| Course: NEWCASTLE | Race date:05/04/08 | Race time:3:05 | Runners:11 |
| Race distance:1m4½f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:2m 51.76s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pertemps Networks | Dale Gibson | M W Easterby | 5 | 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 9/4F | 2.13 | 1.76 | 1.46 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Nero West | Tom Eaves | Miss L A Perratt | 4 | 9-1 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 16/1 | 6.4 | 5.41 | 4.21 | 1.01 | 2 | 8 |
| Bijou Dan | Greg Fairley | G M Moore | 2 | 8-6 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 10/1 | 5.08 | 4.11 | 3.65 | 1.01 | 3 | hd |
| Thunderwing | Royston Ffrench | James Moffatt | 6 | 8-7 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 9/1 | 6.6 | 4.14 | 3.1 | 2.02 | 4 | 2 |
| Hill Billy Rock | P J McDonald(3) | G A Swinbank | 8 | 8-13 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 9/2 | 2.62 | 2.49 | 2.22 | 1.3 | 5 | ½ |
| Karmest | Silvestre De Sousa | A D Brown | 10 | 8-8 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 7/1 | 4.11 | 3.02 | 2.62 | 2.04 | 6 | 1½ |
| Calcutta Cup | Tony Hamilton | Karen McLintock | 7 | 8-6 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 20/1 | 11.7 | 6.68 | 5.5 | 1.31 | 7 | 10 |
| Saluscraggie | Duran Fentiman(3) | R E Barr | 12 | 8-2 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 28/1 | 9.6 | 8.75 | 6.8 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Find Me | Paul Hanagan | L Lungo | 3 | 8-10 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 33/1 | 16 | 10.87 | 5.38 | 4 | 9 | 1¼ |
| Calzaghe | Andrew Elliott | K R Burke | 1 | 9-4 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 5/1 | 2.34 | 2 | 1.72 | 1.8 | 10 | 5 |
| Mayadeen | Paul Fessey | Miss L A Perratt | 11 | 8-5 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 16/1 | 7.6 | 5.76 | 4.4 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
Pertemps Networks chased leaders, driven to lead over 2f out, stayed on strongly to forge clear final furlong
Nero West led and soon clear, headed over 2f out, kept on, no chance with winner
Bijou Dan held up, ridden over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, nearest finish
Thunderwing midfield, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
Hill Billy Rock held up, shaken up and headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, never nearer
Karmest prominent, effort 3f out, no extra over 1f out
Calcutta Cup chased clear leader, effort and challenged over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Saluscraggie held up in midfield on outside, effort under pressure 3f out, soon beaten
Find Me midfield, driven and outpaced 5f out, shortlived effort over 2f out, soon beaten
Calzaghe held up, ridden from halfway, shortlived effort over 3f out, soon beaten
Mayadeen missed break, behind, struggling halfway, never on terms
Nero West, who set a decent pace, was niggled along from the home turn but kept on for second. He's come back in decent form and should soon be found a winning opportunity.
Hill Billy Rock, coming back after a longbreak, was by no means disgraced in fifth. He was not given a hard race and should come on for the run.
Calzaghe was never going and ran well below the form he'd shown at Doncaster last time.
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