| Course: RIPON | Race date:04/06/08 | Race time:9:20 | Runners:9 |
| Race distance:1m2f | Going:Soft | Winners time:2m 10.03s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Chorus | Hayley Turner | M L W Bell | 15 | 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 8/15F | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Alqaahir | Robert Winston | J S Wainwright | 6 | 9-10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 | 4 | 2.49 | 1.98 | 1.01 | 2 | 3¾ |
| Hollins | Paul Hanagan | Micky Hammond | 14 | 9-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5/1 | 1.82 | 1.57 | 1.29 | 1.03 | 3 | 8 |
| Doctor Delta | Mark Lawson | M Brittain | 8 | 8-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | 22.66 | 9.36 | 3.89 | 10.16 | 4 | 8 |
| Micallef | Tony Hamilton | R A Fahey | 5 | 8-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | 7.66 | 5.51 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Firestorm | Paul Mulrennan | C W Fairhurst | 12 | 9-10 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 33/1 | 21.83 | 5.49 | 4.58 | 4.33 | 6 | 2¼ |
| Arch | Patrick Mathers | A M Crow | 16 | 9-10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | 22.66 | 11.35 | 8.5 | 4 | 7 | 1½ |
| Missycomelightly | Tom Eaves | W J H Ratcliffe | 7 | 9-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | 54.32 | 26.49 | 10.16 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Sir John Lilley | Joe Fanning | M Johnston | 11 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10/1 | 2.62 | 2.39 | 1.83 | 2 | 9 | 107 |
Wood Chorus tracked leaders, took keen hold, led over 2f out, driven clear inside final furlong
Alqaahir traced leaders, effort 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, hung right and no impression
Hollins led, headed over 2f out, one pace
Doctor Delta slowly into stride, headway and in touch 4f out, hard ridden, one pace
Micallef in rear, soon pushed along, never a factor
Firestorm in touch, headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out
Arch started slowly, some headway on outer over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Missycomelightly in rear, headway 6f out, lost place over 2f out
Sir John Lilley chased leaders, lost place and eased 3f out, soon well behind, hopelessly tailed off
Alqaahir was having his first run since mid-September 2004 and has run a cracker. He never looked quite able to get to the winner but he stayed on despite hanging right in the closing stages. He came well clear of the third and on this evidence there is at least a maiden him (he will be handicapped now), though the worry for next time is whether the ‘bounce factor' will intervene.
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