| Course: CATTERICK | Race date:23/04/08 | Race time:2:35 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:7f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:1m 30.02s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blindspin | Tony Hamilton | M Dods | 3 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Eastern Hills | Robert Winston | M Johnston | 5 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9/2F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1½ |
| Imperial Djay | David Allan | D Carroll | 6 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1¼ |
| Dream Express | Neil Brown | M Dods | 1 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 11/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 5 |
| Great Destination | Royston Ffrench | B Smart | 12 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 2¾ |
| Highland Laddie | Robert Havlin | C R Egerton | 13 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 2½ |
| Ceduna Roadhouse | Patrick Mathers | A M Crow | 7 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | nk |
| Desert Lark | Paul Mulrennan | G A Swinbank | 10 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | ¾ |
| Flying Sommelier | Paul Fessey | T D Barron | 14 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | ¾ |
| King Fingal | Jamie Moriarty | J J Quinn | 11 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 2 |
| Jakam | Chris Catlin | E J O´Neill | 8 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | ¾ |
| Horatio Carter | Andrew Mullen | K A Ryan | 9 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | ¾ |
| Paddy Jack | D O´Donohoe | J R Weymes | 2 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 6 |
Blindspin tracked leaders, led 2f out, kept on well
Eastern Hills prominent, effort 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, lugged left, kept on same pace
Imperial Djay slowly into stride, headway over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace final furlong
Dream Express took keen hold, tracked leaders, not clear run on inside 2f out, switched right, kept on
Great Destination chased leaders, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
Highland Laddie mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, one pace when slightly hampered over 1f out
Ceduna Roadhouse slowly into stride, in rear, switched right over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish
Desert Lark with leaders, lost place over 1f out
Flying Sommelier tracked leaders, effort 3f out, lost place over 1f out
King Fingal started slowly, always in rear
Jakam held up in rear, never on terms
Horatio Carter steadied start, always in rear
Paddy Jack led until 2f out, weakened
BLINDSPIN gave problems at the stalls last season - he was withdrawn on his intended final start at Newcastle - and has since been gelded. He behaved better here and produced a workmanlike display to show his rivals the way home. He has plenty of scope and, provided he goes the right way, should make his mark in handicap company at around this trip.
Eastern Hills, returning after a short break following two all-weather runs, was dropped back in trip. He picked up inside the final quarter-mile but showed a tendency to hang to his left and was never able quite to reach the winner. Imperial Djay shaped well on his debut and ought to benefit from this experience.
Great Destination, on his turf debut, ran well for a long way but was soon put in his place when the race began in earnest.
Ceduna Roadhouse came from a long way back,round the outside, to make up a lot of ground in the last 2f, but Flying Sommelier was disappointing.
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