| Course: HAYDOCK | Race date:12/05/07 | Race time:1:25 | Runners:19 |
| Race distance:2m7½f | Going:Good | Winners time:5m 57.30s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abragante | Timmy Murphy | D E Pipe | 11-0 | 6 | 0 | 140 | 7/1 | 11 | 8.41 | 5 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Chilling Place | Richard Johnson | P J Hobbs | 11-0 | 8 | 0 | 140 | 8/1 | 15.5 | 11.66 | 7.2 | 1.28 | 2 | nk | |
| Tamarinbleu | Tom Scudamore | D E Pipe | 11-5 | 7 | 0 | 145 | 33/1 | 890 | 52.55 | 15.5 | 14 | 3 | 2½ | |
| Two Miles West | A P McCoy | Jonjo O´Neill | 10-3 | 6 | 0 | 129 | 6/1F | 9 | 7.49 | 6 | 6.4 | 4 | 1½ | |
| Penny Pictures | Andrew Glassonbury | D E Pipe | 10-6 | 8 | 0 | 135 | 12/1 | 19 | 16.65 | 13 | 2.24 | 5 | nk | |
| Ostfanni | Barry Keniry | M Todhunter | 10-4 | 7 | 0 | 130 | 20/1 | 44 | 31.33 | 17.5 | 16 | 6 | 3½ | |
| Lough Derg | J W Farrelly | D E Pipe | 11-0 | 7 | 0 | 147 | 11/1 | 16 | 13.85 | 9.4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| Silver Charmer | R Walsh | H S Howe | 10-4 | 8 | 0 | 130 | 10/1 | 16 | 13.86 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 8 | 1½ | |
| Burntoakboy | Mr T Weston | Dr R D P Newland | 10-7 | 9 | 0 | 140 | 14/1 | 27 | 19.04 | 8.8 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| Irish Wolf | P J Brennan | P Bowen | 11-12 | 7 | 0 | 152 | 14/1 | 23 | 18.82 | 9.6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | |
| Accordello | Richard McGrath | K G Reveley | 10-0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 14/1 | 22 | 18.15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | |
| Glasker Mill | Sam Thomas | Miss H C Knight | 10-4 | 7 | 0 | 130 | 25/1 | 46 | 34.45 | 18.5 | 24 | 12 | 3 | |
| Gidam Gidam | Phil Kinsella | J Mackie | 10-5 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 16/1 | 44 | 23.08 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 1¼ | |
| St Matthew | David O´Meara | Mrs S J Smith | 10-12 | 9 | 0 | 138 | 40/1 | 90 | 64.75 | 21 | 36 | 14 | 8 | |
| Rushneeyriver | S E Durack | Mrs A M Thorpe | 10-0 | 9 | 0 | 126 | 33/1 | 70 | 58.14 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 1 | |
| Jockser | Wayne Kavanagh | J W Mullins | 9-11 | 6 | 0 | 128 | 14/1 | 29 | 18.3 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| Spring Breeze | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy | 10-4 | 6 | 0 | 130 | 14/1 | 38 | 19.26 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 22 | |
| Freetown | Dougie Costello | L Lungo | 10-0 | 11 | 0 | 129 | 25/1 | 42 | 33.01 | 17 | 30 | 18 | 9 | |
| Tikram | Robert Thornton | A King | 10-9 | 10 | 0 | 135 | 33/1 | 100 | 55.14 | 19.5 | 25 | UR |
Abragante held up, steady headway from 5th, chased leaders before 3 out, went 2nd run-in, soon ridden, stayed on to lead final stride
Chilling Place chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed final stride
Tamarinbleu in rear, mistake 6th, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, stayed on under pressure run-in
Two Miles West in touch, ridden to chase leaders approaching 3 out, kept on under pressure run-in
Penny Pictures midfield, headway 5th, went 2nd approaching 3 out, every chance last, no extra run-in
Ostfanni held up, headway 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure run- in
Lough Derg led, pushed along approaching 4 out, headed before 2 out, weakened last
Silver Charmer held up, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, no impression on leaders from next
Burntoakboy chased leaders, ridden when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened
Irish Wolf chased leaders, mistake 7th, ridden after 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
Accordello held up, pushed along 4 out, never troubled leaders
Glasker Mill held up, some headway approaching 4 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out
Gidam Gidam midfield, weakened approaching 4 out
St Matthew chased leader to 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
Rushneeyriver midfield, lost place 5th, behind after 6th
Jockser always behind
Spring Breeze midfield, niggled along approaching 4 out, soon weakened
Freetown midfield, ridden after 6th, soon behind
Tikram held up, blundered badly and unseated rider 5th
This was a competitive staying handicap hurdle run at just a fair pace, in which ABRAGANTE confirmed the improvement he had shown with blinkers on his previous start at Cheltenham. Raised 15lb for that win, he raced quite keenly early, but coming through in the straight, he got up under strong driving after the last. He's certainly going the right way with the aid of headgear, even though he doesn't look entirely straightforward at times.
Chilling Place keeps going up the handicap for finishing second, and although he did nothing wrong once again, having raced close to the pace, he was worn down near the line. He will go up again as the pair were a couple of lengths clear of the staying-on Tamarinbleu, who ran well with first-time blinkers and defied any doubts about him not getting this trip.
Lough Derg set the pace but dropped out in the straight, and St Matthew was another to fade after racing up with the pace.
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