| Course: RIPON | Race date:09/05/08 | Race time:8:05 | Runners:9 |
| Race distance:6f | Going:Good | Winners time:1m 13.64s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Beach | Paul Hanagan | R A Fahey | 3 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11/1 | 2.88 | 2.62 | 2.28 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Tangerine Trees | Royston Ffrench | B Smart | 9 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7/1 | 2.44 | 2.13 | 1.99 | 1.01 | 2 | ¾ |
| Bertie Vista | David Allan | T D Easterby | 1 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 5/1 | 3.05 | 1.89 | 1.61 | 1.01 | 3 | 2 |
| Dhahab | N Callan | C E Brittain | 4 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | 4.4 | 3.69 | 2.32 | 3.3 | 4 | 1¼ |
| Alsadeek | Seb Sanders | J L Dunlop | 7 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 8/15F | 1.27 | 1.16 | 1.1 | 1.03 | 5 | 2¾ |
| Mr Rio | Neil Pollard | A P Jarvis | 6 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | 7.4 | 4.74 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6 | 2 |
| Cabopino | Darren Williams | K R Burke | 8 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | 9.6 | 6.42 | 3.3 | 2 | 7 | 1½ |
| Your Golf Travel | Graham Gibbons | J S Wainwright | 5 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80/1 | 22 | 17.53 | 11.5 | 15 | 8 | 2¼ |
| Fizzy Lover | Duran Fentiman | T D Easterby | 2 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | 30 | 22.38 | 12.5 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
Atlantic Beach chased leaders, switched right and ridden entering final furlong, stayed on to lead last 100yds
Tangerine Trees close up, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven entering final furlong, headed and no extra last 100yds
Bertie Vista prominent, effort 2f out, soon ridden and every chance entering final furlong, driven and no extra last 100yds
Dhahab chased leaders, ridden along and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well approaching final furlong, nearest finish
Alsadeek soon led, ridden 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
Mr Rio soon outpaced and always in rear
Cabopino chased leaders, effort on outer over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten
Your Golf Travel soon outpaced and always in rear
Fizzy Lover dwelt, always in rear
Victory went to ATLANTIC BEACH, who had shown promise on his debut, and coming from off the pace, ran on well to lead in the final furlong. From a good family, he should progress.
That said, as it stands the form is nothing special. Tangerine Trees had finished well beaten on his debut, but improved with the aid of a visor, and despite racing quite keenly, he showed plenty of speed and kept on for second, with the 65-rated Bertie Vista, who looks the key to the form, keeping on for third after getting a bit short of room in the final furlong.
Alsadeek, coltish in the preliminaries, raced up with the pace, but found little and dropped away to finish a disappointing fifth, and on this evidence is one to have reservations about.
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