| Course: NOTTINGHAM | Race date:11/06/08 | Race time:3:40 | Runners:12 |
| Race distance:1m½f | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:1m 4.43s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourist | William Buick | B W Hills | 5 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 100/30 | 2.07 | 1.62 | 1.54 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Tatbeeq | R Hills | M A Jarvis | 6 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 7/4F | 1.49 | 1.37 | 1.2 | 1.01 | 2 | hd |
| Robert Burns | Jimmy Fortune | J H M Gosden | 7 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 | 3.65 | 2.96 | 1.77 | 1.01 | 3 | 4 |
| Dawnhill | Kerrin McEvoy | J R Fanshawe | 2 | 9-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11/1 | 4.62 | 3.51 | 2.29 | 3.7 | 4 | 1¾ |
| Ascot Lime | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 11 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4/1 | 2.06 | 1.84 | 1.37 | 1.94 | 5 | ½ |
| Addiena | Catherine Gannon | B Palling | 3 | 9-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | 12.36 | 6.11 | 4.2 | 5 | 6 | ¾ |
| Into The Light | Stephen Donohoe | E S McMahon | 9 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | 15 | 13.44 | 8.58 | 11 | 7 | ½ |
| Bramalea | T P Queally | B W Duke | 8 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40/1 | 19.5 | 12.9 | 5.3 | 2 | 8 | 1¾ |
| Trireme | Jack Mitchell | K A Morgan | 14 | 9-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 75 | 55.05 | 12.36 | 23 | 9 | 4 |
| Toballa | Micky Fenton | H J Collingridge | 10 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 180 | 86.36 | 35.52 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| Travelling Light | Steve Drowne | R Charlton | 1 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | 18.68 | 6.24 | 5.3 | 970 | 11 | 1¾ |
| Charlie Green | Stephen Carson | Paul Green | 12 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 100/1 | 190 | 83.94 | 30.46 | 120 | 12 | 16 |
Tourist tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, stayed on to lead near finish
Tatbeeq led, ridden along 2f out, driven entering final furlong, headed and no extra near finish
Robert Burns tracked leaders, headway on outer 3f out, ridden to challenge well over 1f out and every chance until hung left and one pace inside final furlong
Dawnhill slowly into stride and behind, headway 3f out, stayed on well approaching final furlong, nearest finish
Ascot Lime steadied start and held up in rear until stayed on well final 2f, never near leaders
Addiena chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, driven and gradually weakened final 2f
Into The Light towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on approaching final furlong, nearest finish
Bramalea chased leader, ridden along over 3f out, driven over 2f out and soon weakened
Trireme slowly into stride, always in rear
Toballa slowly into stride, always in rear
Travelling Light always towards rear
Charlie Green slowly into stride, always in rear
TOURIST and Tatbeeq were separated by only 2lb on official ratings and the pair ran close to those marks with Tourist just beating Tatbeeq in the shadow of the post under a strong ride from William Buick. The winner has size and scope and is described as "still a baby" by trainer Barry Hills, so there is a strong chance he will prove better than the 75 rating he carried into this contest.
Tatbeeq has a consistent record and, although unlikely to prove much better than the level she set here, should be able to boost her paddock value by winning a small race at some point this season.
Robert Burns hinted at ability, just as he had on his debut, but even bigger hints came from Dawnhill and Ascot Lime.
Dawnhill was making a very belated racecourse debut having suffered injuries at two and three. That being the case, he was never going to be roughed up on fast ground first time out, but he did enough on the bridle, then during the little time he was off it, to suggest that the patience of connections could be rewarded.
He was thought good enough to contest the classy 7f conditions race at Doncaster's St Leger meeting, for which he started favourite, as he did on his three-year-old debut at this venue. He undoubtedly has ability, and possibly much more ability than we have seen so far, so handicaps should be his for the taking.
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