| Course: SOUTHWELL | Race date:06/04/08 | Race time:4:10 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:2m4½f | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:5m 0.30s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porters War | Robert Thornton | A King | 11-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 | 3.55 | 3.01 | 2.14 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Dakota Boy | W T Kennedy | A M Hales | 11-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28/1 | 17.5 | 10.54 | 7.2 | 1.01 | 2 | 6 | |
| Capetonian | A P McCoy | C R Egerton | 11-0 | 5 | 0 | 115 | 2/1F | 1.71 | 1.59 | 1.34 | 1.01 | 3 | 5 | |
| Merchant Red | Andrew Tinkler | P R Webber | 11-0 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 11/4 | 1.9 | 1.76 | 1.34 | 1.26 | 4 | ¾ | |
| Cool Cliche | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams | 11-0 | 6 | 0 | 115 | 5/1 | 2.64 | 2.13 | 1.69 | 2.14 | 5 | 5 | |
| Pouilly | Sam Thomas | Miss H C Knight | 11-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9/1 | 7.68 | 3.64 | 3.19 | 1.66 | 6 | 2¼ | |
| Rosie Bear | Brian Hughes | Paul Murphy | 10-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | 38 | 24.45 | 11.01 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |
| Earcomesthedream | Mark Bradburne | P A Pritchard | 11-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14/1 | 4.8 | 4.26 | 2.84 | 4.5 | 8 | 3¾ | |
| Donastrela | S J Craine | Heather Dalton | 10-7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | 14.5 | 10.61 | 5.2 | 3 | 9 | 1¼ | |
| Mattaking | S P Jones | Mrs P Robeson | 10-11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | 100 | 50.55 | 11.01 | 2.2 | 10 | ½ | |
| Blinded Bythelight | Darren O´Dwyer | S Regan | 10-7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | 34 | 21 | 7.1 | 25 | PU | ||
| Massapoag | Fergus King | J M Jefferson | 11-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22/1 | 8.06 | 6.95 | 5.7 | 5.5 | PU | ||
| July Johnson | Wayne Kavanagh | P R Webber | 10-11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28/1 | 18.17 | 14.32 | 8.82 | 0 | PU |
Porters War held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, led after 2 out, clear last, ran on well
Dakota Boy held up and behind, ridden after 8th, headway after 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd flat, no chance with winner
Capetonian led, not fluent 6th, ridden and headed after 2 out, not fluent last, weakened flat
Merchant Red chased leader early, prominent, ridden and one pace from 3 out
Cool Cliche prominent, lost place 6th, no danger after
Pouilly held up in mid-division, headway after 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
Rosie Bear prominent until weakened approaching 7th
Earcomesthedream in touch, ridden and lost place after 6th, soon behind
Donastrela mistake 8th, always behind
Mattaking took keen hold, chased leader after 1st, weakened after 3 out
Massapoag lost action and pulled up after 1st
Blinded Bythelight behind, not fluent 2nd and 3rd, pulled up before 5th
July Johnson always towards rear, mistake 2nd, pulled up before 7th
PORTERS WAR showed promise in bumpers, but was well beaten on his hurdles debut. This better ground clearly suited him, and jumping well, he moved through to challenge from three out, went clear going to the last and ran on in good style. This was only his fourth race, so improvement can be expected though this wasn't a strong event.
Runner-up Dakota Boy improved on his previous efforts over hurdles, running on to take second, and was another who seemed to be suited by the faster ground.
Capetonian has proved rather disappointing since coming over from France, though it remains to be seen whether this quicker ground suited him. He made the running and was still in front at the last on the far side, but he dropped away from the second-last to finish over 10l back in third.
Cool Cliche raced in touch for a long way, but was beaten three out, and though Pouilly travelled up well and was in touch three out, he didn't find a great deal. However, it was his first run since November, so he may just have needed it. These six were well clear of the remainder.
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