| Course: NEWBURY | Race date:19/09/08 | Race time:5:05 | Runners:15 |
| Race distance:1m2f | Going:Good | Winners time:2m 9.24s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dar Es Salaam | T P Queally | J S Goldie | 1 | 8-9 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 4/1F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Cupid's Glory | George Baker | G L Moore | 16 | 9-1 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 3¼ |
| Slip | Katia Scallan | M P Tregoning | 5 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1¼ |
| Buddy Holly | Dane O´Neill | Pat Eddery | 14 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 11/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | ½ |
| Stow | Steve Drowne | H Morrison | 10 | 8-10 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 1 |
| Tri Nations | Eddie Ahern | J W Hills | 11 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 1½ |
| Black Rain | John Egan | P J McBride | 9 | 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | nk |
| Power Elite | Tony Culhane | K A Morgan | 4 | 9-8 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | ½ |
| Jadalee | Hayley Turner | G A Butler | 6 | 9-5 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | nk |
| Baylini | James Doyle | Ms J S Doyle | 15 | 9-4 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 1 |
| Higgy's Boy | Ryan Moore | R Hannon | 3 | 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 6/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 2¾ |
| Encircled | L P Keniry | D Haydn Jones | 2 | 9-3 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 2¼ |
| Shake On It | Stephen Carson | Eve Johnson Houghton | 13 | 9-2 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 2¼ |
| Wild Desert | Stephen Donohoe | Ian Williams | 8 | 9-4 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 18/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 4½ |
| Ravenna | T P O´Shea | J R Gask | 12 | 9-0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 40/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 15 | 14 |
Dar Es Salaam chased leaders, led over 1f out, stayed on well to go clear inside final furlong
Cupid´s Glory rear, headway on inside from 3f out, ridden and hung left from 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong but always readily held
Slip held up in rear, headway on rails from 3f out, not much room and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong but never going pace to trouble leading duo
Buddy Holly chased leaders, led approaching final 2f, and soon ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Stow in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway on outside from 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong and going on close home but never a threat
Tri Nations held up in rear, headway from 3f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final 2f, one pace approaching final furlong
Black Rain in rear, ridden and some headway on outside 3f out, never in contention and weakened over 1f out
Power Elite chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, stayed well there until weakened over 1f out
Jadalee in rear, pushed along 3f out, moderate progress final 2f
Baylini led, ridden 3f out, headed approaching final 2f, soon beaten
Higgy´s Boy chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
Encircled never better than mid-division
Shake On It chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out
Wild Desert chased leaders over 5f
Ravenna soon behind
DAR ES SALAAM, who was only narrowly beaten at Sandown last time, was officially 7lb well in at the weights compared to future handicaps, and he took advantage, getting the job done as he was entitled to. He is in fine form at present and could well cope with the rise in the weights due to him. A hurdling campaign beckons this winter.
Cupid's Glory did not get the clearest of passages in the final two furlongs and the winner got first run on him, but it did not make any difference to the result and it was off-putting to see him once again hang left under pressure.
Slip was running on at the finish. This appears to be his best trip at the moment but a stronger pace would have suited him.
Stow was another who could have done with a stronger all-round gallop as he was always struggling to make up ground from off the pace this time.
Tri Nations did not run too badly but he probably prefers quicker ground, while Black Rain was far from disgraced considering he proved difficultto settle in the early stages.
Higgy's Boy was disappointing, but he normally races on right-handed tracks.
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