| Course: BANGOR-ON-DEE | Race date:19/04/08 | Race time:2:55 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:3m | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:5m 55.90s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cava Bien | Bernie Wharfe | Tim Vaughan | 11-4 | 6 | 0 | 110 | 9/2C | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Our Jim | Jason Maguire | D McCain Jnr | 11-3 | 6 | 0 | 104 | 9/2C | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1¾ | |
| Pelo Du Bief | Mr Joseph Cornwall | J R Cornwall | 10-9 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1½ | |
| Herecomestanley | Charlie Poste | M F Harris | 11-9 | 9 | 0 | 113 | 11/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1¾ | |
| Aberdeen Park | C D Thompson | Miss Venetia Williams | 10-9 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | ½ | |
| Hello It's Me | Paddy Aspell | D McCain Jnr | 11-8 | 7 | 0 | 109 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 8 | |
| Herne Bay | J W Farrelly | D E Pipe | 11-5 | 8 | 0 | 111 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 9 | |
| Ballykelly | Warren Marston | R T Phillips | 11-4 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 11/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 4 | |
| Business Traveller | Mr M Price | R J Price | 9-10 | 8 | 0 | 90 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | ½ | |
| Anacrusis | Lee Stephens | Mrs S E Handley | 10-9 | 7 | 0 | 99 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 4½ | |
| Markington | S E Durack | P Bowen | 11-4 | 5 | 0 | 105 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 25 | |
| Macamoto | Tom Messenger | C C Bealby | 10-13 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| Borero | Noel Fehily | C J Mann | 11-11 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 9/2C | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU |
Cava Bien held up in mid-division, headway 7th, led 9th, hit last, stayed on well
Our Jim held up in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, every chance last, ridden and not quicken flat
Pelo Du Bief held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden and stayed on flat
Herecomestanley held up and behind, steady headway 7th, went 2nd after 3 out, close 3rd when mistake last, no extra
Aberdeen Park held up in touch, ridden after 7th, outpaced 8th, rallied under pressure approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace
Hello It´s Me led to 3rd, with leader, led 7th to 8th, weakened approaching 3 out
Herne Bay held up in rear, short-lived effort approaching 3 out
Ballykelly took keen hold in touch, mistake 8th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
Business Traveller in rear, reminders after 4th and after 5th, mistake 6th, no chance from 8th
Anacrusis with leader, led 3rd to 7th, led 8th to 9th, weakened approaching 2 out
Markington prominent, hit 2nd, weakened 7th
Macamoto took keen hold, prominent, hit 7th, weakened approaching 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Borero held up in mid-division, headway after 7th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
CAVA BIEN had never previously been tried over this sort of trip but despite stamina reservations he saw it out well, hitting the front four out and battling on strongly despite not clearing the last with much fluency. The switch to Tim Vaughan has clearly had a positive effect on his wellbeing (this is his first success since 2006) and he seems equally effective over hurdles and fences.
Our Jim travelled well but didn't jump with too much fluency. He made good headway to move into a challenging position before the second last but, despite looking a big threat approaching the last, he couldn't reel in Cava Bien. The break seems to have freshened him up and continues to look progressive.
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