| Course: UTTOXETER | Race date:03/05/08 | Race time:3:30 | Runners:15 |
| Race distance:2m4½f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:4m 52.50s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schindlers Son | S E Durack | P Bowen | 10-0 | 7 | 0 | 114 | 6/1 | 4.56 | 2.48 | 2.14 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Overserved | Timmy Murphy | Miss P Robson | 11-12 | 9 | 0 | 140 | 10/1 | 3.6 | 3.19 | 2.17 | 1.01 | 2 | hd | |
| Tighten Your Belt | A Coleman | Miss Venetia Williams | 10-13 | 11 | 0 | 132 | 10/1 | 5.2 | 3.39 | 2.76 | 2.7 | 3 | 11 | |
| Or Jaune | Jamie Moore | G L Moore | 10-8 | 6 | 0 | 122 | 5/1F | 2.82 | 2.14 | 1.83 | 1.33 | 4 | 1 | |
| Giovanna | Sean Quinlan | R T Phillips | 9-9 | 7 | 0 | 114 | 16/1 | 5.8 | 4.34 | 3.6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| Sovereign King | Robert Thornton | A King | 10-13 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 9/1 | 4.16 | 3.09 | 2.7 | 1.21 | 6 | nk | |
| Federstar | Dave Crosse | M F Harris | 10-0 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 50/1 | 24 | 17.41 | 10.5 | 3 | 7 | shd | |
| Majaales | Denis O´Regan | T R George | 10-13 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 7/1 | 3 | 2.66 | 1.52 | 1.7 | 8 | 2½ | |
| Pyleigh Lady | Mr I Popham | P J Hobbs | 10-6 | 7 | 0 | 127 | 10/1 | 4 | 3.68 | 3.07 | 2.56 | 9 | 2½ | |
| Major Malarkey | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies | 10-0 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 11/1 | 4.75 | 3.6 | 3.12 | 2.02 | 10 | 11 | |
| Valiant Shadow | Richard Johnson | Mrs A M Thorpe | 10-7 | 6 | 0 | 121 | 8/1 | 3.27 | 2.9 | 2.54 | 1.6 | 11 | 3 | |
| Tagula Blue | A P McCoy | Ian Williams | 11-0 | 8 | 0 | 128 | 8/1 | 3.9 | 2.91 | 1.69 | 2.02 | 12 | 9 | |
| Marrel | Tom Messenger | D Burchell | 9-12 | 10 | 0 | 115 | 50/1 | 32 | 23.35 | 10.5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | |
| Manorson | Dominic Elsworth | O Sherwood | 10-11 | 9 | 0 | 125 | 12/1 | 4.9 | 4.31 | 3.5 | 3 | PU | ||
| Pelo Du Bief | Mr Joseph Cornwall | J R Cornwall | 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 50/1 | 19.5 | 14.65 | 7.52 | 12 | UR |
Schindlers Son held up in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway 7th, led last, hard ridden on long run-in, all out
Overserved always prominent, led 2 out to last, hard ridden on long run-in, ran on
Tighten Your Belt held up in touch, lost place 5th, stayed on on long run-in, never near leaders
Or Jaune held up in mid-division, headway approaching 6th, stumbled soon after 8th, soon ridden, beaten when mistake last
Giovanna held up and behind, hit 5th, stayed on on long run-in, never dangerous
Sovereign King held up in mid-division, headway after 7th, slightly hampered 8th, weakened on long run-in
Federstar held up and behind, headway on inside approaching 8th, weakened approaching last
Majaales prominent, not fluent 7th, soon lost place, no danger after
Pyleigh Lady held up and behind, short-lived effort 8th
Major Malarkey prominent, mistake 7th, ridden after 8th, weakened last, finished lame
Valiant Shadow held up in mid-division, headway after 5th, with leader when blundered badly 8th, soon ridden, weakened approaching last
Tagula Blue chased leader, weakened 2 out
Marrel hit 3rd, always behind
Pelo Du Bief stumbled and unseated rider 2nd
Manorson led to 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up and dismounted near finish
Schindlers Son, who had been pulled up on his handicap debut at Chepstow six weeks ago but had since joined Peter Bowen from Alison Thorpe, had shaped with distinct promise when third in a maiden hurdle at Taunton in February and he more than lived up to that promise here. His jumping lacked fluency - hardly surprising given his inexperience, this being only his fifth run over hurdles - but he showed a good attitude under pressure and can only improve.
Overserved, who had fortune on his side when scoring at Ayr last month but is still very much on the upgrade, ran an outstanding race off his new mark - up 9lb since Ayr - but the handicapper is not going to make things any easier for him from now on.
Or Jaune was well-backed on this return to action after a year off and might have got into the thick of the action with a better run.But he stumbled when closing on the leaders after the third last, losing some momentum as a result, and he got going too late to be a serious factor.
Among the also-rans notice should be made of Valiant Shadow, who travelled well until a blunder three out knocked him out of contention. He failed to find a race last season but ran some good races in defeat and deserves a change of luck.
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