| Course: PLUMPTON | Race date:21/04/08 | Race time:4:50 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:3m2f | Going:Soft | Winners time:7m 10.00s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Way | Felix De Giles | P W Hiatt | 10-13 | 8 | 0 | 90 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Roddy The Vet | Daryl Jacob | A Ennis | 10-1 | 10 | 0 | 73 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 33 | |
| Miss Doublet | Wayne Kavanagh | J W Mullins | 9-11 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 11/2F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 5 | |
| Tallow Bay | Mr S P Hanson | Mrs S Wall | 9-7 | 13 | 0 | 72 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 6 | |
| Historic Place | J A McCarthy | J A Geake | 11-9 | 8 | 0 | 95 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | UR | ||
| Victree | Jay Pemberton | L Wells | 10-9 | 9 | 0 | 88 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | UR | ||
| Sabreflight | Noel Fehily | Carl Llewellyn | 11-7 | 8 | 0 | 93 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| El Batal | Mr C Huxley | S Curran | 11-3 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | UR | ||
| Celebrity Call | Mr J Quintin | O Sherwood | 11-5 | 7 | 0 | 98 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | F | ||
| Hazeljack | Mr N Scholfield | A J Whiting | 11-3 | 13 | 0 | 94 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| One Step Closer | Owyn Nelmes | Mrs L C Jewell | 10-9 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| Sycho Fred | Sean Quinlan | R T Phillips | 11-3 | 7 | 0 | 94 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| Croc An Oir | Paul Moloney | Mrs S Leech | 11-8 | 11 | 0 | 94 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU |
Walton Way chased leaders, went 2nd at 13th, 5 lengths behind leader when left 15 lengths clear 2 out
Roddy The Vet held up towards rear, headway 14th, left 15 lengths 2nd and beaten 2 out
Miss Doublet led, cajoled along from 6th, weakened 13th, 3rd and no chance when blundered last
Tallow Bay chased leaders, lost place 10th, no danger after
One Step Closer mid-division, weakened 12th, behind when pulled up before 14th
Celebrity Call held up in midfield, headway when pecked 11th, left disputing 2nd and beaten when fell 2 out, winded
Sycho Fred behind, blundered 2nd, driven along 14th, pulled up before last
Croc An Oir always behind, blundered 11th, pulled up before 14th
El Batal in touch, effort 4 out, left disputing 2nd and beaten when blundered and unseated rider 2 out
Sabreflight prominent, mistake 4th, weakened 13th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out
Historic Place chased leaders until not fluent 9th and 10th, soon behind, blundered and unseated rider 13th
Victree held up towards rear, headway 9th, led 13th, 5 lengths clear when blundered and unseated rider 2 out
Hazeljack in touch, weakened 10th, well behind when pulled up before 4 out
Victree, without cheekpieces this time, travelled well through the race, and having gone clear early on the final circuit he was still five lengths in front going to two out. However, he made a shocking blunder there and turned almost sideways on landing, giving his rider little chance of staying on board. WALTON WAY, who was never far away, was in second at the time, and with two of the three immediately behind him also departing at the same fence he was left to come home a long way clear of Roddy The Vet. First impressions were that he was lucky. However, his rider was evidently adamant he would have won anyway, and it’s true that he had yet to really go for him, and that he was closing gradually. It might well have been close anyway.
Miss Doublet led until Victree took over, but she looked hard work and Wayne Kavanagh had to try everything to keep her interested. There was some awful jumping among some of those who failed to complete, and among the more fancied runners Croc An Oir made a bad blunder at the eleventh, while Historic Place was never fluent and had dropped right out by the time he unseated.
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