| Course: FOLKESTONE | Race date:01/05/08 | Race time:4:50 | Runners:8 |
| Race distance:1m1½f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:2m 9.69s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop On | Chris Catlin | M R Channon | 5 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 10/1 | 2.64 | 2.36 | 1.54 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Shy | Stephen Carson | P Winkworth | 2 | 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9/2 | 2.97 | 1.7 | 1.58 | 1.01 | 2 | ½ |
| Dancing Sword | Seb Sanders | H J L Dunlop | 8 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7/2 | 1.92 | 1.6 | 1.49 | 1.01 | 3 | ½ |
| First Coming | George Baker | B J McMath | 4 | 9-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | 7.4 | 4.42 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 4 | 7 |
| Foresight | Jim Crowley | Mrs A J Perrett | 1 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5/6F | 1.35 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 5 | 4 |
| Fleurs De Censier | Hayley Turner | D M Simcock | 6 | 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | 5.1 | 4.28 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6 | 2¾ |
| Cobbold Point | T G McLaughlin | S W Hall | 3 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 100/1 | 70 | 49.93 | 19.5 | 44 | 7 | 1 |
| Power Of Speech | Fergus Sweeney | J Gallagher | 7 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | 23 | 17.68 | 4.28 | 15.5 | 8 | 26 |
Stop On tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out kept on inside to lead final 100yds
Shy led for 1f, chased leaders headway on inside 2f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong
Dancing Sword ridden to lead after 1f, hung left 2f out, ridden, edged left and headed just inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 100yds
First Coming slowly away, mid-division, ridden 4f out, hung left
Foresight soon tracked leader, ridden and hung badly left from over 2f out, ridden and soon weakened
Fleurs De Censier always behind
Cobbold Point always behind
Power Of Speech slowly away, always behind, tailed off
It became a strugglehome before the final furlong with STOP ON edging it in what was a particularly slow time given the way the race was run to further downgrade the form, suggesting the handicapper has done her no favours with a mark of 75.
Shy cornered much better than her rivals to join the issue having travelled as well as anything into the home bend. She holds a Juddmonte Oaks entry but on the evidence of this, she looks to have more speed than middle-distance stamina even though she plugged on for strong pressure.
First Coming was too green to do himself justice, hanging badly left under pressure up the straight after making good headway off the home bend. Conceding lumps of weight on this racecourse debut against his younger rivals, he can win his maiden.
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