| Course: TOWCESTER | Race date:09/04/08 | Race time:3:00 | Runners:14 |
| Race distance:3m½f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:6m 32.20s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arceye | R J Greene | W Davies | 11-10 | 11 | 0 | 83 | 9/1 | 4 | 2.84 | 1.86 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Baron Romeo | Warren Marston | R T Phillips | 11-12 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 28/1 | 7.2 | 6.02 | 3.98 | 1.01 | 2 | 19 | |
| Young Yozza | Chris Honour | David Pearson | 10-12 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 20/1 | 5.9 | 5.16 | 4.3 | 1.01 | 3 | 3 | |
| Follow The Flow | Mark Bradburne | P A Pritchard | 11-1 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 11/2J | 3.32 | 2.23 | 1.88 | 1.01 | 4 | 23 | |
| The Snurglar | Wilson Renwick | M W Easterby | 11-5 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 7/1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.98 | 2 | 5 | 3¾ | |
| Pure Brief | A Coleman | R Hollinshead | 10-9 | 11 | 0 | 73 | 10/1 | 3.11 | 2.92 | 2.44 | 1.31 | 6 | 39 | |
| Desperate Dex | Fergus King | G J Smith | 11-11 | 8 | 0 | 84 | 16/1 | 6.47 | 4.4 | 3.75 | 1.5 | PU | ||
| Gemini Storm | Ewan Whillans | O Brennan | 11-6 | 8 | 0 | 84 | 14/1 | 5.2 | 4.28 | 2.38 | 4 | PU | ||
| Top Dawn | David Dennis | M Sheppard | 11-8 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 8/1 | 2.98 | 2.47 | 1.5 | 1.94 | PU | ||
| Mysaynoway | Mr J Derham | K Tork | 10-8 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 50/1 | 26 | 17.45 | 5.47 | 0 | PU | ||
| The Walnut Tree | S P Walsh | S T Lewis | 10-7 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 7/1 | 3.2 | 2.47 | 2 | 1.2 | PU | ||
| Trampoline King | Michael Murphy | A J Whiting | 10-9 | 8 | 0 | 75 | 20/1 | 7 | 5.54 | 3.28 | 1.5 | F | ||
| Coolavanny Lad | T J Phelan | Mrs K Waldron | 11-4 | 7 | 0 | 80 | 14/1 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 3.55 | 1.97 | PU | ||
| Diamond Cutter | Sean Quinlan | R T Phillips | 11-2 | 9 | 0 | 80 | 11/2J | 3.35 | 2.61 | 2.5 | 2.36 | UR |
Arceye chased leaders, led 14th, clear from 3 out, ridden and hung left flat, stayed on
Baron Romeo held up, ridden after 11th, headway approaching 3 out, no chance with winner
Young Yozza held up, headway 14th, chased winner after 3 out, weakened next
Follow The Flow held up, mistake 2nd, never nearer
The Snurglar held up, always behind
Pure Brief chased leaders until weakened 3 out
The Walnut Tree chased leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, behind when pulled up before last
Mysaynoway chased leader to 7th, soon lost place, behind when pulled up after 9th
Desperate Dex led to 14th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Gemini Storm held up, mistake 2nd, hampered 7th, behind from 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Trampoline King held up, headway approaching 12th, ridden 14th, weakening when fell 3 out
Top Dawn prominent, chased leader 7th until blundered and rider lost reins 12th, lost place quickly, pulled up before 14th
Coolavanny Lad prominent until weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next, lame
Diamond Cutter prominent until blundered and unseated rider 6th
ARCEYE is one of those horses who either wins or fails to get round - at least that has been his profile for the past year or so - but he has gained some consistency of late and he completed a hat-trick here in emphatic fashion. His four previous wins had come at Chepstow, but this was his best performance to date and the ex-pointer has clearly never been better.
Baron Romeo, who won a bumper back in 2005 but struggled to make an impression over hurdles, had been beaten 91l on his chase debut behind Arceye at Chepstow four days prior to this and, though he fared better on this occasion, keeping on under pressure in the straight, he never looked like threatening the winner.
Top Dawn was the unlucky horse of the race. Raised 12lb for a recent Plumpton win, he was travelling best of all when ploughing through the seventh last and there was no recovery possible from that blunder. He can bounce back.
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