| Course: LINGFIELD | Race date:09/05/08 | Race time:3:10 | Runners:8 |
| Race distance:5f | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:1m 38.59s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zowington | Ian Mongan | C F Wall | 8 | 8-13 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 4/1F | 2.6 | 2.11 | 1.91 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Ocean Blaze | Darryll Holland | B R Millman | 7 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 9/2 | 2.92 | 2.21 | 1.94 | 1.01 | 2 | nk |
| Merlin's Dancer | William Buick | S Dow | 2 | 9-0 | 8 | 0 | 82 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1¼ |
| Misaro | Kevin Ghunowa | R A Harris | 1 | 8-4 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 9/2 | 2.4 | 2.13 | 1.97 | 2.2 | 4 | 2¾ |
| Fromsong | Stephen Carson | D K Ivory | 5 | 9-3 | 10 | 0 | 82 | 7/1 | 3 | 2.71 | 2.16 | 1.5 | 5 | ¾ |
| Mondovi | Eddie Ahern | N J Vaughan | 4 | 9-4 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 9/2 | 4 | 2.53 | 2.2 | 1.34 | 6 | ¾ |
| Harry Up | D O´Donohoe | K A Ryan | 3 | 9-3 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 9/1 | 3.65 | 3.24 | 1.53 | 2.4 | 7 | nk |
| Silver Prelude | Martin Dwyer | D K Ivory | 6 | 9-0 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 9/1 | 4.5 | 3.59 | 3.15 | 3.6 | 8 | 1½ |
Zowington awkward leaving stalls and slowly away, behind, headway over 1f out, ran on well under pressure to lead near finish
Ocean Blaze in touch, switched left and headway over 1f out, chased leader just over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra near finish
Merlin´s Dancer disputed lead until definite advantage over 2f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened last 50yds
Misaro went slightly left start, raced wide, chased leaders, ridden halfway, outpaced final furlong
Fromsong chased leaders until short of room and lost place after 1f, effort and switched right well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Mondovi in touch in midfield, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Harry Up pressed leaders until weakened well over 1f out
Silver Prelude disputed lead until over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Zowington has slipped to a very attractive mark, andChris Wall hopes that this will give him renewed confidence. He reckons a stiffer track suits him even better.
Ocean Blaze led inside the final furlong until near the finish. She ran really well, as did Merlin's Dancer, who was up there all ofthe way and took it up around two furlongs out.
The former German-trained filly Mondovi was heavily backed in the morning but faced a stiff enough introduction to racing in this country and was not fully wound up. She is said to need this quick ground, and she can improve on this.
Harry Up came here bidding for a hat-trick after two AW wins, but this was a much hotter race and he dropped away after pressing the pace.
Silver Prelude disputed the early pace but he weakened right out of it.
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