| Course: NEWBURY | Race date:24/06/08 | Race time:6:50 | Runners:15 |
| Race distance:6f | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:1m 12.75s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrrha | Martin Dwyer | C F Wall | 12 | 8-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7/2 | 2.17 | 1.87 | 1.71 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Qalahari | T P O´Shea | D J Coakley | 13 | 8-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9/4F | 1.76 | 1.58 | 1.2 | 1.01 | 2 | 3½ |
| Blue Arctic | Richard Mullen | J M P Eustace | 4 | 8-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14/1 | 5.4 | 4.66 | 3.25 | 1.01 | 3 | 1¼ |
| Solitary | Dane O´Neill | H Candy | 14 | 8-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10/1 | 5.1 | 3.58 | 2.23 | 1.33 | 4 | 1 |
| Rioliina | James Doyle | J G Portman | 7 | 8-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | 11 | 6.72 | 2.92 | 7.6 | 5 | ½ |
| Oscar Silk | Edward Creighton | M R Channon | 10 | 8-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22/1 | 13.5 | 8.84 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 6 | shd |
| Barcode | Richard Smith | R Hannon | 15 | 8-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | 26 | 23.76 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 1¾ |
| Golden Destiny | Francis Norton | P J Makin | 16 | 8-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40/1 | 21 | 18.69 | 9.01 | 18 | 8 | ½ |
| Damassin | Stephen Carson | Eve Johnson Houghton | 2 | 8-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 | 3.74 | 2.98 | 2.25 | 2.6 | 9 | hd |
| Bold Ring | Alan Munro | D W P Arbuthnot | 6 | 8-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | 14.19 | 8.25 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 10 | 1 |
| Haafhd Time | Richard Kingscote | Tom Dascombe | 9 | 8-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22/1 | 9.4 | 8.04 | 4.13 | 7.6 | 11 | ½ |
| Our Day Will Come | Richard Hughes | R Hannon | 5 | 8-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4/1 | 5.4 | 3 | 2.16 | 2 | 12 | 1¼ |
| Accomplishment | Ted Durcan | A P Jarvis | 3 | 8-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | 32 | 21.89 | 12 | 34 | 13 | 2½ |
| Kaada | Ahmed Ajtebi | C E Brittain | 11 | 8-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40/1 | 23.47 | 18.12 | 9.2 | 21 | 14 | 1¾ |
| Queens Forester | Nelson De Souza | P F I Cole | 1 | 8-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | 19 | 14.53 | 5.7 | 6 | 15 | 10 |
Pyrrha chased leader until led 4f out, made rest, pushed clear just over 1f out, readily
Qalahari chased leaders until went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, not pace of winner final furlong
Blue Arctic in touch, headway just over 2f out, chased leading pair and ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
Solitary chased leaders, ridden 2f out, edged left and kept on same pace final furlong
Rioliina in touch in midfield, headway and ran green 2f out, hung left but kept on steadily final furlong, never threatened leaders
Oscar Silk in touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on but never pace to threaten leaders
Barcode in rear, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on past betaen horses final furlong, never dangerous
Golden Destiny behind, pushed along 3f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never troubled leaders
Damassin chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
Bold Ring held up towards rear, hanging left from halfway, never near leaders
Haafhd Time slowly into stride, soon in touch in midfield, ridden and lost place halfway, no chance after
Our Day Will Come held up towards rear on outer, headway 3f out, switched right 2f out, never on terms
Accomplishment led for 2f, chased winner after until weakened quickly 2f out
Kaada slowly into stride, always behind, ridden and struggling halfway
Queens Forester in touch on outer until weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off
A high draw was an advantage and PYRRHA, drawn 12, quickly came over to the near rail and ultimately ran out a clearcut winner, confirming the promise of her debut second at Yarmouth. She was in front long enough here, looking to idle a touch, and can be rated value for further than the bare margin suggests. A filly with scope, she should improve again forthis experience and it will be interesting to see where she goes next. Another furlong should also be within her range.
Qalahari, pipped on her debut at Bath, was unable to go with the winner when she went for home. This was another solid effort and she should not be long in finding an opening, but a move to one of the smaller tracks could be a wise move.
Blue Arctic ran close to the level of her debut form with the winner and turned in another respectable effort. She is one for nurseries, but should win a maiden at one of the smaller tracks.
Rioliina, a half-sister to her stable's 6f juvenile winner Cheap Street, proved too green to do herself justice on this debut. She will be sharper for the run.
Oscar Silk, a half-sister to a 1m winner in Italy, looked better the further she went and posted a fair debut. She will get further and ought to improve for the experience.
There was support for Our Day Will Come, who is out of a dam who was useful over further, yet she never looked like getting into the race from off the pace. She was not helped by having to race wide, and her rider was not hard on her when her fate became apparent.
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