| Course: HEREFORD | Race date:01/05/08 | Race time:5:10 | Runners:14 |
| Race distance:2m3f | Going:Good | Winners time:4m 52.20s |
Red Man prominent, chased clear leader from 3rd, blundered badly and nearly unseated rider 4 out, led after 2 out, edged left towards finish, ridden out
De Luain Gorm led, clear 2nd, not fluent 9th, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened flat
Danbury held up in mid-division, headway 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out
Viscount Bankes held up in mid-division, headway 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out
Light Des Mulottes held up in mid-division, headway 6th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
Kadito prominent, weakened 8th, mistake 4 out, tailed off
Iochtaran chased leader to 3rd, weakened after 8th, mistake 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Wainhill Lad in rear, slightly hampered 1st, mistake 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Left To Himself reluctant to go to post, always behind, jumped left 1st, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Photographer mid-division, ridden after 7th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 8th
Cnocan Aoibhinn behind, jumped left 1st, jumped left and mistake 3rd, tailed off 8th, pulled up before 4 out
Fifth Column behind, bumped 1st, tailed off 8th, pulled up before 3 out
Scarlet Fantasy held up in touch, hit 3rd, behind when ridden after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Ice Rain behind, mistake 2nd, blundered 8th (water), tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
RED MAN chased the clear leader but the game looked to be up when he blundered at the last down the far side, his rider making a fine recovery. With the pacesetter coming back to the field, he took advantage to show ahead going to the last. He was a decent sort under rules for Evelyn Slack in 2006 but had been pulled up on two of his three starts in Welsh points this spring, which places this form in some sort of perspective.
De Luain Gorm only knows one way of running and he was soon well ahead, but he came back to his field from the third last. To his credit this recent Newton Abbot scorer plugged on for pressure.
Viscount Bankes has been a fine servant to connections but he has not been at his best in recent starts.
Light Des Mulottes held a chance on his Exeter second but faded from the third-last.
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