| Course: THIRSK | Race date:19/04/08 | Race time:3:15 | Runners:15 |
| Race distance:1m4f | Going:Good | Winners time:2m 43.10s |
Pee Jay´s Dream always prominent, headway to lead well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out and soon headed, driven and rallied to lead inside final furlong, kept on gamely
Maneki Neko always prominent, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Sporting Gesture held up towards rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
Pretty Demanding held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
Hill Billy Rock tracked leaders, headway and pushed along over 2f out, soon driven and kept on same pace
Coronado´s Gold held up in rear, headway over 3f out and soon pushed along, ridden 2f out, soon no impression
Dan Tucker midfield, headway to chase leaders 4f out, ridden along 2f out, kept on same pace
Sforzando in rear until stayed on final 2f, never a factor
Turn Of Phrase prominent, close up 5f out, ridden along over 2f out, soon driven and gradually weakened
Apache Fort held up towards in midfield, effort and some headway on outer over 3f out, ridden along 2f and weakened approaching final furlong
Flagstone led, ridden along over 3f out, headed well over 2f out and soon weakened
Moonwalking chased leaders, headway and prominent 4f out, ridden along over 3f out and soon weakened
Trance always in rear
Helvetio held up, always towards rear
Kalasam chased leaders on outer, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened
Maneki Neko is well handicapped on his old form, but after hitting the front over a furlong out, he was worried out of it in the closing stages. Although not the easiest to win with, this was an encouraging return to the Flat, particularly as he'd been off for over four months.
Fourth went to Pretty Demanding who shaped well on her return to action, and even though she's 11lb higher than her last win, she left the impression she's capable of scoring off this sort of mark.
Hill Billy Rock is steadily finding his form and he was a encouraging fifth, the first five finishing clear of the rest who were headed by Coronado's Dream.
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