| Course: NOTTINGHAM | Race date:02/04/08 | Race time:2:10 | Runners:12 |
| Race distance:5f | Going:Soft | Winners time:1m 3.83s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Impossible | Lee Enstone | P C Haslam | 13 | 9-4 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 8/1 | 4.7 | 3.83 | 3.35 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Monsieur Reynard | Ryan Moore | B J Meehan | 7 | 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 4/1F | 2.47 | 2.07 | 1.76 | 1.01 | 2 | nk |
| The Little Fizzer | Fergus Sweeney | K R Burke | 9 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 9/1 | 4.5 | 4.08 | 3.58 | 1.15 | 3 | 2¾ |
| Select Committee | Graham Gibbons | J J Quinn | 11 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 5/1 | 3.25 | 2.7 | 1.98 | 2 | 4 | nk |
| Speedy Senorita | Andrew Elliott | K R Burke | 6 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 16/1 | 7 | 6.05 | 4.13 | 6 | 5 | ¾ |
| Rio Sands | Dean McKeown | R M Whitaker | 1 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 20/1 | 18.5 | 8.33 | 6.16 | 4 | 6 | ½ |
| Thomas Malory | S Creighton | Miss V Haigh | 4 | 8-8 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 14/1 | 6.6 | 5.17 | 4.1 | 4 | 7 | 1½ |
| Dalarossie | Jimmy Quinn | E J Alston | 12 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 7/1 | 3.5 | 3.04 | 2.76 | 1.4 | 8 | shd |
| Leading Edge | Chris Catlin | M R Channon | 5 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 10/1 | 5 | 3.15 | 2.2 | 1.15 | 9 | ¾ |
| Handsinthemist | Frankie McDonald | P T Midgley | 2 | 8-4 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 50/1 | 29 | 20.78 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Sandy Par | Paul Fitzsimons | J M Bradley | 10 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 33/1 | 18.5 | 12.87 | 8.55 | 2.38 | 11 | ½ |
| Diademas | Simon Whitworth | V Smith | 8 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 6/1 | 3.35 | 2.32 | 2.06 | 2.1 | 12 | 2¾ |
Mission Impossible held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead last strides
Monsieur Reynard held up, headway to lead over 1f out, headed last strides
The Little Fizzer slowly into stride, held up, ran on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
Select Committee hung left throughout, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
Speedy Senorita with leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Rio Sands chased leaders, ridden halfway, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Thomas Malory soon pushed along in rear, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Dalarossie led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Leading Edge slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
Handsinthemist chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Sandy Par pulled hard and prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
Diademas chased leaders over 3f
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE had struggled a bit in handicaps last season, but he has evidently gonethe right way from two to three and picked up really well from the furlong mark to score in the style of a horse who will be at least as effective at 6f.
Monsieur Reynard, dropping back in trip after two runs over 7f on the all-weather, looked to have done everything right until just pipped in the final strides. He had the edge in fitness on several of his rivals here and it remains to be seen whether he can maintain his advantage once they reach their peak, so his connections will be keen to strike early with the gelding.
Select Committee, on his first run since August, hung throughout and may not have been suited by the soft ground.
Rio Sands, by a sire who liked the soft, ran well enough on this first outing in over five months to suggest he can pay his way off his present mark.
Dalarossie, free to post, showed plenty of early dash but dropped right away in the closing stages and the jury remains out on him; he had promised to win races when third at Chester last June, but has yet to deliver on that promise.
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