| Course: AYR | Race date:19/09/08 | Race time:2:55 | Runners:12 |
| Race distance:5f | Going:Heavy | Winners time:1m 2.48s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotham | Jamie Moriarty | N Wilson | 12 | 8-12 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| High Curragh | N Callan | K A Ryan | 3 | 9-2 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1¼ |
| The Bear | Patrick Donaghy | R Johnson | 11 | 8-3 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | hd |
| Highland Warrior | Micky Fenton | P T Midgley | 13 | 8-12 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | shd |
| Charles Parnell | Paul Mulrennan | M Dods | 7 | 8-12 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | nk |
| Killer Class | Kelly Harrison | J S Goldie | 8 | 7-13 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 1¼ |
| Divine Spirit | Royston Ffrench | M Dods | 9 | 9-2 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | ¾ |
| Ice Planet | Francis Norton | D Nicholls | 2 | 9-0 | 7 | 0 | 77 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | ¾ |
| Regal Royale | Patrick Mathers | Peter Grayson | 10 | 8-10 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | nk |
| John Keats | Daniel Tudhope | J S Goldie | 4 | 9-0 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 22/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 1¾ |
| Sandwith | Paul Hanagan | R Johnson | 5 | 8-11 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 5 |
| Prince Namid | Adrian T Nicholls | D Nicholls | 6 | 8-7 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 9/2F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 16 |
Hotham tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
High Curragh pressed leader, every chance to inside final furlong, kept on under pressure
The Bear burst stalls, led to inside final furlong, kept on same pace
Highland Warrior dwelt, held up, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong
Charles Parnell midfield, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Killer Class held up, headway when not clear run over 1f out to well inside final furlong, ran on finish
Divine Spirit midfield, driven halfway, kept on final furlong, no impression
Ice Planet in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
Regal Royale early reminders, soon behind, driven over 3f out, effort over 1f out, never able to challenge
John Keats held up, effort outside 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Sandwith took keen hold, close up, ridden and hung left 2f out, soon weakened
Prince Namid behind, effort outside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance over 1f out
Just like yesterday, a time that suggests conditions are no where near as testing on the straight course as on the round course, and that will probably have helped HOTHAM who hasn't handledtesting ground on occasions in the past, indeed all three of his wins have had the word firm in the going description.
Always travelling well close to the pace, he pounced inside the final furlong to score pretty decisively in the end and scoring for the first time since wining in this month a year ago. Despite his unappealing form figures he came into this in good form having gone down by just a length and a half at Doncaster last week despite meeting trouble in running. He now heads back to Pontefract for the 5f handicap he won last year.
The Bear kept on for third, and although he did clearly gain an advantage at the start, he set a strong pace and this was a creditable run.
Highland Warrior compromised his chance to a degree by being sluggish from the stalls but he kept on wellwithout ever being able to land a blow while Charles Parnell also ran with a deal of credit back down in trip.
The hard-luck story of the race was Killer Class who was still hard on the bridle behind a wall of horses up the rail and she never got a clear run at any stage.
Prince Namid was bitterly disappointing but he was beaten so far out that something must have been amiss and this effort should be overlooked.
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