| Course: KEMPTON | Race date:22/04/08 | Race time:4:45 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:7f | Going:Standard | Winners time:1m 25.96s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fervent Prince | Travis Block | H Morrison | 6 | 8-8 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Totally Focussed | Ian Mongan | S Dow | 11 | 8-10 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1¾ |
| Naughty Frida | Kirsty Milczarek | M Botti | 12 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | nk |
| Hansinger | Chris Catlin | B I Case | 5 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 9/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | ¾ |
| Yamal | Joe Fanning | M Johnston | 7 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 2/1F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | ½ |
| Just Like A Woman | Hayley Turner | M L W Bell | 4 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 3¼ |
| Rehabilitation | Adam Kirby | W R Swinburn | 3 | 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 1 |
| Sofia's Star | Tolley Dean | P Winkworth | 10 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | ¾ |
| Hunt The Bottle | Jamie Spencer | B W Hills | 13 | 9-1 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 2 |
| Emperors Jade | Richard Hughes | A P Jarvis | 2 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 1¾ |
| Gross Prophet | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | 8 | 9-4 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | ½ |
| Acquifer | Eddie Ahern | J L Dunlop | 1 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 5 |
| Bombardier Wells | Stephen Carson | Eve Johnson Houghton | 14 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 1¼ |
Fervent Prince tracked leaders, ridden and veered left over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out and hung left again, stayed on well and edged right close home
Totally Focussed in touch, not clear run on inside over 2f out, good headway and ridden soon after, challenged over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong but always held
Naughty Frida rear, headway 3f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong but never quite going pace to challenge
Hansinger chased leader, challenged from 4f out, led over 2f out, soon hard ridden, headed over 1f out and kept on same pace
Yamal slowly into stride, soon in touch, wide bend 3f out and hung left soon after, kept on but never going pace to be competitive
Just Like A Woman slowly into stride, rear, not much room over 2f out and switched right, stayed on final furlong but never in contention
Rehabilitation in rear, ridden 3f out, some progress from over 1f out
Sofia´s Star in rear until some late progress
Hunt The Bottle ridden and hung left over 2f out, always in rear
Emperors Jade chased leaders until badly hampered over 2f out, not recover
Gross Prophet slight advantage until headed over 2f out and weakened quickly
Acquifer chased leaders until badly hampered and weakened over 2f out
Bombardier Wells chased leaders until hampered on rails and dropped to rear 4f out, never in contention after
Fervent Prince had disappointed connections with his attitude last year but gelding him seems to have done the trick. Conceding race-fitness to his closest rivals, he put in a powerful run when in the clear. This was a much-improved effort by this half-brother to the useful Intrepid Jack, suggesting he is ahead of the handicapper.
Totally Focussed travelled well off the fast pace and stayed on well but could not quite open his account, although a maiden should be a formality.
The first five finished nicely clear of the rest, with Naughty Frida edging closer when it was all over in the final furlong. This was a shade disappointing after her decent run behind subsequent Greenham winner Paco Boy.
Yamal, who took the clear outside route on this second start, could not quite match the pace of the principals but was not losing any more ground in the final furlong. Still inexperienced and open to improvement, he can make amends in a race likely to throw up more than its fair share of winners.
Just Like A Woman was staying on through the second division when it was all over, suggesting another furlong might suit, while Bombardier Wells can be forgiven the run as he was badly hampered out of the back straight.
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