| Course: SANDOWN | Race date:26/04/08 | Race time:5:05 | Runners:9 |
| Race distance:1m | Going:Good | Winners time:1m 42.23s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamboretta | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 1 | 8-6 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 5/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Humble Opinion | Nicky Mackay | B J Meehan | 4 | 8-4 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 2 |
| Bahar Shumaal | Ahmed Ajtebi | C E Brittain | 7 | 8-2 | 6 | 0 | 87 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 2½ |
| Ace Of Hearts | Jack Mitchell | C F Wall | 8 | 8-8 | 9 | 0 | 93 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1 |
| Cape Hawk | Richard Hughes | R Hannon | 2 | 9-0 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 15/8F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 5 |
| Prince Of Thebes | Kirsty Milczarek | M J Attwater | 6 | 8-3 | 7 | 0 | 84 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | nk |
| Press The Button | Kerrin McEvoy | J R Boyle | 5 | 8-5 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 6/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | nk |
| Birkspiel | Ian Mongan | S Dow | 3 | 9-2 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 6 |
| Very Wise | Jimmy Fortune | W J Haggas | 9 | 9-4 | 6 | 0 | 98 | 11/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 5 |
Jamboretta steadied start, held up in 8th, sustained progress on outer from over 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well
Humble Opinion held up in 6th, progress just over 2f out, driven and with winner 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Bahar Shumaal led at strong pace, clear over 2f out, headed 1f out, faded but held on for 3rd
Ace Of Hearts held up in touch, progress to chase leader 3f out, no impression over 1f out, soon lost place, one pace final furlong
Cape Hawk held up behind leaders, shaken up over 2f out, no progress when slightly hampered soon after, no chance after
Prince Of Thebes chased leader to 3f out, soon lost place and struggling
Press The Button held up in 7th, effort over 2f out, no progress well over 1f out, weakened soon after
Birkspiel held up in last, ridden 3f out, no progress
Very Wise tracked leading pair to 3f out, soon weakened and behind
JAMBORETTA benefited not only from a winter's break but also a drop in trip and was ridden with confidence, settled at the back and produced into the final two furlongsto run her rivals down wide out midtrack. She edged up the handicap in defeat last year and will go up again. She still looks the sort to make her mark in some of the mares' and fillies' features this season, possibly the Windsor Forest at Royal Ascot.
Humble Opinion, who looked well for this first run in 634 days, showed why he remains in training. He had to wait for a run behind Ace Of Hearts halfway up the straight but picked up well when switched.
Bahar Shumaal has been tried over plenty of distances without signposting his trip. He set a good gallop and kept on well over what looks a minimum for him. His winning form has been around 1m2f and he has a reasonable turf mark on this display.
Cape Hawk had it to do off his higher mark in betterclass and was found wanting. He was hampered as Very Wise bumped him over two furlongs out but failed to pick up and his rider accepted the situation into the final furlong.
Very Wise, who looked well, has plenty to prove after another lacklustrerun, curling up into the final two furlongs.
Prince Of Thebes looked in need of this seasonal reappearance and ran accordingly, weakening out of it in the final two furlongs after travelling with the pace. [BJ]
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