| Course: NOTTINGHAM | Race date:15/04/08 | Race time:5:20 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:1m2f | Going:Soft | Winners time:2m 18.68s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Island | Travis Block | A King | 13 | 8-10 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Effigy | Dane O´Neill | H Candy | 1 | 8-12 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 6/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | hd |
| Mae Cigan | N Callan | M Blanshard | 2 | 8-11 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 4/1F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1¼ |
| Magdalene | Chris Catlin | Rae Guest | 7 | 9-1 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | ¾ |
| King Of Rhythm | Daniel Tudhope | D Carroll | 14 | 9-4 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 2¾ |
| Trouble Mountain | Dale Gibson | M W Easterby | 9 | 8-13 | 11 | 0 | 65 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | ½ |
| Trysting Grove | Saleem Golam | E G Bevan | 12 | 8-6 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | ¾ |
| Willow Dancer | Adam Kirby | W R Swinburn | 5 | 9-2 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 4 |
| Joshua's Gold | Paul Pickard | D Carroll | 10 | 8-8 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 2¼ |
| Never Pink | Stephen Donohoe | Ian Williams | 11 | 8-13 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 2¼ |
| Stalking Tiger | Steve Drowne | R Charlton | 6 | 9-1 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 1 |
| Babieca | Neil Brown | T D Barron | 3 | 8-8 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 2½ |
| Out Of Nothing | Pat Cosgrave | K M Prendergast | 8 | 9-1 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 66/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 13 |
Penny Island tracked leaders, headway 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven inside final furlong and held on gamely
Effigy tracked leaders on inner, switched right and headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, just held
Mae Cigan tracked leaders on inner, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong
Magdalene prominent, chased leader halfway, ridden over 2f out, driven and one pace approaching final furlong
King Of Rhythm held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
Trouble Mountain chased leaders, ridden along and outpaced over 3f out, plugged on approaching final furlong
Trysting Grove dwelt, towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, soon driven and no impression approaching final furlong
Willow Dancer led, ridden along 3f out, driven and headed well over 1f out, weakened
Joshua´s Gold chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, gradually weakened
Never Pink held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
Stalking Tiger tracked leading pair, effort well over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
Babieca slowly into stride, always behind
Out Of Nothing always in rear
PENNY ISLAND had not run on the Flat since 2005 and had managed just one placing in seven outings as a young horse, but he was fit from hurdling and showed that, as one would expect, he has strengthened up since he was last seen in this grade to win narrowly from Effigy.
He may not have beaten a lot, but he should be open to further improvement as he gains in experience of Flat racing.
Effigy, who ran several good races in defeat last season, returned to action in good heart and, though he again met defeat, is entitled to be sharper for this first outing in almost six months and there is surely a race or two to be won with him this time round.
Magdalene did best of those who raced close to the pace set by Willow Dancer (whose best trip has yet to be established) and this distance suited her better than the 1m4f she raced over at Folkestone a fortnight ago.
Stalking Tiger, who had shown his best form when third over an extended mile at Windsor last October, was too keen for his own good to halfway here and faded out of contention in the later stages. He should get this trip in time, but needs to settle better to do so.
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