| Course: PONTEFRACT | Race date:21/04/08 | Race time:2:40 | Runners:9 |
| Race distance:1m4f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:2m 47.94s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Waters | Alan Munro | D R C Elsworth | 4 | 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 4/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Stealth Project | Hayley Turner | A M Hales | 5 | 8-10 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 5 |
| Stow | Steve Drowne | H Morrison | 7 | 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 7/4F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 3¼ |
| Al Azy | R Hills | J L Dunlop | 8 | 9-4 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 11/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1½ |
| Intersky Melody | Dean McKeown | R M Whitaker | 2 | 8-5 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 8 |
| Prince's Decree | Greg Fairley | G M Moore | 9 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 7 |
| Oberlin | J-P Guillambert | T Keddy | 1 | 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 21 |
| Sabre Light | Lee Enstone | P T Midgley | 6 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 5 |
| Generous Boy | David Allan | T D Easterby | 3 | 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 11 |
Silver Waters tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway on outer well over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on strongly
Stealth Project took keen hold, tracked leading pair on inner, effort over 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, soon driven and kept on same pace
Stow held up in touch, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and driven entering final furlong, soon one pace
Al Azy led, ridden along over 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened
Intersky Melody held up in rear, some headway well 2f out, soon ridden and never a factor
Prince´s Decree chased leader, ridden along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Oberlin chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, soon weakened
Sabre Light always in rear
Generous Boy always towards rear, behind final 3f
SILVER WATERS was making his turf debut and he handled it well, being able to pick up to get a handy pitch approaching the home turn, and then stretching out well in the last quarter-mile to win convincingly.
He appreciated the step up in trip too and there should be more to come now.
Stealth Project was always handy and, though no match for the winner, he kept on for second and this was a fair first run of the term.
Al Azy was conceding weight all round and turning in it looked as if he would take some pegging back, but he left the impression that he did not stay, and a drop back in trip could be interesting.
Intersky Melody did not have the best of runs, but was nearest at the finish and he might be capable of better.
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