| Course: SOUTHWELL | Race date:03/06/08 | Race time:2:45 | Runners:14 |
| Race distance:7f | Going:Standard | Winners time:1m 28.50s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing Deano | Russell Kennemore | R Hollinshead | 7 | 9-3 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 11/1 | 4.5 | 4.11 | 2.46 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Elusive Warrior | James Doyle | A J McCabe | 10 | 9-8 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 7/1 | 3.5 | 3.14 | 2.46 | 1.01 | 2 | 5 |
| Ugenius | Stephen Donohoe | P A Blockley | 4 | 9-2 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 33/1 | 12.5 | 10.09 | 4.1 | 1.03 | 3 | 3¾ |
| Strathmore | Jamie Moriarty | R A Fahey | 6 | 9-3 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 10/1 | 4.3 | 3.38 | 1.87 | 2.56 | 4 | 1½ |
| West End Lad | Phillip Makin | S R Bowring | 3 | 9-4 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 16/1 | 9.4 | 6.31 | 3.35 | 0 | 5 | shd |
| Dickie Le Davoir | Mark Coumbe | John A Harris | 2 | 9-7 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 10/1 | 5 | 3.6 | 2.98 | 2.44 | 6 | ½ |
| Blue Empire | Jack Mitchell | John A Harris | 11 | 8-9 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 11/2 | 2.96 | 2.32 | 1.24 | 2.16 | 7 | 4½ |
| Gilded Youth | Dane O´Neill | H Candy | 12 | 9-6 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 9/2 | 2.68 | 2.39 | 2.12 | 1.2 | 8 | 2¼ |
| Government | N Bazeley | M C Chapman | 8 | 9-1 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 100/1 | 55 | 41.53 | 16.5 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| Head To Head | Silvestre De Sousa | A D Brown | 9 | 9-2 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 66/1 | 48 | 22.99 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 2¾ |
| Ninth House | Seb Sanders | N P Littmoden | 13 | 10-0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 11/4F | 1.86 | 1.71 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 11 | 3¾ |
| Orchestration | Ahmed Ajtebi | Garry Moss | 1 | 8-13 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 100/1 | 70 | 49.81 | 11 | 38 | 12 | hd |
| Zorn | Robert Winston | P Howling | 5 | 9-4 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 40/1 | 17.5 | 11.48 | 7.4 | 11 | 13 | 3¼ |
| Miss Tiddlypush | T P O´Shea | Miss Kariana Key | 14 | 8-9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 250/1 | 250 | 118.9 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 47 |
Dancing Deano always prominent, led over 1f out, ridden clear
Elusive Warrior chased leaders, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
Ugenius soon outpaced, headway under pressure over 2f out, not trouble leaders
Strathmore held up, headway under pressure over 1f out, never dangerous
West End Lad soon pushed along and prominent, outpaced 3f out, ridden and hung left 2f out, never dangerous after
Dickie Le Davoir soon pushed along in rear, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Blue Empire slowly into stride, never nearer
Gilded Youth slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
Government mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
Head To Head chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Ninth House held up, ridden halfway, eased over 2f out
Orchestration chased leaders over 4f
Zorn soon ridden to lead, headed halfway, weakened over 2f out
Miss Tiddlypush dwelt, outpaced, tailed off from halfway
So, though DANCING DEANO had looked to have a stiffish task on both RacingPost ratings and BHA ratings, he may not actually have improved that much on recent efforts to win as he did. Leading over a furlong out, he kept on well to score comfortably. He was visually impressive but could be in trouble if the handicapper takes this form literally.
Elusive Warrior was also seemingly not favoured by the weights, but he led over three furlongs out until over a furlong out. He clearly remains in good form, though is another who would be vulnerable if the handicapper overreactsto this effort.
Strathmore was one of those better treated at the weights and he ran just respectably, ahead of West End Lad who ran one of his better races.
Of the more fancied contenders, Blue Empire was mulish going to post and ran moderately and Ninth House, who was best in at these weights, did not seem to handle the surfaceon his first run on Fibresand.
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