| Course: NOTTINGHAM | Race date:10/05/08 | Race time:4:05 | Runners:16 |
| Race distance:1m2f | Going:Good | Winners time:2m 12.90s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princelywallywogan | Pat Cosgrave | John A Harris | 3 | 8-13 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 4/1F | 2.02 | 1.86 | 1.64 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Pitbull | Jimmy Quinn | Mrs G S Rees | 7 | 9-4 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 8/1 | 3.85 | 2.84 | 2.46 | 1.01 | 2 | ¾ |
| Etoile Russe | Lee Enstone | P C Haslam | 4 | 9-2 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 16/1 | 6.6 | 4.79 | 2.54 | 1.01 | 3 | ¾ |
| Black Falcon | Greg Fairley | M A Peill | 9 | 9-1 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 9/2 | 2.02 | 1.83 | 1.62 | 1.03 | 4 | ½ |
| Calcutta Cup | Martin Dwyer | Karen McLintock | 12 | 9-2 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 15/2 | 3.7 | 3.15 | 2.76 | 1.33 | 5 | 1¼ |
| Zach's Harmoney | William Carson | P W Hiatt | 5 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | nk |
| L'Oiseau De Feu | Vince Slattery | Mrs K Waldron | 11 | 9-1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 2½ |
| The Grey One | Dane O´Neill | J M Bradley | 1 | 8-10 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 12/1 | 4.8 | 4.06 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Lilac Moon | T P Queally | N J Vaughan | 8 | 9-1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 12/1 | 3.95 | 3.47 | 2.56 | 2 | 9 | ¾ |
| Floodlight Fantasy | Hayley Turner | Dr R D P Newland | 14 | 9-0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 8/1 | 2.86 | 2.68 | 1.85 | 2.2 | 10 | 1¼ |
| Dr Light | Jody Wilson | M A Peill | 13 | 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 50/1 | 36 | 23.67 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 3¼ |
| Flight Dream | Ted Durcan | M G Quinlan | 15 | 9-4 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 14/1 | 5.2 | 3.89 | 2.04 | 3.3 | 12 | ¾ |
| Three Strings | Tom Eaves | P D Niven | 6 | 9-4 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 10/1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.05 | 2.8 | 13 | 3¼ |
| Mozayada | Mark Lawson | M Brittain | 10 | 8-12 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 40/1 | 17.5 | 13.42 | 6.6 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| Gala Sunday | N S Lawes | M W Easterby | 16 | 8-9 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 22/1 | 7.2 | 6.07 | 3.15 | 3.3 | 15 | 8 |
| Grafty Green | Shane Kelly | W M Brisbourne | 2 | 8-13 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 40/1 | 18.5 | 11.81 | 7 | 9.6 | 16 | 62 |
Princelywallywogan chased leaders, stayed on to lead 1f out, held on well towards finish
Pitbull started very slowly, headway 3f out, challenged inside final furlong, no extra
Etoile Russe mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on strongly to take 3rd near line
Black Falcon led until 1f out, kept on same pace
Calcutta Cup chased leaders, stayed on same pace final 2f
Zach´s Harmoney tracked leaders, effort 3f out, kept on same pace
L´Oiseau De Feu in rear, kept on final 3f, never near leaders
The Grey One started slowly, effort 3f out, edged left final furlong, never near leaders
Lilac Moon in touch, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon beaten
Floodlight Fantasy in touch, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon weakened
Dr Light slowly into stride, held up in rear, effort on wide outside over 3f out, never on terms
Flight Dream held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Three Strings tracked leaders, took keen hold, weakened over 2f out
Mozayada chased leader, lost place over 2f out, behind and eased over 1f out
Gala Sunday in rear, soon pushed along, behind final 3f
Grafty Green mid-division, lost place over 5f out, behind and eased 2f out, virtually pulled up
Having caught a tartar on his previous start, the six-year-old continued his rich vein of form with a clear-cut verdict over Pitbull.
Pitbull looked a shade unlucky as he returned to the surface on which he'd won his two previous starts. Held up in midfield, he picked up strongly when seeing daylight on the far side, but by that time Princewallywogan had flown.
Etoile Russe has had his problems and this was a rare visit to the course, but a promising one nevertheless. Though still a maiden on the Flat, he'd run well here two years ago and put a couple of chasing falls behind him by staying on well to get into the money.
Calcutta Cup may not have been suited by the drop in trip after his connections made a ground check. Nevertheless, he showed sufficient promise to suggest he can soon break his maiden tag.
Zach's Harmoney is dropping in the ratings, but takes a strong hold, while L'Oiseau De Feu doesn't seem to have been sweetened up by some runs over hurdles.
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