| Course: DONCASTER | Race date:22/03/08 | Race time:2:15 | Runners:19 |
| Race distance:5f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:1m 2.66s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally's Dilemma | Tolley Dean | W G M Turner | 19 | 8-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Doncaster Rover | Darren Williams | S Parr | 14 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10/1 | 22.33 | 10.47 | 2.92 | 1.01 | 2 | ½ |
| Knavesmire | T Williams | M Brittain | 13 | 8-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | 90 | 34.32 | 8.43 | 1.01 | 3 | 3 |
| Lagan Handout | Fergus Sweeney | Dr J R J Naylor | 16 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | 180 | 101.7 | 17.87 | 8 | 4 | 3¾ |
| Riflessione | Adam Kirby | J S Moore | 20 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | 30 | 20.2 | 6 | 13 | 5 | hd |
| Northern Tour | T Quinn | P F I Cole | 7 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 | 19 | 9.35 | 2.66 | 3.7 | 6 | 1¾ |
| Calypso Girl | Stephen Donohoe | P D Evans | 5 | 8-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12/1 | 28.16 | 13.88 | 4 | 14 | 7 | ½ |
| Igoyougo | Micky Fenton | P T Midgley | 10 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14/1 | 116.52 | 21.13 | 4.5 | 2 | 8 | 1¾ |
| Saxford | Tom Eaves | Mrs L Stubbs | 3 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | 85 | 48.91 | 4.75 | 17 | 9 | 2½ |
| Nchike | Adrian T Nicholls | D Nicholls | 15 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | 46.61 | 28.19 | 6.06 | 26 | 10 | ½ |
| Richo | Robert Winston | D H Brown | 11 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | 92.25 | 25.82 | 5.9 | 2 | 11 | shd |
| Another Luke | P J McDonald | T J Etherington | 18 | 8-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | 53.41 | 27.5 | 3.81 | 25 | 12 | ½ |
| Bad Beat | Jerry O´Dwyer | V Smith | 8 | 8-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | 60 | 30.04 | 3.39 | 5 | 13 | 1¾ |
| Mr Melodious | Michael Hills | B W Hills | 4 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11/2F | 13 | 8.36 | 2.2 | 3.15 | 14 | 1¾ |
| Olympic Dream | Paul Hanagan | R A Fahey | 12 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7/1 | 11.65 | 7.09 | 1.63 | 2 | 15 | 1¼ |
| Shadow Bay | Chris Catlin | M R Channon | 21 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15/2 | 12.5 | 8.58 | 2.18 | 2.3 | 16 | hd |
| Amosite | Liam Jones | J R Jenkins | 9 | 8-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | 260 | 125.76 | 18 | 130 | 17 | nk |
| Ballarina | Jimmy Quinn | E J Alston | 2 | 8-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | 48.55 | 19.55 | 3.77 | 6.8 | 18 | 10 |
| Diamond Blade | David Allan | T D Easterby | 6 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | 75 | 30.39 | 5.3 | 12 | 19 | 3 |
Sally´s Dilemma led on stands' rail, headed 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, pushed out
Doncaster Rover close up stands' side, effort to lead 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
Knavesmire in touch stands' side, headway 2f out, soon ridden to chase leading pair, stayed on inside final furlong
Lagan Handout in touch stands' side, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace entering final furlong
Riflessione midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on approaching final furlong, nearest finish
Northern Tour slowly into stride and behind, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong, nearest finish
Calypso Girl in touch stands' side, ridden along 2f out, kept on under pressure approaching final furlong
Igoyougo prominent stands' side, ridden along 2f out, gradually weakened
Saxford raced towards far side, in rear until stayed on final 2f, never near leaders
Nchike slowly into stride and behind until some late headway
Richo never better than midfield
Another Luke soon outpaced and always towards rear
Bad Beat in touch on outer, ridden along halfway, soon weakened
Mr Melodious slowly into stride, always in rear
Olympic Dream soon ridden along and always towards rear
Shadow Bay chased leaders stands' side, pushed along after 2f, soon ridden and weakened
Amosite chased leaders stands' side, ridden along over 2f out and soon weakened
Ballarina raced alone far rail, always in rear
Diamond Blade slowly into stride, always in rear
This was an above-averaged size field for the Brocklesby, and the vast majority of runners came towards the stands side. SALLY’S DILEMMA, trained by Bill Turner, who has a great annual record with his early season juveniles, clearly knew her job and was fit. Having taken the field along to beyond halfway, she was then headed by the runner-up, but she fought back well and appeared to win with a little bit in hand. She can score again.
Doncaster Rover ran a sound race in defeat. He headed the winner two furlongs out, but was then worried out of it towards the finish. He finished clear of the rest and should gain compensation.
Knavesmire shaped really well in third, picking up from halfway and seeing her race out in nice style, albeit without being able to reel in the first two.
Of the others, Calypso Girl, despite looking very backward in her coat, showed some ability, while Saxford, one of only two to race on the far side of the track, and largely isolated, was far from disgraced in the circumstances.
Nchike, who was slow to stride, did well to finish in midfield, while Mr Melodious, who looked professional in the preliminaries, could never figure in the business end, and Shadow Bay was on the stretch from halfway. (TOR)
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