| Course: THIRSK | Race date:17/06/08 | Race time:5:10 | Runners:10 |
| Race distance:6f | Going:Firm | Winners time:1m 10.82s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Keats | Daniel Tudhope | J S Goldie | 4 | 9-0 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 6/1 | 3.48 | 2.44 | 2.2 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| River Thames | N Callan | K A Ryan | 2 | 9-11 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 7/1 | 3.05 | 2.67 | 2.21 | 1.01 | 2 | ¾ |
| Bel Cantor | Kelly Harrison | W J H Ratcliffe | 3 | 9-6 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 7/1 | 3.05 | 2.62 | 1.66 | 1.01 | 3 | ½ |
| Lake Sabina | Richard Mullen | E S McMahon | 9 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 16/1 | 10.5 | 6.46 | 3.36 | 5.7 | 4 | 1 |
| Prince Namid | Royston Ffrench | Mrs A Duffield | 6 | 9-6 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 14/1 | 5.5 | 4.74 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 5 | ½ |
| Mr Wolf | Fergal Lynch | D W Barker | 11 | 9-1 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 100/30 | 2.44 | 1.96 | 1.76 | 1.06 | 6 | 1 |
| My Gacho | Greg Fairley | M Johnston | 10 | 9-5 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 2/1F | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.36 | 1.53 | 7 | nk |
| Dark Champion | Paul Mulrennan | R E Barr | 5 | 8-9 | 8 | 0 | 63 | 16/1 | 6.2 | 5.21 | 2.57 | 5.2 | 8 | 2¾ |
| Dazzling Bay | David Allan | T D Easterby | 7 | 9-7 | 8 | 0 | 75 | 25/1 | 15 | 9.77 | 6.3 | 10 | 9 | 1¾ |
| Prigsnov Dancer | T P Queally | J O´Reilly | 1 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 50/1 | 27 | 22.25 | 9.28 | 3.6 | 10 | 10 |
John Keats towards rear, headway on outer well over 2f out, soon ridden and edged left, led 1f out, driven inside final furlong and kept on well
River Thames held up in rear, headway well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on strongly inside final furlong
Bel Cantor prominent, headway to lead well over 1f out, ridden and headed 1f out, driven and edged left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Lake Sabina dwelt and behind, switched left and headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish
Prince Namid held up, headway 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
Mr Wolf close up, led over 2f out, soon ridden and headed well over 1f out, driven, edged left and weakened approaching final furlong
My Gacho chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, soon driven and weakened over 1f out
Dark Champion chased leaders, ridden along well over 2f out and soon weakened
Dazzling Bay in touch, ridden along over 2f out and soon weakened
Prigsnov Dancer led, ridden along halfway, soon headed and weakened
JOHN KEATS showed at Haydock on his latest start that he was coming to hand and he proved it here, coming from off the pace to show in front entering the last and then running on nicely to the line. Now that he's struck form, he should be followed.
River Thames is a law unto himself. Here, with the bulk of the field edging towards the centre of the course from over two furlongs out, he secured a trouble-free run up the inside. He produced a rousing finish, but he was always edging slightly to his left and he was never able to reach the winner in time. If he's in the mood, he'll have no trouble winning something similar, especially on slightly better ground.
Lake Sabina ran a creditable race in fourth.
Prince Namid, more at home on easier ground, shaped well.
Mr Wolf, the Pontefract specialist, showed his usual dash, but was never able to dominate.
My Gacho, having run creditably at Hamilton last week, was unable to build on that effort here.
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