| Course: DONCASTER | Race date:07/06/08 | Race time:2:35 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:1m | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:1m 39.84s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redford | Hayley Turner | M L W Bell | 4 | 9-1 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 8/1 | 3.05 | 2.46 | 1.78 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Choose Your Moment | Michael Hills | P C Haslam | 12 | 9-7 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 6/1 | 2.76 | 2.12 | 1.93 | 1.01 | 2 | nk |
| Lady Rangali | Royston Ffrench | Mrs A Duffield | 10 | 8-10 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 12/1 | 12.71 | 4.31 | 3.65 | 1.01 | 3 | 2¼ |
| Albaqaa | Tony Hamilton | R A Fahey | 3 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 8/1 | 3.3 | 2.64 | 1.62 | 1.05 | 4 | ¾ |
| Lazy Days | Marc Halford | D R C Elsworth | 11 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 8/1 | 3.2 | 2.38 | 1.91 | 2.5 | 5 | 1½ |
| Redesignation | Pat Dobbs | R Hannon | 16 | 9-1 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 7/1 | 2.74 | 2.45 | 1.68 | 2.3 | 6 | ½ |
| Illusion | Jimmy Fortune | J H M Gosden | 2 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 4/1F | 1.99 | 1.82 | 1.64 | 1.03 | 7 | ¾ |
| Classic Descent | Seb Sanders | P J Makin | 1 | 9-4 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 10/1 | 3.45 | 3.06 | 2.2 | 2.56 | 8 | nse |
| Tarkheena Prince | P J McDonald | G A Swinbank | 8 | 8-7 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 16/1 | 5.9 | 4.42 | 3.42 | 3.5 | 9 | 1½ |
| Shamayel | Martin Dwyer | B W Hills | 7 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 33/1 | 10.5 | 7.92 | 1.67 | 7 | 10 | nk |
| Cuban Missile | Steve Drowne | R Charlton | 5 | 9-1 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 16/1 | 8.2 | 6.03 | 2.43 | 4.3 | 11 | 1½ |
| Speedy Dollar | Philip Robinson | M A Jarvis | 6 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 12/1 | 7.01 | 3.99 | 2.81 | 2.8 | 12 | 10 |
| Bright Falcon | Dane O´Neill | S Parr | 9 | 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 25/1 | 13.5 | 8.34 | 5.1 | 6 | 13 | 14 |
Redford held up in touch, pulled hard, led inside final furlong, ridden out
Choose Your Moment chased leader until led over 5f out, ridden and edged left from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
Lady Rangali held up in touch, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, ran on
Albaqaa slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, edged right, ran on
Lazy Days held up in touch, outpaced 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
Redesignation led, headed over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Illusion held up in touch, chased leader over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not clear run soon after, weakened inside final furlong
Classic Descent held up, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Tarkheena Prince chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Shamayel held up, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
Cuban Missile held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Speedy Dollar chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Bright Falcon slowly into stride, held up, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
REDFORD is more than likely to be one of them after a highly encouraging reappearance, racing a shade keenly on his first run in eight months but travelling smoothly and making ground in fine style to lead inside the final furlong. He was less impressive whenpush came to shove in the closing stages but this was the first time he had been involved in a battle and he found the necessary to hold on.
Redford had not looked particularly well treated on the bare form he had shown in maiden company last year butis a good deal better than that suggested, and is likely to improve a fair bit again. The lightly raced colt will remain of strong interest for handicaps even after reassessment, so it would be no surprise if he goes close in the Britannia Handicap at Royal Ascot.
Decent nursery winner Choose Your Moment had not enjoyed luck in running on his reappearance and proved here that he has trained on into a useful three-year-old, ridden more positively and leading from halfway until inside the final furlong, though he will be hit again by the handicapper.
Albaqaa, racing on the opposite side of the track, also kept on - this was the stiffest task he had faced for his new stable and he looks still to be improving.
Lazy Days kept on nicely after getting outpaced. He was one of the least experienced in the line-up and has further improvement in him, so is worth bearing in mind.
Redesignation led to halfway and ran creditably, but Illusion could not quite confirm the promise of her Windsor maiden win facing stiffer company, weakening inside the final furlong after holding every chance over a furlong out.
Classic Descent and Tarkheena Prince ran creditably - each came here on the back of a maiden victory and the fact that neither could finish in the first seven underlines the impression that this is good form. Cuban Missile was never dangerous after a slow start.
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