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Race details

Course: PERTHRace date:01/06/08Race time:4:50Runners:8
Race distance:2m4½fGoing:GoodWinners time:5m 3.30s

Race results


HorseJockeyTrainerStallWeightAgeRPROROddsB HighB AveB LowIn runFinishedDist Behind
Loita Hills Richard JohnsonP J Hobbs11-12801179/4F 1.71.491.291.01 1
Newbay Bob G LeeB R Hamilton10-6809712/1 5.14.23.851.05 2
Spirit Calling Peter BuchananMiss Lucinda V Russell11-37010811/4 1.881.751.511.01 3nse
Stravaigin Richard McGrathJ S Goldie10-380947/2 1.861.691.531.05 4¾
Beau Saddler Mr G Crow(7)A M Crow10-37010133/1 8.67.335.23.8 518
Not A Trace Mark BradburneMrs S C Bradburne10-4909512/1 4.13.613.351.14 6½
Jamie's Boy J W Farrelly(5)V P Donoghue11-09011016/1 NANANANA 721
The Royal Dub P CarberryA J Martin11-01001057/1 32.771.712.52 827



Comments in running

Loita Hills held up, steady headway before 4 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, kept on strongly from last

Newbay Bob in touch, effort 4 out, kept on under pressure from last

Spirit Calling prominent, driven and outpaced after 4 out, rallied to chase winner last, kept on under pressure run-in

Stravaigin led, ridden 4 out, headed 2 out, one pace

Beau Saddler prominent, outpaced after 10th, no danger after

Not A Trace close up until ridden and weakened before 3 out

Jamie´s Boy behind, struggling 10th, never on terms

The Royal Dub behind, driven along from halfway, tailed off




Analyis of the race

A 12lb rise for winning at Market Rasen threatened to make life difficult for LOITA HILLS, but this progressive gelding followed up in likeable style. A strong-travelling, hold-up horse, he put this race to bed in decisive style before needing to be driven right out to make sure. He will be kept going throughout the summer and be given a break, when the proper soft ground comes, in the autumn.

Newbay Bob, who has been point-to-pointing, returned from a ten-week break with a sound enough effortto come out marginally best of the rest.

Stravaigin made a spirited bid from the front, but was worried out of it from the second-last.

The first four finished well clear of the rest. The Royal Dub never looked happy at any stage.


Tote

Tote Win: 2.8
Tote place (1): 1.6
Tote place (2): 2.8
Tote place (3): 1.7
Exacta: 21.8
CSF: 28.5
Tricast: 78
Total SP: 116

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