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Race details

Course: TOWCESTERRace date:09/04/08Race time:5:00Runners:8
Race distance:2m6fGoing:Good To SoftWinners time:5m 28.60s

Race results


HorseJockeyTrainerStallWeightAgeRPROROddsB HighB AveB LowIn runFinishedDist Behind
Rydal Park Mr D Kemp(5)D J Kemp11-77009/4 2.21.521.41.01 1
Murphy's Cardinal Mr R BurtonNoel T Chance11-1212006/4F NANANANA 2
Moscow Court Mr Ian Howe(7)Mrs David Plunkett11-510008/1 2.742.21.861.01 38
Wild Is The Wind Miss G Hutchinson(7)P Hutchinson11-13701207/2 1.781.561.261.4 4½
Arf The Price Miss A Bush(7)Mrs O Bush11-570028/1 7.65.193.91.1 546
Dizzy Massini Mr S P Hanson(7)Arun Green10-1280028/1 7.45.52.744.5 619
Alpha Image Miss S Sherwood(7)D Laverty11-5900100/1 4424.371621 717
Thompsons Wood Mr N H Oliver(7)Mrs Debby Ewing11-9100050/1 1310.3787 PU



Comments in running

Rydal Park chased leaders, led 9th, mistake 2 out, ridden and jumped right last, stayed on

Murphy´s Cardinal led, blundered 8th, headed next, mistake 3 out, ridden and every chance last, no extra flat

Moscow Court prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, jumped right and weakened last

Wild Is The Wind held up, mistake 5th, headway and hampered 8th, close 3rd when hit 4 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out

Arf The Price held up and behind, jumped right 7th and 9th, headway 12th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, jumped right last

Dizzy Massini chased leaders to 12th

Alpha Image held up, ridden after 6th, behind from 8th

Thompsons Wood chased leaders to 10th, tailed off when pulled up before last




Analyis of the race

RYDAL PARK, who had won his three points this year and been third in a hunter chase at Leicester, took full advantage of Murphy's Cardinal's bad blunder at the eighth to gain his first win under rules. He battled on well, despite tending to run aboutunder pressure, to see off the favourite's renewed challenge and there should be plenty more races to be won with this young chaser.

Murphy's Cardinal travelled and jumped well until getting it all wrong at the eighth. His rider Richard Burton didwell to keep the partnership intact at that point and Murphy's Cardinal again seemed to be going like a winner four out, but he pecked on landing at the third last and did not find as much as hoped for up the home straight.


Tote

Tote Win: 3.5
Tote place (1): 1.3
Tote place (2): 1.2
Exacta: 7.2
Total SP: 113

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