| Course: FONTWELL | Race date:04/06/08 | Race time:3:00 | Runners:11 |
| Race distance:2m2½f | Going:Good | Winners time:4m 16.20s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qrackers | A P McCoy | P F Nicholls | 11-8 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 11/10F | 1.71 | 1.3 | 1.22 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Cavallini | Jamie Moore | G L Moore | 10-12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9/1 | 4.2 | 2.78 | 2.42 | 1.01 | 2 | 2¾ | |
| Sharp Dresser | A Coleman | Miss Venetia Williams | 10-10 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 11/1 | 3.05 | 2.72 | 1.99 | 1.01 | 3 | 19 | |
| Sam Lord | Robert Thornton | A King | 10-8 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 9/4 | 1.5 | 1.42 | 1.38 | 1.34 | 4 | 8 | |
| Invention | Paul Moloney | Miss E C Lavelle | 10-12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | 5.8 | 4.14 | 3 | 3.65 | 5 | 10 | |
| Nothing Is Forever | Noel Fehily | L Corcoran | 11-1 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 13/2 | 2.7 | 2.04 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 6 | 9 | |
| Ballerino | W T Kennedy | J Scott | 10-12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 210 | 48.06 | 20 | 60 | 7 | 21 | |
| Height Of Spirits | Joe Tizzard | T D McCarthy | 10-12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 170 | 109.66 | 42 | 5.1 | 8 | ¾ | |
| Sister Agnes | Charlie Poste | M F Harris | 9-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 85 | 41.83 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | |
| Brushford | Colin Bolger | C Gordon | 10-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 120 | 36.09 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 50 | |
| Valence Lad | Eamon Dehdashti | Mrs L C Jewell | 10-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 70 | 46.73 | 27 | 50 | PU |
Qrackers chased leader, led 4th, kept on from 2 out, driven out
Cavallini mid-division, headway to go 2nd after 3 out, hard ridden from 2 out, no impression run-in
Sharp Dresser tracked leaders, mistake 6th, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching last
Sam Lord in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
Invention led until headed 4th, weakened approaching 3 out
Nothing Is Forever tracked leaders, ridden after 6th, soon weakened
Ballerino hit 1st, mid-division until weakened 5th
Height Of Spirits always behind
Sister Agnes not fluent, always behind
Brushford mid-division until weakened 5th, tailed off
Valence Lad behind when lost action and pulled up after 3rd
Nicholls said: "The tacky ground found him out at Chepstow but he hasn't looked back since."
Cavallini had failed to fire on his only previous run over hurdles but this was an improved display. He translated his good all-weather form to jumping and was gradually gaining on the winner, though never able to get in a blow.
Sam Lord looked to be going happily enough running down the back but was suddenly in trouble on the bottom bend. He was getting plenty of weight from the three that beat him and this can only be construed as being disappointing, as he was going up and down on the run-in.
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