| Course: STRATFORD | Race date:15/06/08 | Race time:2:40 | Runners:7 |
| Race distance:2m4f | Going:Good | Winners time:4m 46.90s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelic Flight | T J O´Brien | J Scott | 11-0 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 8/1 | 4.09 | 3.03 | 2.7 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Pan The Man | Robert Walford | J W Mullins | 11-4 | 7 | 0 | 107 | 6/1 | 3.17 | 2.54 | 2.1 | 1.01 | 2 | nse | |
| Reasonably Sure | Derek Laverty | Mrs L Williamson | 9-13 | 8 | 0 | 91 | 11/2 | 2.77 | 2.38 | 2.14 | 1.55 | 3 | 1 | |
| Dynamic Rhythm | Miss L Horner | D L Williams | 10-12 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 10/1 | 4.09 | 3.36 | 2.06 | 3.05 | 4 | 12 | |
| Et Maintenant | Tom Siddall | Miss E C Lavelle | 11-9 | 6 | 0 | 112 | 4/1 | 2.2 | 2.03 | 1.57 | 1.6 | 5 | 20 | |
| Blandings Castle | Nick Scholfield | Nick Williams | 10-2 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 100/30F | 2.06 | 1.86 | 1.4 | 1.71 | 6 | 3½ | |
| Orfeo Conti | Paul Moloney | Miss H C Knight | 11-12 | 6 | 0 | 115 | 4/1 | 2.1 | 1.91 | 1.41 | 1.01 | DSQ | 9 |
Gaelic Flight tracked leaders, effort 11th, led 2 out, hung left under pressure before last and headed, forced ahead on line
Pan The Man pressed leader until led 9th, not fluent next, headed 2 out, edged left but left in lead last, battled on until pipped on post
Reasonably Sure led until 2nd, close up until ridden and veered left and reluctant after 11th, not run on and beaten next, finished 4th, placed 3rd
Dynamic Rhythm behind, jumped slowly 3rd, ridden 8th, lost touch and not fluent 11th, finished 5th, placed 4th
Et Maintenant led after 2nd until 9th, with leader until 11th, weakened after next, well behind when blundered last, finished 6th, placed 5th
Blandings Castle took keen hold and led briefly 2nd, close up until pecked badly 6th, not recover, mistake 3 out, 10 lengths 6th when blundered 2 out, finished 7th, placed 6th
Orfeo Conti took keen hold, went prominent 8th until driven before 2 out, little response, beaten well before last, finished 3rd, disqualified - weighed in light
GAELIC FLIGHT had not won a race since late in 2006, but has been lightly-raced since and his performance here confirmed that he retains all his ability. Trainer Jeremy Scott reported that, even though the horse had won over 3m in the past, he had not got home over 2m6f at Fontwell last time.
Pan The Man, who has won three times at Plumpton, showed himself just as effective on this track with a game effort in second. This was in fact a career best effortfrom the gelding, and he is evidently still on the upgrade.
Reasonably Blue was never a factor, while Blandings Castle was knocked back by a stumble at the sixth and his jumping lacked fluency from that point.
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