxilead Limited.
The independent Timeform organisation gave Court Masterpiece a peak rating of 127 in September 2006, making him their seventh-best older horse, eight pounds behind the Japanese champion Deep Impact.