Towerform - Minster Jaguar Harrogate Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)Towerform grade 4

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Race details

Course: WETHERBYRace date:27/04/08Race time:4:00Runners:7
Race distance:3m½fGoing:GoodWinners time:6m 19.50s

Race results


HorseJockeyTrainerStallWeightAgeRPROROddsB HighB AveB LowIn runFinishedDist Behind
Ballyhale Brian Hughes(3)P D Niven10-010010216/1 NANANANA 1
Harry Flashman Paddy AspellD W Whillans11-9701223/1 NANANANA 26
Bafana Boy Denis O´ReganJ Howard Johnson10-8801075/4F NANANANA 39
Alderman Rose Tom ScudamoreR T Phillips11-08011317/2 NANANANA 47
Lethem Air Brian HardingT Butt10-01009933/1 NANANANA 51
Monolith Wilson RenwickL Lungo11-121001258/1 NANANANA 618
Spring Breeze G LeeFerdy Murphy11-4701177/1 NANANANA 727



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Comments in running

Ballyhale tracked leaders, slight lead 3 out, driven clear run-in

Harry Flashman tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching last, kept on same pace

Bafana Boy held up, effort 10th, soon ridden, hung left and took never dangerous 3rd soon after last

Alderman Rose made most to 3 out, weakened approaching last

Lethem Air with leaders, outpaced and lost place 10th, no chance after

Monolith ran in snatches, chased leaders, drriven 2nd and 7th, weakened 2 out

Spring Breeze prominent, reminders after 7th, soon lost place, tailed off 9th




Analyis of the race

This was not the strongest of £10,000 handicaps, and BALLYHALE came good in pleasing style after a break of almost three months, having been put away to wait for better ground. Peter Niven, his trainer, had feared that this rain-softened surface might prove his undoing, but, well handled, he came home with something to spare.

Harry Flashman would surely have given the winner more to do had he hurdled a little more slickly down the back straight. A keen-going horse, his turn will come.

Alderman Rose had every chance, but faded from the second-last, while Monolith turned in a lacklustre display.


Tote

Tote Win: 19.4
Tote place (1): 5.1
Tote place (2): 2
Exacta: 65
CSF: 62.3
Tricast: 105.1
Total SP: 112

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