| Course: FONTWELL | Race date:14/05/08 | Race time:4:10 | Runners:7 |
| Race distance:2m4f | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:4m 44.00s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felinious | A P McCoy | Jonjo O´Neill | 11-10 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 5/2J | 1.69 | 1.49 | 1.39 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Mr Boo | Philip Hide | G L Moore | 11-12 | 9 | 0 | 110 | 4/1 | 1.98 | 1.82 | 1.47 | 1.01 | 2 | 7 | |
| Forest Silver | Wayne Kavanagh(3) | J W Mullins | 11-8 | 6 | 0 | 109 | 5/2J | 2.09 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 1.01 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sovereign Spirit | Colin Bolger(3) | C Gordon | 10-10 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 9/2 | 2.69 | 1.98 | 1.66 | 1.98 | 4 | 13 | |
| Lysander's Quest | Mattie Batchelor | R Ingram | 10-6 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 1 | |
| Aldiruos | Noel Fehily | A W Carroll | 11-5 | 8 | 0 | 103 | 14/1 | 4.6 | 3.97 | 2.84 | 1.31 | 6 | 49 | |
| My Monna | Jamie Goldstein | Miss Sheena West | 10-11 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 20/1 | 7.4 | 5.96 | 4.43 | 3.15 | PU |
Felinious made all, ridden after 2 out, in command last, ran on well
Mr Boo chased winner, good jump and challenged 2 out, soon ridden, no extra last
Forest Silver chased leaders, niggled along 7th, driven before 2 out, kept on same pace
Sovereign Spirit held up towards rear, 5th and outpaced 7th, no danger after
Lysander´s Quest held up behind, ridden and struggling after 6th, no chance from after next
Aldiruos behind, reminders 2nd, headway 5th, went 3rd briefly 7th, weakening when mistake next, virtually pulled up flat
My Monna mistakes, behind and ridden 6th, tailed off and pulled up 3 out
Turning for home FELINIOUS, who had made all the running, looked a sitting duck for the strong travelling Mr Boo, but Felinious proved herself very resilient when push came to shove and she out battled Mr Boo to register a fourth win from five starts over hurdles.
She remains lightly raced and open to improvement, this ground is ideal for her and she can continue to pay her way this summer providing the assessor doesn't go overboard with her mark.
Mr Boo was eventually beaten seven lengths, which looked unlikely early in the straight when he travelled well, but his finishing effort wasn't as strong as looked likely and he emerged a clear second best. Perhaps he just blew up a bit on his first start for 173-days and he remains well treated over hurdles so expect him to ake amends at some point soon.
Sovereign Spirit has yet to win over hurdles and although he wasn't disgraced, this ground is probably too lively for him.
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