| Course: HEXHAM | Race date:07/06/08 | Race time:4:10 | Runners:12 |
| Race distance:2m4½f | Going:Good | Winners time:5m 0.30s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Britten | Robert Thornton | J J Lambe | 11-8 | 9 | 0 | 105 | 100/30F | 2.42 | 2.06 | 1.54 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Flying Doctor | Brian Harding | N G Richards | 10-12 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 11/1 | 5.2 | 4.24 | 3.25 | 1.01 | 2 | 7 | |
| Lethem Air | Gary Rutherford | T Butt | 10-0 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 20/1 | 12 | 8.27 | 6.8 | 1.01 | 3 | 2¾ | |
| Terenzium | Wilson Renwick | Micky Hammond | 11-8 | 6 | 0 | 105 | 12/1 | 6.8 | 4.42 | 2.29 | 2.6 | 4 | 8 | |
| Humourous | Dougie Costello | B Storey | 10-5 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 8/1 | 4.4 | 3.69 | 1.81 | 2.52 | 5 | 5 | |
| Sprinkler | Richard McGrath | C W Thornton | 11-0 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 20/1 | 8 | 6.61 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 6 | 2¾ | |
| Norminster | Phil Kinsella | R Nixon | 10-4 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 18/1 | 8.8 | 7.15 | 4.88 | 2.02 | 7 | ½ | |
| Waldo's Dream | Jamie Moore | P Bowen | 11-0 | 8 | 0 | 97 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 2½ | |
| Nelliedonethat | Paddy Aspell | Grant Tuer | 11-6 | 8 | 0 | 103 | 11/2 | 3.75 | 2.59 | 2.17 | 2.46 | 9 | 2 | |
| Izzykeen | Steven Gagan | Mrs S J Smith | 10-5 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 7/1 | 3.85 | 3.15 | 2.94 | 2.7 | 10 | 3¼ | |
| Zelos | Warren Marston | D G Bridgwater | 11-6 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 20/1 | 11.5 | 9.91 | 4.53 | 7.2 | PU | ||
| Massinis Best | Jason Maguire | Gordon Elliott | 10-9 | 8 | 0 | 92 | 5/1 | 4.44 | 3.16 | 2.76 | 2.24 | PU |
Ben Britten held up, steady headway 4 out, tracking leaders 2 out, shaken up to lead run-in, soon clear, readily
Flying Doctor held up, headway 4 out, challenged 2 out, led briefly last, not pace of winner
Lethem Air close up, led 3 out, soon ridden, headed last, soon outpaced
Terenzium took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden and outpaced 3 out, rallied before last, no impression
Humourous close up until ridden and outpaced 3 out, no danger after
Sprinkler chased leaders until ridden and weakened before 2 out
Norminster in touch, outpaced 3 out, soon no danger
Waldo´s Dream held up, steady headway 4 out, chasing leaders 2 out, weakened before last
Nelliedonethat close up, hit 3rd, led 5th to 3 out, weakened next
Izzykeen led to 5th, soon lost place
Massinis Best in touch to 4th, soon lost place, tailed off when pulled up before last
Zelos towards rear, struggling halfway, tailed off when pulled up before last
Flying Doctor ran a respectable race, but the winner was laughing at him at the last. He is not the easiest of horses to win with. Lethem Air gave a much more encouraging display and, although it is more than a year since he won, he may be able to repeat that success before too much longer.
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