| Course: WOLVERHAMPTON | Race date:12/10/07 | Race time:8:25 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:1m½f | Going:Standard | Winners time:1m 52.21s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race The Moon | Jerry O´Dwyer | V Smith | 12 | 8-13 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 9/1 | 15.5 | 12.13 | 5.8 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Bermacha | Richard Mullen | W R Muir | 10 | 9-7 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 5/1 | 7 | 6.08 | 4.5 | 1.07 | 2 | 2 |
| Warming Up | Seb Sanders | C E Brittain | 6 | 9-3 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 4/1F | 8 | 5.16 | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 2½ |
| Marmite | L P Keniry | E F Vaughan | 13 | 9-6 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 20/1 | 40 | 26.21 | 11.5 | 28 | 4 | 2½ |
| Ras Laffan | Graham Gibbons | E S McMahon | 2 | 9-5 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 10/1 | 26 | 16.85 | 12 | 7.4 | 5 | 2 |
| Weet By Far | Fergus Sweeney | R Hollinshead | 11 | 9-7 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 66/1 | 180 | 91.29 | 34 | 3.4 | 6 | 2 |
| Countrywide Comet | D O´Donohoe | K A Ryan | 9 | 9-1 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 16/1 | 28 | 22.36 | 11 | 20 | 7 | ½ |
| Cryptonite Diamond | Hayley Turner | W R Swinburn | 4 | 9-2 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 7/1 | 15.5 | 8.52 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8 | 5 |
| Never Sold Out | Paul Eddery | J G M O´Shea | 7 | 9-1 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 66/1 | 490 | 101.95 | 34 | 100 | 9 | 3½ |
| Heavenly Saint | Darryll Holland | M R Channon | 1 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 20/1 | 32 | 23.31 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 1¾ |
| Lenouska | Chris Catlin | B De Haan | 3 | 9-2 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 20/1 | 46 | 29.3 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 6 |
| Johnny Friendly | Jamie Spencer | K R Burke | 5 | 9-1 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 10/1 | 19 | 13.75 | 11.5 | 11 | 12 | 3 |
| Hurstpierpoint | Paul Hanagan | R A Fahey | 8 | 9-6 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 5/1 | 8 | 6.2 | 5 | 5.8 | 13 | 9 |
Race The Moon steadied start, held up in rear, headway on inside well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
Bermacha held up in touch, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
Warming Up behind, ridden 7f out, headway on outside over 3f out, one pace final furlong
Marmite behind, ridden and headway 1f out, soon hung left, never troubled leaders
Ras Laffan led over 1f, prominent, ridden over 3f out, not clear run briefly on inside 2f out, soon weakened
Weet By Far held up and behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Countrywide Comet prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
Cryptonite Diamond went left start, prominent, lost place over 4f out, no danger after
Never Sold Out behind final 3f
Heavenly Saint led 7f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
Lenouska not much room start, always in rear
Johnny Friendly prominent, with leader 6f out until ridden and weakened well over 2f out, eased when no chance over 1f out
Hurstpierpoint prominent, hampered and lost place after 1f, ridden 3f out, soon behind
RACE THE MOON was in rear early on and still only had one behind turning for home, but he finished to good effect to reverse recent Kempton placings with Bermacha. He was inclined to hang under pressure and may not be entirely straightforward, but he is starting his handicap career on a very handy mark and should be able to find more races.
Bermacha was never far away, though she did meet with a littleearly interference here. She battled on well in the straight to hold off the persistent challenge of Warming Up, but had nothing left in reserve to repel the winner's late charge.
Marmite, who won a couple of 7f sellers in July, struggled to make an impression on her nursery debut at Kempton last month and, though she did a bit better here, she was never really in the shake-up and may need a drop before she is winning again.
Jamie Spencer reported that Johnny Friendly had run too freely early on.
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