| Course: DONCASTER | Race date:15/06/08 | Race time:2:20 | Runners:8 |
| Race distance:1m | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:1m 38.39s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swop | Joe Fanning | L M Cumani | 5 | 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 9/4F | 1.52 | 1.43 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Sam's Secret | Kerrin McEvoy | G A Swinbank | 4 | 8-13 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | nk |
| Harare | Jimmy Quinn | R J Price | 6 | 8-2 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 16/1 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 3.55 | 1.06 | 3 | 4 |
| Habshan | George Baker | C F Wall | 2 | 9-7 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 7/2 | 1.96 | 1.73 | 1.52 | 1.02 | 4 | 2 |
| Bailieborough | Royston Ffrench | B Ellison | 3 | 8-3 | 9 | 0 | 67 | 11/1 | 6.6 | 4.59 | 3.7 | 3.85 | 5 | ¾ |
| Cornus | Pat Cosgrave | A J McCabe | 8 | 9-1 | 6 | 0 | 79 | 20/1 | 7.8 | 5.64 | 3.7 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Obezyana | Dominic Fox | A Bailey | 7 | 8-11 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 11/4 | 2.24 | 1.61 | 1.5 | 1.42 | 7 | 9 |
| Kalasam | Dale Gibson | M W Easterby | 1 | 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 22/1 | 8.8 | 6.11 | 4.7 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Swop led 2f, hung left and led over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong
Sam´s Secret held up, smooth headway 3f out, challenged over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
Harare took keen hold in rear, effort over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
Habshan headway to lead after 2f, headed over 2f out, faded approaching final furlong
Bailieborough dwelt, soon chasing leaders, one pace final 2f
Cornus took keen hold in rear, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Obezyana chased leaders, driven over 3f out, lost place 2f out
Kalasam chased leaders, hard driven over 3f out, lost place over 2f out
This wasn't the most competitive Class 4 handicap on record, and it served to provide uneasy favourite SWOP with a winning opportunity. A grand sort, whose two previous outings were on the all-weather, had no trouble adapting to this quick ground and, having faced a stiff challenge inside the last, battled on well, without being given too hard a time. He can improve again.
Sam's Secret, patiently ridden, was produced on the outer to challenge in the final furlong, but, soon ridden, she did not see out her race quite as strongly as the winner. The first two came clear of the rest, headed by Harare, who travelled strongly behind the leaders, but who failed to pick up at the business end.
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