| Course: HAYDOCK | Race date:23/05/08 | Race time:8:20 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:1m | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:1m 42.04s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missioner | Greg Fairley | M Johnston | 14 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6/4F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Liberation Spirit | Shane Kelly | J Noseda | 10 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | nk |
| Presvis | M J Murphy | L M Cumani | 3 | 9-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 4 |
| Ebn Malk | Philip Robinson | M A Jarvis | 12 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | ½ |
| Ezdeyaad | T P O´Shea | G A Swinbank | 2 | 9-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 2 |
| Dear Maurice | Seb Sanders | E A L Dunlop | 4 | 9-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | shd |
| Theonebox | Fergal Lynch | N J Vaughan | 1 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 5 |
| La Fortalesa | N Callan | K A Ryan | 11 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 1¼ |
| Media Stars | Graham Gibbons | J A Osborne | 5 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 7 |
| Daraiym | Andrew Heffernan | Paul Green | 6 | 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 3¼ |
| Border Fox | Paddy Aspell | L Lungo | 9 | 9-11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | ½ |
| Soviet | Robert Winston | M Johnston | 8 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | nk |
| Diplomatic Dan | Adrian T Nicholls | E J Alston | 7 | 9-11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 29 |
Missioner chased leaders, close 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, ran on gamely throughout final furlong, pushed out towards finish
Liberation Spirit stumbled slightly start, raced keenly, chased leader, led over 3f out, headed narrowly 2f out, continued to challenge strongly, ran on under pressure throughout final furlong
Presvis steadied start, held up behind, headway when not much room over 2f out, ran green, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach front pair, can improve
Ebn Malk raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace and no impression on leaders final 2f
Ezdeyaad led, clear 5f out, headed over 3f out, kept on same pace from 2f out until no extra inside final furlong
Dear Maurice midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Theonebox behind, pushed along and some headway over 2f out, never troubled leaders
La Fortalesa in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out
Media Stars raced keenly, in touch, weakened 4f out
Daraiym midfield, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
Border Fox started very slowly, always behind
Soviet started slowly, pushed along 4f out, always behind
Diplomatic Dan ridden over 3f out, always behind
Experience won the day, with the two last-time-outrunners-up dominating the finish, MISSIONER leading just over 2f out and holding on in the final furlong. He is improving gradually and will get further but does not look thrown in for his switch to handicaps with a BHA rating of 85 already.
Liberation Spirit confirmed the promise of his all-weather debut second, stumbling slightly at the start but leading over 3f out until just over 2f out and keeping on to make the winner pull out all the stops - he is well up to winning a maiden.
Ebn Malk raced keenly on the outside of the field but showed up well for a long way and improved on the form of last year's Yarmouth debut. Ezdeyaad led to over 3f out but will be seen to better advantage now that he is qualified for handicaps, as will Dear Maurice. Theonebox kept on but Soviet spoilt his chance with a slow start.
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