| Course: WINCANTON | Race date:31/03/08 | Race time:2:50 | Runners:12 |
| Race distance:2m4f | Going:Soft | Winners time:5m 59.90s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Planet | R Walsh | P F Nicholls | 11-1 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 7/4F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Von Galen | Miss R Davidson | N J Henderson | 10-12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 9 | |
| Kayf Aramis | Sam Thomas | Miss Venetia Williams | 11-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 8 | |
| Cashel Blue | Robert Walford | R H & Mrs S Alner | 11-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1¾ | |
| Saucy Bingo | Mr C Dailly | T R George | 10-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 32 | |
| Alasao | R J Greene | S C Burrough | 11-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 200/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 9 | |
| Rock All | J W Farrelly | D E Pipe | 10-2 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 10 | |
| Marlowe | James White | R J Hodges | 10-12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 13 | |
| Fortification | Jay Pemberton | L Wells | 10-8 | 5 | 0 | 105 | 22/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 1¼ | |
| Dar Es Salaam | Dave Crosse | M F Harris | 10-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 7 | |
| Ashby Jo | T J O´Brien | A J Honeyball | 11-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| Broughton Green | Jason Maguire | J A B Old | 11-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU |
Earth Planet raced wide, held up in touch, headway to chase leading pair after 5th, led before 2 out, clear next, unextended
Von Galen chased leaders until went 2nd 3rd, hampered 3 out, soon led, headed before next, beaten and mistake 2 out, hung left before last
Kayf Aramis held up in rear, headway 7th, tracked leading pair after 3 out, ridden and beaten before next
Cashel Blue in touch in midfield, headway 6th, mistake next, chased leaders after 3 out, ridden and weakened before next, mistake 2 out
Saucy Bingo always behind, struggling 6th, kept on past beaten horses from 3 out, never dangerous
Alasao took keen hold, held up in midfield, headway 7th, tracked leaders going well after 3 out, ridden and stopped to nil before next
Rock All jumped left, led until after 3 out, soon driven and dropped out
Marlowe in touch in midfield until lost place 5th, tailed off from 7th
Fortification always behind, lost touch 5th, tailed off from 7th
Dar Es Salaam always behind, lost touch 6th, tailed off from next
Ashby Jo bumped 1st, chased leader until 3rd, weakened after 5th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up next
Broughton Green raced wide, held up behind, headway after 4th, weakened 7th, eased after next, tailed off when pulled up 2 out
Once again Ruby Walsh appeared to steal a march on his rivals by steering EARTH PLANET down the wide outside on what must have been the better ground ashe came readily clear up the straight with his rivals toiling in his wake. Essentially he wants faster conditions but the fitting of a first-time tongue-tie helped his cause and he is likely to run again shortly but the handicapper is not going to be tookind after this romp.
Von Galen was put in his place by the winner and connections consider he needs decent ground so racing on the inside for much of the race did not help his cause. However, he is sure to win a race of this nature at some time.
Cashel Blue had fallen at the first on his last start but he completed here and did enough to suggest there might be a little heat to come from him.
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