| Course: NEWCASTLE | Race date:29/05/08 | Race time:7:05 | Runners:12 |
| Race distance:7f | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:1m 24.57s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handsome Falcon | Paul Hanagan | R A Fahey | 9 | 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Crocodile Bay | Adrian T Nicholls | D Nicholls | 11 | 9-9 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 5/2F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | ½ |
| Sadeek | Tom Eaves | B Smart | 12 | 9-0 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1¾ |
| Ancient Cross | Joe Fanning | M W Easterby | 7 | 8-6 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1 |
| Viva Volta | David Allan | T D Easterby | 3 | 8-12 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 2½ |
| Yorkshire Blue | Royston Ffrench | J S Goldie | 10 | 8-5 | 9 | 0 | 67 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | ½ |
| Cornus | Paul Mulrennan | A J McCabe | 4 | 9-4 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | hd |
| Balakiref | P J McDonald | M Dods | 1 | 8-8 | 9 | 0 | 73 | 22/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | nk |
| Neon Blue | Dean McKeown | R M Whitaker | 8 | 8-5 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 1½ |
| Middlemarch | Daniel Tudhope | J S Goldie | 5 | 9-2 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 2 |
| Piper's Song | Pat Cosgrave | D J G Murray Smith | 2 | 9-1 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 22/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 14 |
| Jalamid | Sophie Doyle | M A Barnes | 6 | 7-11 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 66/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 2¾ |
Handsome Falcon tracked leaders, effort 2f out and soon ridden, not clear run over 1f out and approaching final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead last 50yds
Crocodile Bay close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and edged left inside final furlong, headed and no extra last 50yds
Sadeek midfield, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish
Ancient Cross towards rear, good headway halfway, challenged over 2f out and every chance until driven entering final furlong and weakened
Viva Volta soon led, ridden along over 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Yorkshire Blue soon ridden along in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
Cornus midfield, effort over 2f out, soon ridden along and no impression
Balakiref steadied and switched left start, always in rear
Neon Blue prominent, ridden along well over 2f out and soon weakened
Middlemarch soon outpaced and always behind
Piper´s Song chased leaders on outer, ridden along over 3f out and soon weakened
Jalamid soon outpaced, always in rear
Crocodile Bay, penalised for his Beverley win last week, had every chance, travelling well just off the pace, leading in the last furlong but being collared close home. He remains in good form.
This was also an improved run by Ancient Cross, who moved up to have every chance, over a furlong out only to weaken in the final furlong. It's hard to know what his ideal trip is.
Apart from Viva Volta, who has a fine record here and made the early running, few others featured.
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