| Course: WOLVERHAMPTON | Race date:11/04/08 | Race time:8:20 | Runners:10 |
| Race distance:7f | Going:Standard | Winners time:1m 30.03s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Big Sky Brewing | Neil Brown(5) | T D Barron | 12 | 8-9 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 14/1 | 7 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Straight Face | Jamie Spencer | Miss Gay Kelleway | 4 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 9/4F | 1.58 | 1.49 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 2 | ¾ |
| Optical Illusion | Phillip Makin | Miss L A Perratt | 10 | 8-12 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 7/2 | 1.98 | 1.8 | 1.62 | 1.01 | 3 | nk |
| Greenwood | Robert Havlin | P G Murphy | 3 | 8-12 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 7/1 | 3.7 | 2.74 | 1.69 | 1.1 | 4 | 2¾ |
| Alucica | Robert Winston | D Shaw | 5 | 8-12 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 10/1 | 4.9 | 3.92 | 3.1 | 3.25 | 5 | 3½ |
| Vanatina | Liam Jones | W M Brisbourne | 7 | 8-9 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 40/1 | 18.5 | 14.95 | 6.4 | 18 | 6 | 1¾ |
| Shaftesbury Avenue | Daniel Tudhope | I W McInnes | 2 | 9-0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 9/2 | 4.17 | 2.37 | 1.94 | 2.46 | 7 | ¾ |
| Moon Forest | Kevin Ghunowa(3) | J M Bradley | 9 | 8-3 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 28/1 | 13 | 8.72 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 8 | 5 |
| Amongst Amigos | Graham Gibbons | C Moore | 8 | 8-6 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 16/1 | 13.5 | 8.57 | 4.56 | 4.1 | 9 | 2½ |
| Hi Spec | Andrew Elliott | Miss M E Rowland | 11 | 8-6 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 9/1 | 3.75 | 3.08 | 2.74 | 1.2 | 10 | 1¼ |
A Big Sky Brewing held up, headway and hung left over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong
Straight Face always prominent, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, hung left from over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
Optical Illusion chased leader until led over 2f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
Greenwood held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Alucica dwelt, held up, headway under pressure and hung left over 1f out, not trouble leaders
Vanatina held up in touch, raced keenly, lost place well over 3f out, never dangerous after
Shaftesbury Avenue started slowly, never nearer
Moon Forest prominent over 4f
Amongst Amigos led over 4f, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Hi Spec slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Straight Face, who had won his last three races - two of them banded races - from the front at Kempton, was held up off the pace on this occasion but ran right up to his Kempton form, staying on to take the measure of Optical Illusion 50 yards from the line - before being mugged late on by the winner.
Greenwood looked to be travelling well on the home turn but found disappointingly little offthe bridle and he has yet to be placed in nine runs here, reserving his best all-weather form for Lingfield.
A punt on Shaftesbury Avenue went astray when the horse missed the break and could never make up the lost ground.
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