| Course: WETHERBY | Race date:27/04/08 | Race time:2:50 | Runners:12 |
| Race distance:2m | Going:Good | Winners time:4m 4.10s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Beckett | Warren Marston | R T Phillips | 11-2 | 5 | 0 | 105 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| The Honest Fiddler | Barry Keniry | A Dickman | 11-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | shd | |
| Fistral | Brian Hughes | P D Niven | 10-8 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 6 | |
| Tucker | Wilson Renwick | Micky Hammond | 11-2 | 6 | 0 | 102 | 7/2J | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 3¼ | |
| Blandford Flyer | Carey Williamson | M J Gingell | 10-6 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 4½ | |
| Ormus | Paddy Aspell | C R Wilson | 11-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 2½ | |
| Sea Venture | Richard McGrath | C W Thornton | 11-2 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 7/2J | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 2 | |
| College Land Boy | Paul Callaghan | A Kirtley | 10-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 39 | |
| Mount Usher | Sean Fox | M J Gingell | 11-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 18 | |
| High Profit | Dave Crosse | C J Mann | 10-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 30 | |
| Miss Tarantella | Michael McAlister | M A Barnes | 10-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| Diktatorial | Denis O´Regan | J Howard Johnson | 11-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | UR |
Norman Beckett chased leaders, went 2nd 2 out, level last, hard ridden led last stride
The Honest Fiddler soon chasing leader, led after 6th, joined last, headed post
Fistral chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, kept on one pace from next
Tucker eventually well away, clear to 5th, headed after next, one pace from 2 out
Blandford Flyer in rear, 6th and headway when mistake 3 out, kept on run-in
Ormus held up, headway to track leaders 6th, one pace from 2 out, 5th when hit last
Sea Venture headway to track leaders 6th, one pace from next
College Land Boy soon behind, tailed off 6th
Mount Usher held up towards rear, behind from 6th, tailed off
High Profit mid-division, driven 5th, soon lost place, well tailed off
Miss Tarantella mistakes in rear, blundered 4th and 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
Diktatorial whipped round start and unseated rider, took no part
This was a moderate event in which NORMAN BECKETT responded to a strong ride from Warren Marston from the final flight to mug the runner-up in the dying strides. He had looked frustrating up until this, but now that he’s got his head in front, there may be a turning of the tide.
The Honest Fiddler went down fighting in second and was only worried out of this race in the shadow of the post. A similar modest race should come his way, especially as he’s finished clear of the rest.
Tucker, who faded when the chips were down, was having his first outing for nearly eight weeks, while Blandford Flyerwas not disgraced on his first outing for a year.
Sea Venture, having had every chance, weakened rapidly in the final half-mile.
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