| Course: PERTH | Race date:14/05/08 | Race time:8:10 | Runners:9 |
| Race distance:3m½f | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:5m 59.10s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemax | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy | 11-5 | 7 | 0 | 111 | 11/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Cluthe Boy | P Carberry | Gordon Elliott | 10-9 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | ¾ | |
| Glamis Castle | D J Casey | C F Swan | 10-1 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 17 | |
| Key Time | Denis O´Regan | J Howard Johnson | 11-10 | 6 | 0 | 116 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 2½ | |
| Guns And Butter | Miss R Davidson | N G Richards | 11-4 | 6 | 0 | 113 | 4/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | nse | |
| Dalawan | Fearghal Davis | Mrs J C McGregor | 9-9 | 9 | 0 | 92 | 28/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 43 | |
| Commercial Express | Timmy Murphy | P Monteith | 10-11 | 7 | 0 | 103 | 7/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 27 | |
| My Arch | Harry Haynes | M Todhunter | 11-5 | 6 | 0 | 118 | 11/4F | NA | NA | NA | NA | F | ||
| Portavadie | Fergus King | J M Jefferson | 11-12 | 9 | 0 | 118 | 40/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU |
Clemax led, ridden 3 out, headed next, rallied to lead run-in, gamely
Cluthe Boy tracked leaders, driven to lead 2 out, headed run-in, kept on under pressure
Glamis Castle prominent, effort and driven 3 out, soon one pace
Key Time close up, driven 3 out, soon no extra
Guns And Butter held up in touch, headway before 3 out, weakened before next
Dalawan close up to 4 out, soon lost place
Commercial Express behind, pushed along from 4th, never on terms, virtually pulled up run-in
Portavadie behind, struggling 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
My Arch mistake 1st, towards rear, driven and outpaced when fell 4 out
He was tried in blinkers for this return to hurdling on a mark 5lb lower than his chase one, and as he goes well on fast ground, he may well find further opportunities.
Cluthe Boy turned in a career-best over hurdles on his first run at 3m. He travelled up sweetly, and went on two out, but he idled a bit when in front and was caught after the last. He was well clear of the rest, handles fast ground and should find a similar race, even though he will go up a pound or two for this.
That said, he was well clear of fourth-placed Key Time, who dropped out from the third-last after racing prominently.
My Arch, who has run so consistently, made a mistake at the first and was never happy after that, and was struggling when he came down four out.
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