| Course: WINDSOR | Race date:16/06/08 | Race time:8:30 | Runners:14 |
| Race distance:1m2f | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:2m 7.15s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Ticket | Dane O´Neill | L M Cumani | 12 | 9-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4/1 | 2.59 | 1.88 | 1.78 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Crusoe's Return | Ashley Hamblett | L M Cumani | 13 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | ½ |
| Woodcutter | Jimmy Fortune | J H M Gosden | 14 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11/2 | 3.7 | 2.94 | 2.38 | 1.01 | 3 | ½ |
| Hunting Country | Darryll Holland | M Johnston | 8 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9/4F | 1.57 | 1.45 | 1.39 | 1.4 | 4 | 2¼ |
| Hendersyde | Adam Kirby | W R Swinburn | 16 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | 6.8 | 4.82 | 2.74 | 3 | 5 | ½ |
| Optimus Maximus | T Quinn | P F I Cole | 9 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14/1 | 6.8 | 4.59 | 3.12 | 2 | 6 | hd |
| Ibn Qutaiba | L Dettori | Saeed Bin Suroor | 5 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7/2 | 2.16 | 1.85 | 1.36 | 2.14 | 7 | 1½ |
| Dixie Dean | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 7 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16/1 | 7.8 | 6.17 | 3.12 | 5.2 | 8 | 7 |
| Tank Commander | Richard Mullen | W R Muir | 11 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 50 | 40.49 | 17.23 | 19 | 9 | 3½ |
| Alkyoni | John Egan | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 2 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 90 | 49.11 | 22.64 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Catholic Hill | Eddie Ahern | B J Meehan | 3 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 80 | 41.88 | 18.5 | 17 | 11 | nk |
| Tuxedo | Chris Catlin | P W Hiatt | 1 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100/1 | 130 | 70.08 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 3¾ |
| High Lady | William Buick | C R Egerton | 6 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | 70 | 40.49 | 14.5 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Red Rock Prince | Kerrin McEvoy | P F I Cole | 4 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11/1 | 16.74 | 4.85 | 2.88 | 3.9 | RO |
Speed Ticket tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, held on well near finish
Crusoe´s Return dwelt, reached midfield before halfway, progress on outer over 2f out, ridden to challenge final furlong, pressed winner but just held
Woodcutter led after 3f, driven 2f out, headed and not quicken 1f out, kept on under pressure
Hunting Country led 3f, pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
Hendersyde well in touch behind leaders, effort 3f out, carried left over 1f out, one pace
Optimus Maximus tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, effort over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, faded
Ibn Qutaiba settled midfield, shaken up and struggling 4f out and soon in rear, some progress 2f out, no impression over 1f out
Dixie Dean well in rear, shaken up and adrift 3f out, modest late progress
Tank Commander well in touch in midfield until weakened 3f out
Alkyoni always well in rear, pushed along and struggling 4f out
Catholic Hill prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened rapidly over 2f out, eased
Tuxedo started slowly, always in last trio, well behind 3f out
High Lady restless stalls and dwelt, always in last pair, well behind final 3f
Red Rock Prince held up in midfield, 8th when ran off the course bend over 5f out
Speed Ticket returned from a longish lay-off having shown promise on his only previous start at Kempton. Always in the thick of things, he mastered Woodcutter at the distance and then readily held the staying-on Crusoe's Return.
The latter stepped up markedly on what he'd shown when beating only one home on his Newmarket debut.
Woodcutter shaped like a real staying type, rallying when the principals had taken his measure. This promising run shows why he was made favourite for his only juvenile start, and augers well for the future.
Hendersyde had shown signs of greenness on his first runon the all-weather. An attractive individual, he wasn't too far behind the placed horses and can improve, while the same remark applies to Optimus Maximus, who at 825,000 euros was the most expensive colt sold at the Goffs Million Sale.
Ibn Qutaiba's run is perplexing. Behind and having to be shoved along early in the home straight, he eventually made inroads into the big gap between he and the principals and finished closer than it looked as if he would under sympathetic handling when the cause was lost.
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