| Course: HUNTINGDON | Race date:27/05/08 | Race time:6:20 | Runners:11 |
| Race distance:2m½f | Going:Good | Winners time:3m 45.70s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mucho Loco | Felix De Giles | R Curtis | 10-2 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Ramvaswani | Harry Skelton | N B King | 11-3 | 5 | 0 | 88 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1¼ | |
| Chalice Welcome | A Coleman | N B King | 10-0 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 8 | |
| Limit | D P Fahy | Evan Williams | 10-13 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 4/1F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 4½ | |
| Darkshape | Matt Crawley | W B Stone | 9-12 | 8 | 0 | 71 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | ½ | |
| Safin | Wayne Kavanagh | F Jordan | 10-10 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | nse | |
| Pips Assertive Way | Lee Edwards | A W Carroll | 10-9 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 9/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 1¾ | |
| Watch Out | Matty Roe | G A Ham | 10-9 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 11 | |
| Quick Judgement | Alex Merriam | B N Pollock | 10-4 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | F | ||
| Integration | David Cullinane | Miss M E Rowland | 11-12 | 8 | 0 | 94 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | F | ||
| Mutared | Marc Goldstein | N P Littmoden | 10-0 | 10 | 0 | 68 | 18/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU |
Mucho Loco raced in midfield, headway 5th, ridden to chase leader after 3 out, led and not fluent last, kept on under pressure flat
Ramvaswani held up well behind, headway 5th, modest 6th after 3 out, chased winner last, one pace under pressure flat
Chalice Welcome chased leader until led 3rd, soon clear, 8 lengths clear 3 out, tiring and jumped left next, headed last, weakened flat
Limit ran without declared tongue tie, waited with in midfield, headway 5th, ridden after 3 out, no impression from 2 out
Darkshape behind, headway 4th, lost place next, behind and mistake 3 out, plugged on past beaten horses from 2 out
Safin held up and behind, headway after 4th, ridden and no progress before 3 out
Pips Assertive Way led until 3rd, chased clear after until after 5th, weakened after next
Watch Out behind, pushed along and headway after 4th, ridden before 3 out, soon no headway
Quick Judgement chased leaders, ridden to go modest 2nd after 5th until after 3 out, 4th and beaten when fell 2 out
Integration towards rear until fell 2nd
Mutared not jump well, chased leaders until weakened after 4th, tailed off and pulled up 2 out
That strong pace brought the best out of the previously frustrating MUCHO LOCO. The gelding had not managed a placing in eight previous outings over hurdles, and trainer Roger Curtis said of him that he is a horse who "has the ability but has not been putting it in". He consented to put his best foot forward here, and though he was inclined to run about on the approach to the last flight, he could not be faulted on the run-in.
Ramvaswani, who did show some ability last season but had lost his way recently, ran without blinkers here - he had worn the headgear on his previous three outings this term - and that sparked a return to form, though whether he can build on this is another matter as he is still a maiden after 20 attempts.
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