| Course: LINGFIELD | Race date:23/06/08 | Race time:4:15 | Runners:8 |
| Race distance:1m | Going:Standard | Winners time:1m 37.66s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Of Arts | Darryll Holland | Sir Mark Prescott | 1 | 8-10 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 4/5F | 1.38 | 1.3 | 1.21 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| The Snatcher | Ryan Moore | R Hannon | 9 | 9-11 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 3/1 | 1.92 | 1.6 | 1.49 | 1.01 | 2 | nk |
| Zero Cool | George Baker | G L Moore | 2 | 9-1 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 12/1 | 3.35 | 2.93 | 1.7 | 1.01 | 3 | 1½ |
| Salient | Paul Doe | M J Attwater | 7 | 9-12 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 10/1 | 3.85 | 2.98 | 2.35 | 1.16 | 4 | 1¼ |
| Silver Hotspur | Shane Kelly | M Wigham | 8 | 9-13 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 33/1 | 12 | 9.27 | 5.72 | 1.7 | 5 | ½ |
| My Shadow | Steve Drowne | S Dow | 6 | 8-7 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 20/1 | 8 | 6.8 | 2.73 | 6.8 | 6 | 3½ |
| Bahiano | Kerrin McEvoy | C E Brittain | 4 | 9-7 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 16/1 | 4.6 | 3.82 | 3.15 | 2.54 | 7 | 1 |
| Twilight Star | Ted Durcan | R A Teal | 5 | 9-4 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 6/1 | 2.84 | 2.21 | 2.06 | 1.98 | 8 | ¾ |
Master Of Arts tracked leading pair on inner, switched off rail and not clear run over 1f out, gap opened and quickened to lead near finish, cosily
The Snatcher led for 2f, chased leader after, ridden and every chance 2f out, led 1f out, headed towards finish
Zero Cool in touch, ridden over 2f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, kept on same pace
Salient chased leader until led 6f out, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened last 100yds
Silver Hotspur took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
My Shadow steadied after start, held up in last pair, ridden and effort just over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Bahiano held up in last trio, ridden over 2f out, soon struggling
Twilight Star steadied start, held up in touch, headway 3f out, driven just over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Though handily placed throughout, he had nowhere to go early in the straight, trapped behind Salient and The Snatcher. However, he picked up well when a gap between them appeared inside the final furlong and won cosily, looking value for more than the bare margin.
Freshened up since his last win, he seems equally effective on Polytrack and soft ground. There is more to come, and he is by Swain and so should get further.
Zero Cool is coming down to a reasonable mark and ran another more than respectable race, ahead of the front-running Salient.
Silver Hotspur has gained the last six of his seven AW wins on Fibresand at Southwell, but this won't hurt his handicap mark, which looks high enough now.
My Shadow never looked like getting involved, and Twilight Star was seeing too much daylight. Ted Durcan reported that Twilight Hour ran too free.
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