| Course: CARLISLE | Race date:25/06/08 | Race time:4:05 | Runners:15 |
| Race distance:1m3½f | Going:Soft | Winners time:2m 31.05s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochiel | Neil Brown | Mrs S C Bradburne | 11 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 25/1 | 6.95 | 5.54 | 3.68 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Hits Only Vic | David Allan | D Carroll | 6 | 9-6 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 3/1F | 2.46 | 1.64 | 1.34 | 1.01 | 2 | ½ |
| Wind Star | Shane Kelly | G A Swinbank | 13 | 9-9 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 16/1 | 6 | 4.34 | 3.7 | 1.01 | 3 | 1¼ |
| Cotton Eyed Joe | Dean McKeown | G A Swinbank | 3 | 9-9 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 8/1 | 4.3 | 3.73 | 2.89 | 1.01 | 4 | ¾ |
| Clueless | Neil Pollard | A J McCabe | 9 | 9-8 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 25/1 | 14.5 | 7.64 | 4.5 | 1.13 | 5 | 4½ |
| Inspirina | Royston Ffrench | R Ford | 2 | 9-5 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 17/2 | 3.78 | 2.82 | 2.18 | 2.62 | 6 | ¾ |
| La Vecchia Scuola | Daniel Tudhope | J S Goldie | 7 | 9-10 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 10/1 | 3.05 | 2.91 | 2.22 | 2.62 | 7 | hd |
| Hue | Tom Eaves | B Ellison | 17 | 9-8 | 7 | 0 | 77 | 12/1 | 4.14 | 3.43 | 2.52 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Bazart | Andrew Elliott | K R Burke | 15 | 9-10 | 6 | 0 | 79 | 10/1 | 4.5 | 2.96 | 2.28 | 1.23 | 9 | 3¾ |
| Nur Tau | Travis Block | H Morrison | 8 | 9-7 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 18/1 | 8 | 5.47 | 3.02 | 5.1 | 10 | hd |
| Charlotte Vale | Joe Fanning | Micky Hammond | 4 | 9-6 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 25/1 | 7.8 | 6.69 | 3 | 5.3 | 11 | ¾ |
| Olimpo | James Millman | B R Millman | 5 | 9-3 | 7 | 0 | 77 | 25/1 | 9.2 | 6.99 | 3.4 | 2.02 | 12 | shd |
| Sin City | Paul Hanagan | R A Fahey | 10 | 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 13/2 | 2.58 | 2.29 | 1.84 | 2.28 | 13 | 2½ |
| Harry The Hawk | Graham Gibbons | T D Walford | 1 | 9-2 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 9/1 | 4.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 14 | 16 |
| Key Decision | Paul Mulrennan | G A Swinbank | 16 | 9-9 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 40/1 | 13.5 | 9.42 | 4.68 | 9 | 15 | 3½ |
Lochiel held up, last 4f out, headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on well
Hits Only Vic midfield, headway to lead over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on under pressure
Wind Star held up in midfield, headway when not clear run over 2f out to over 1f out, kept on final furlong
Cotton Eyed Joe chased leaders, effort over 2f out, chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
Clueless close up, disputed lead over 2f out, ridden and no extra when hampered inside final furlong
Inspirina prominent, driven 3f out, one pace from 2f out
La Vecchia Scuola towards rear, driven over 3f out, plugged on final furlong, never able to challenge
Hue held up, driven over 3f out, never reached leaders
Bazart held up, headway and in touch over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
Nur Tau raced wide towards rear, struggling over 4f out, never on terms
Charlotte Vale prominent, ridden when not much room and lost place over 3f out, no danger after
Olimpo prominent, led over 3f out to over 2f out, soon weakened
Sin City slowly into stride, driven in rear 4f out, never on terms
Harry The Hawk took keen hold, led to over 3f out, soon weakened
Key Decision pulled hard in midfield, weakened over 4f out, eased when no chance
LOCHIEL has made giant strides this season and he produced a career-best performance here to come from last to first in the final four furlongs. This easier ground seemed to suit him and, although he looked to have something of a mind of his own in the preliminaries, he does precious little wrong in a race. There may be more to come from him.
Hits Only Vic, bidding for a four-timer, and carrying a 6lb penalty, went down fighting in second, while the unlucky horse of the race was Wind Star, who met trouble in running two furlongs out but who stayed on stoutly for pressure once he found daylight.
The first four finished clear of Clueless, who ran a blinder on his first run since changing stables. This ground would have been plenty soft enough for him and yet he was in there battling until weakening and being hampered inside the last; he is worth keeping on the right side, especially on a sounder surface.
Inspirina proved one-paced.
Sin City could never land a blow, while Harry The Hawk raced freely at the head of affairs and gave himself no chance of getting home.
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