| Course: LEICESTER | Race date:02/06/08 | Race time:3:00 | Runners:14 |
| Race distance:1m2f | Going:Good | Winners time:2m 7.61s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dona Alba | Eddie Ahern | J L Dunlop | 4 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 11/1 | 4.9 | 4.11 | 2.94 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Cool Judgement | Philip Robinson | M A Jarvis | 9 | 9-7 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 11/4F | 1.97 | 1.74 | 1.57 | 1.01 | 2 | ¾ |
| Excape | Marc Halford | D R C Elsworth | 12 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 9/1 | 4.5 | 3.63 | 2.06 | 1.5 | 3 | 2¼ |
| Sweet Lightning | Martin Dwyer | W R Muir | 10 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 14/1 | 8.4 | 6.15 | 4.6 | 1.21 | 4 | nse |
| Colorado Blue | Seb Sanders | R Charlton | 1 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 9/1 | 6 | 4.79 | 3.85 | 1.52 | 5 | 1 |
| Hepburn Bell | Jamie Spencer | J R Fanshawe | 2 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 14/1 | 7 | 5.82 | 3.75 | 3.05 | 6 | ¾ |
| It's A Date | Fergus Sweeney | A King | 14 | 9-6 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 6/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 3 |
| Conquisto | Adam Kirby | C G Cox | 8 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 11/2 | 2.76 | 2.31 | 2.02 | 2.14 | 8 | ¾ |
| Suzi Spends | Chris Catlin | H J Collingridge | 13 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 66/1 | 44 | 25.43 | 7.2 | 0 | 9 | ½ |
| Fair Gale | Richard Hughes | S Kirk | 7 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 33/1 | 15.5 | 11.16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3¼ |
| Wing Play | Steve Drowne | H Morrison | 5 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 12/1 | 6.6 | 4.03 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 11 | 9 |
| Air Chief | Jimmy Quinn | H J L Dunlop | 6 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 20/1 | 13 | 8.44 | 6.8 | 6 | 12 | 2¼ |
| Transmission | Tom Eaves | B Smart | 11 | 8-8 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 25/1 | 18.5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 2½ |
| Rankayo Hitam | John Egan | P F I Cole | 3 | 9-1 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 50/1 | 19.5 | 15.54 | 3.45 | 0 | 14 | 15 |
Dona Alba chased leaders, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on
Cool Judgement held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and hung right, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner
Excape led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong
Sweet Lightning held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, stayed on
Colorado Blue chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, no extra final furlong
Hepburn Bell held up, ridden and hung right from over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
It´s A Date dwelt, held up, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders
Conquisto held up, pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
Suzi Spends prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Fair Gale chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Wing Play started slowly, held up, ridden over 3f out, always in rear
Air Chief pulled hard and prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Transmission held up, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
Rankayo Hitam held up, behind final 3f
She had been a little difficult at the stalls, but had tracked the leader from the outset and her jockey sent her to the front over three furlongs from home, where the injection of pace soon saw her build up a healthy advantage. She always looked likely to hold on in the final furlong and, on this showing, can find further success at this level.
Cool Judgement was in the wrong place in a slowly run race, as he was held up early and had to race wide to make progress in the final half-mile. To his credit he kept on well and kept on without quite getting there, and he can make amends in a similar event next time.
Sweet Lightning stayed on quite well in the closing stages and can win softer races than this.
Colorado Blue was close up throughout, but could only keep on at the same pace in the closing stages.
Hepburn Belle came from off the pace, wasn't suited by how the race unfolded and could do better.
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