| Course: RIPON | Race date:09/05/08 | Race time:8:35 | Runners:9 |
| Race distance:2m | Going:Good | Winners time:3m 35.50s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danzatrice | Robert Winston | C W Thornton | 8 | 9-0 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 6/4F | 1.55 | 1.36 | 1.23 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Mister Arjay | P J McDonald | B Ellison | 7 | 9-6 | 8 | 0 | 69 | 4/1 | 2.32 | 2.06 | 1.75 | 1.01 | 2 | ½ |
| Title Deed | Neil Pollard | A P Jarvis | 3 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 18/1 | 6.6 | 5.43 | 4.35 | 1.01 | 3 | 3 |
| Mt Desert | Phillip Makin | E W Tuer | 5 | 9-10 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 20/1 | 6.8 | 5.62 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 4 | 1¾ |
| Blue Jet | Dean McKeown | R M Whitaker | 6 | 8-7 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 3/1 | 2.09 | 1.75 | 1.62 | 1.36 | 5 | 1¾ |
| Mystified | Paul Hanagan | R F Fisher | 10 | 8-6 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 12/1 | 3.85 | 3.5 | 2.56 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Bond Casino | Graham Gibbons | G R Oldroyd | 4 | 8-9 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 9/1 | 3.8 | 3.33 | 2.84 | 2.72 | 7 | 4½ |
| Double Deputy | Royston Ffrench | E W Tuer | 11 | 9-10 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 16/1 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 2.34 | 3.05 | 8 | 8 |
| Erte | Declan Cannon | V Thompson | 2 | 7-13 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 40/1 | 14.5 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 9 | 34 |
Danzatrice held up in rear, headway on inner 3f out, not clear run well over 1f out, switched left and ridden inside final furlong, stayed on to lead near finish
Mister Arjay led, ridden along 3f out, driven over 1f out, headed and no extra near finish
Title Deed always prominent, effort 3f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out and every chance until driven and one pace inside final furlong
Mt Desert held up, headway over 3f out, soon r idden along and kept on approaching final furlong, nearest finish
Blue Jet tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, ridden along over 2f out and soon one pace
Mystified prominent, ridden along 4f out, weakened 3f out
Bond Casino held up, always towards rear
Double Deputy chased leaders, ridden along over 3f out and soon weakened
Erte chased leaders, ridden along 6f out, weakened over 4f out
DANZATRICE was one of the few to come into it at the top of her game, and though she won narrowly, she was value for a great deal more than the winning margin. Held up in last, she made smooth headway on the inside in the straight, but was hemmed clearly going best for about a furlong. However, when the gap came, she quickened up well and was a comfortable winner. That said, she's pretty exposed off her mark,and will struggle if the handicapper overreacts to winning what was in essence an ordinary contest.
Mt Desert wasn't disgraced considering he was coming back after a long break.
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