| Course: HEXHAM | Race date:21/04/08 | Race time:4:00 | Runners:10 |
| Race distance:2m½f | Going:Heavy | Winners time:4m 33.40s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamby | Richard McGrath | Mrs S J Smith | 10-5 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 15/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| More Likely | Dougie Costello | Mrs A F Tullie | 11-3 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 2 | |
| Polobury | Matt Crawley | Mrs H O Graham | 10-5 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 7 | |
| Rosie All Over | Jason Maguire | D McCain Jnr | 11-12 | 6 | 0 | 104 | 6/4F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 13 | |
| Pendle Forest | Kenny Johnson | R Johnson | 10-7 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 7/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 11 | |
| Coverdale Lady | Tom Messenger | Joss Saville | 9-11 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | ½ | |
| Freedom Flying | David Cullinane | Joss Saville | 10-10 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 6 | |
| Asrar | Peter Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell | 10-2 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 40 | |
| Delightfully | Wilson Renwick | L Lungo | 11-3 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| Nolwenn | David O´Meara | R Ford | 11-3 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU |
Bamby close up, led before last, kept on well run-in
More Likely ran in snatches, in touch, outpaced halfway, rallied and every chance after 2 out, chased winner before last, kept on run-in
Polobury held up, headway after 2 out, ridden and no impression before last
Rosie All Over close up, led 2 out to before last, weakening when not fluent last
Pendle Forest chased leaders, outpaced and struggling after 2 out, no danger after
Coverdale Lady held up, headway and prominent after 2 out, ridden and weakened before last
Freedom Flying held up in midfield, driven and weakened between last 2
Asrar prominent until ridden and lost touch after 2 out
Nolwenn not fluent, held up, headway and prominent after 2 out, weakened between last 2, pulled up before last
Delightfully made most to 2 out, driven and soon beaten, tailed off when pulled up before last
She hung badly left and eventually ran out on her previous start at Carlisle, but proved much better suited by this left-handed track, and after travelling well, she went on going to the last and was pushed out to score.
She has a fair strike rate for one of her ability and she proved well suited by this testing ground. She may well continue on the upgrade.
More Likely was offthe bridle from an early stage, but to her credit she kept on well, having every chance from the second last. She's ideally suited by a stiffer test, but having shown more here than in most of her runs this time, she could well find a race.
These three were clear of Rosie All Over, who came into the race in decent form, but was a shade disappointing, getting outpaced from the second last after racing up with the pace.
The edge seems to have gone from Pendle Forest, who was running so consistently earlier in the season.
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