| Course: SOUTHWELL | Race date:08/04/08 | Race time:3:30 | Runners:8 |
| Race distance:6f | Going:Standard | Winners time:1m 19.29s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Releaf | Mark Coumbe(7) | P Leech | 8 | 8-10 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9/2 | 2.16 | 1.87 | 1.61 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Walragnek | Andrew Elliott | J G M O´Shea | 2 | 9-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9/4F | 1.48 | 1.41 | 1.17 | 1.01 | 2 | 2 |
| Irish Conection | Fergal Lynch | T McLaughlin | 6 | 9-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11/4 | 3.55 | 1.47 | 1.36 | 1.01 | 3 | 1 |
| Fly Time | Tolley Dean(3) | Mrs L Williamson | 7 | 8-9 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 33/1 | 10 | 8.57 | 7.6 | 1.02 | 4 | 3 |
| Takeanoteofthat | Vince Slattery | D Burchell | 3 | 9-3 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 14/1 | 7 | 4.7 | 4 | 4.4 | 5 | 4 |
| White's Ruby | Paul Eddery | G D Blake | 5 | 8-12 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 100/30 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 3 |
| Eastern Princess | Kevin Ghunowa(3) | G H Yardley | 1 | 8-9 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 25/1 | 6.8 | 5.92 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 7 | 8 |
| Josama | Mark Lawson(3) | R Bastiman | 4 | 8-9 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 66/1 | 32 | 25.43 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 16 |
Welcome Releaf held up, headway under pressure over 2f out, led and edged left over 1f out, ran on, eased near finish
Walragnek led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
Irish Conection chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Fly Time held up, headway under pressure over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Takeanoteofthat prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
White´s Ruby chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Eastern Princess chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
Josama soon outpaced
WELCOME RELEAF is rated just 49 and had failed to find a race in 14 previous outings, but despite hanging left in the straight he still proved good enough to win with a fair bit to spare.
Walragnek, who had come from off thepace when second over 5f at Kempton last time, was given his head over this longer trip and on a slower surface and was basically outstayed by the winner. Perhaps he wants holding up, or is better at the minimum trip.
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