| Course: DONCASTER | Race date:12/04/08 | Race time:4:10 | Runners:16 |
| Race distance:7f | Going:Soft | Winners time:1m 28.64s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevie Gee | P J McDonald | G A Swinbank | 8 | 9-1 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 14/1 | 5.3 | 4.56 | 4.1 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| King's Bastion | Jamie Spencer | M L W Bell | 7 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 15/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | shd |
| Charlie Tipple | Ted Durcan | T D Easterby | 3 | 8-13 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 10/1 | 4.53 | 3.84 | 3.38 | 1.02 | 3 | 3½ |
| Swinbrook | Paul Hanagan | R A Fahey | 2 | 8-11 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 4/1F | 2.32 | 2.02 | 1.89 | 1.01 | 4 | nk |
| Eau Good | Mark Coumbe | M C Chapman | 9 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 40/1 | 14 | 11.7 | 8.2 | 1.07 | 5 | 1 |
| Chjimes | Fergus Sweeney | C R Dore | 20 | 9-4 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 22/1 | 6.6 | 6.03 | 4.79 | 5.7 | 6 | ¾ |
| Society Music | Tony Hamilton | M Dods | 5 | 8-11 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 16/1 | 6.2 | 4.63 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1¼ |
| Mezuzah | Paul Mulrennan | M W Easterby | 6 | 8-11 | 8 | 0 | 73 | 12/1 | 4.9 | 4.35 | 3.85 | 3 | 8 | ½ |
| Neon Blue | Michael J Stainton | R M Whitaker | 1 | 8-5 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 25/1 | 8.96 | 7.17 | 4.53 | 6.8 | 9 | 2½ |
| Cornus | James Doyle | A J McCabe | 15 | 9-4 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 8/1 | 3.1 | 2.72 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1¼ |
| Tencendur | Adrian T Nicholls | D Nicholls | 10 | 9-1 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 10/1 | 3.9 | 3.19 | 2.94 | 2.7 | 11 | 4 |
| Balakiref | John Cavanagh | M Dods | 14 | 8-8 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 14/1 | 5.3 | 4.55 | 2.35 | 4 | 12 | 2¼ |
| Kenmore | T P Queally | J G Given | 13 | 8-10 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 10/1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.05 | 4 | 13 | 3½ |
| Varadouro | Silvestre De Sousa | D Nicholls | 12 | 8-7 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 8/1 | 3.64 | 2.83 | 2.46 | 2.6 | 14 | 2¾ |
| Red Romeo | Samuel Drury | N Wilson | 18 | 8-11 | 7 | 0 | 80 | 28/1 | 11.42 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 3 | 15 | hd |
| Prospect Court | Andrew Mullen | A C Whillans | 17 | 8-13 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 16/1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.26 | 4.7 | 16 | 5 |
Stevie Gee tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong to lead near line
King´s Bastion held up in rear, headway well over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed near line
Charlie Tipple in rear, headway over 2f out and soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish
Swinbrook midfield, ridden along 3f out, stayed on under pressure approaching final furlong, nearest finish
Eau Good chased leaders, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Chjimes held up, headway over 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish
Society Music chased leaders, ridden along 2f out, soon driven and kept on same pace approaching final furlong
Mezuzah held up and behind, not much room 3f out, pushed along and headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
Neon Blue chased leaders on outer, ridden along over 2f out and gradually weakened
Cornus chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, gradually weakened
Tencendur led, headed over 4f out, close up until ridden along over 2f out and soon weakened
Balakiref close up, led over 4f out, ridden along and headed 2f out, soon weakened
Kenmore dwelt, always towards rear
Varadouro chased leaders, ridden along well over 2f out, soon driven and weakened
Red Romeo raced alone stands' side, prominent, edged across to join main group in centre over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
Prospect Court in touch, ridden along over 2f out and soon weakened
This was a return to form for the winner, and his trainer explained that his horses in general had really started to sparkle in the last couple of weeks, that this horse was just starting to come to himself (he is still quite wintry in his coat) and that the handicapper was beginning to loosen his grip on him. This victory proved the winnercapable of staying this far.
King’s Bastion ran a cracking race in second and, had he not hung to his right, he might well have prevailed. He will probably go up a couple of pounds for this effort, given that he finished clear of the third, but heshould be able to go one better.
Eau Good ran a cracker and was only outpointed inside the last, while Chjimes, fit from the all-weather, made a promising return to turf.
Society Music was far from disgraced on her first run for nearly seven months, while recent winner Tencendur was comfortably beaten.
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