| Course: NEWCASTLE | Race date:26/06/08 | Race time:3:30 | Runners:10 |
| Race distance:1m | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:1m 43.43s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsdale Orion | T P O´Shea | B Ellison | 10 | 8-3 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 10/1 | 7 | 3.96 | 3.25 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Rio Riva | Tom Eaves | Miss J A Camacho | 9 | 9-3 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 11/1 | 4.3 | 3.68 | 3.1 | 1.01 | 2 | nk |
| Zero Tolerance | Paul Fessey | T D Barron | 5 | 8-3 | 8 | 0 | 82 | 7/1 | 3.45 | 2.96 | 2.26 | 1.01 | 3 | 2 |
| Flipando | Neil Brown | T D Barron | 4 | 8-10 | 7 | 0 | 94 | 16/1 | 7.4 | 5.53 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 4 | ½ |
| Collateral Damage | Duran Fentiman | T D Easterby | 8 | 8-1 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 16/1 | 8.4 | 5.79 | 4.1 | 1.06 | 5 | 1¾ |
| Benandonner | Paul Hanagan | R A Fahey | 3 | 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 9/2 | 2.28 | 2.06 | 1.58 | 1.6 | 6 | 6 |
| Tazeez | Martin Dwyer | J H M Gosden | 2 | 9-1 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 7/4F | 1.72 | 1.6 | 1.36 | 1.5 | 7 | 1¼ |
| Striving Storm | T P Queally | P W Chapple-Hyam | 1 | 9-2 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 20/1 | 8.6 | 6.38 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 8 | 14 |
| Plum Pudding | Ryan Moore | R Hannon | 6 | 9-5 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 16/1 | 8 | 5.5 | 2.58 | 1.05 | 9 | 11 |
| Scartozz | N Callan | M Botti | 7 | 9-4 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 6/1 | 3.2 | 2.47 | 2.26 | 1.4 | 10 | 17 |
Kingsdale Orion chased leaders, driven along over 4f out, led on inside 2f out, held on towards finish
Rio Riva held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway to challenge inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Zero Tolerance mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, kept on well final furlong, not reach 1st 2
Flipando held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Collateral Damage still had hood on when stalls opened, dwelt, held up in rear, switched wide 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Benandonner tracked leaders, effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Tazeez tracked leaders on outer, effort 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Striving Storm led over 6f out, hung left and headed 2f out, not run on
Plum Pudding tracked leaders on outer, steady headway over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, eased
Scartozz led over 1f, effort 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon behind and eased
He had been unsuited by both the quick ground and the track at Epsom last time before running on thorough beaten horses, but with conditions much more to his liking here he did the business. He was always in a handy position on the near rails and showed good battling qualities after taking it up two furlongs out. Connections are hoping he can add to his tally soon in this kind of company.
Rio Riva'a last win came in this race 12 months ago. He ran a solid race here off a 1lb lower mark, and although he was closing all the time in the closing stages, he never quite looked like getting to the winner.
Zero Tolerance was finishing well. This was another solid effort from him and he was undoubtedly suited by the softening ground.
Collateral Damage ran as well as could be expected in this company after he had been slowly into stride.
Benandonner had been going great guns earlier in the year. He could, however, be starting to pay for his consistency now, and had to race here off a mark 14 higher than his highest previous winning high.
Striving Storm was unable to maintain his challenge having raced prominently in the early exchanges.
Plum Pudding dropped away having raced up on the outside three furlongs out, while Scartozz was eased as if something was amiss.
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