| Course: WETHERBY | Race date:01/04/08 | Race time:3:15 | Runners:11 |
| Race distance:2m3½f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:5m 17.10s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook No Argument | Dougie Costello | J J Quinn | 11-5 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 2/1F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Smart John | David Dennis | H J Evans | 11-5 | 8 | 0 | 103 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 3¼ | |
| Tarabaloo | S P Jones | R C Guest | 11-1 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 11/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 3½ | |
| Front Rank | Fearghal Davis | Mrs Dianne Sayer | 11-7 | 8 | 0 | 110 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 4 | |
| Karathaena | Phil Kinsella | M E Sowersby | 11-12 | 8 | 0 | 110 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 2¾ | |
| Big Bertha | Wilson Renwick | Micky Hammond | 10-8 | 10 | 0 | 92 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 7 | |
| Macchiato | P J Benson | R E Barr | 10-3 | 7 | 0 | 92 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Mix | P J Tolman | Mrs A M Thorpe | 11-2 | 7 | 0 | 110 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 2½ | |
| Nounou | Miss J Foster | Miss J E Foster | 11-0 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 10 | |
| Secured | J A McCarthy | Ian Williams | 11-2 | 8 | 0 | 100 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 30 | |
| Springvic | Barry Keniry | G M Moore | 11-2 | 8 | 0 | 100 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 24 |
Brook No Argument chased leaders, led 3 out, stayed on strongly to forge clear approaching last
Smart John held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 7th, challenged 3 out, hung left, stayed on same pace between last 2
Tarabaloo held up in rear, headway 8th, went modest 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace
Front Rank led to 6th, one pace from 3 out
Karathaena chased leaders, lost place 6th, kept on from 3 out
Big Bertha chased leaders 3rd, led after 8th, headed next, weakened 2 out
Macchiato held up towards rear, headway on inner 7th, driven after next, never a threat
Scarlet Mix held up in rear, headway on inside 6th, not much room next 2, weakening when hampered bend after 8th
Nounou took keen hold, tracked leaders, led 6th until after 8th, weakened approaching next
Secured tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 8th, tailed off next
Springvic chased leaders, weakened rapidly 2 out, stopped to nothing last, virtually pulled up, tailed off
Smart John, running in a handicap for the first time, produced a solid effort and had every chance until his measure was taken going to the final flight. He should win a race.
Racing results courtesy of racing post. Please note that ever effort is made to ensure results are correct but I accept no liability for mistakes. The data is provided as a free service.
Please visit my Blog or sign up to my racing forum for the latest news and views.