| Course: SALISBURY | Race date:15/06/08 | Race time:2:00 | Runners:11 |
| Race distance:1m4f | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:2m 36.42s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paktolos | Dane O´Neill | A King | 13 | 9-2 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 10/1 | 7.1 | 4.31 | 3.9 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Horseford Hill | Ryan Moore | D R C Elsworth | 2 | 9-4 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 13/2 | 4.37 | 3.42 | 1.91 | 1.01 | 2 | 2 |
| Ollie George | L P Keniry | A M Balding | 6 | 9-6 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 3/1F | 2.44 | 1.93 | 1.82 | 1.01 | 3 | ½ |
| Alfie Noakes | Jim Crowley | Mrs A J Perrett | 3 | 8-10 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 15/2 | 4.13 | 3.08 | 2.44 | 2.5 | 4 | 3 |
| Mustajed | James Millman | B R Millman | 1 | 9-0 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 5/1 | 2.61 | 2.22 | 1.62 | 1.07 | 5 | 1 |
| Urban Warrior | Chris Catlin | Ian Williams | 10 | 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 25/1 | 8.8 | 7.56 | 2.76 | 6 | 6 | 1¼ |
| Transvestite | Patrick Hills | J W Hills | 11 | 8-8 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 22/1 | 11.5 | 8.23 | 3.88 | 3 | 7 | hd |
| Mae Cigan | Sophie Doyle | M Blanshard | 8 | 7-13 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 9/1 | 7.59 | 3.72 | 2.96 | 3 | 8 | nk |
| Crossbow Creek | Richard Hughes | M G Rimell | 9 | 9-7 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 7/1 | 3.45 | 2.8 | 1.86 | 2.32 | 9 | hd |
| Mister Right | Robert Winston | D J S Ffrench Davis | 12 | 8-10 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 16/1 | 7.8 | 6.32 | 4.05 | 6.4 | 10 | 1 |
| Scotland Yard | Jimmy Fortune | D E Pipe | 4 | 9-5 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 16/1 | 7.4 | 4.97 | 3.95 | 3.9 | 11 | 13 |
Paktolos stumbled start, held up in midfield, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well
Horseford Hill went right start, held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, pulled out and headway 3f out, chased winner entering final furlong, kept on
Ollie George took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, kept on
Alfie Noakes steadied start, held up behind, pulled out and ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong but never pace to threaten leaders
Mustajed took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Urban Warrior chased leaders, ridden 3f out, struggling when switched left 2f out, no chance with leaders final furlong
Transvestite led until ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Mae Cigan held up in midfield, ridden and unable to quicken when short of room briefly well over 2f out, no danger after
Crossbow Creek steadied start, held up in last place, effort on rail over 2f out, never troubled leaders
Mister Right took keen hold, held up towards rear, ridden and effort 3f out, never troubled leaders
Scotland Yard chased leader until over 5f out, driven 4f out, weakened and behind last 3f
PAKTOLOS seemed to turn over a new leaf in the first time blinkers and actually won with a bit more in hand than the official distance suggests. He had not cut much ice over hurdles, but if the headgear works again there might be a decent handicap in him. He is likely to be back over hurdles in the autumn, though.
Horseford Hill had looked quietly progressive last season and this was not a bad comeback run as he probably bumped into a horse transformed by the blinkers and there was a couple of lengths back to the others. He can win in his turn.
Alfie Noakes was never really competitive off the pace although he did plug on in the closing stages. He has dropped down the handicap, but might not be the easiest to win with.
Mustajed had won the race 12 months ago and effectively had every chance off a 1lb lower mark. He probably could have done with a bit more pace early on.
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