| Course: CHESTER | Race date:27/06/08 | Race time:6:45 | Runners:14 |
| Race distance:7½f | Going:Good | Winners time:1m 36.22s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zabeel Tower | Lance Betts | R Allan | 10 | 9-3 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Just Oscar | Ross Atkinson | W M Brisbourne | 2 | 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 6/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | hd |
| Reveur | K May | M Mullineaux | 12 | 8-5 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1½ |
| Mountain Pass | Kylie Manser | B J Llewellyn | 14 | 9-2 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | nk |
| Derricks Dotty | Simon Pearce | N J Vaughan | 7 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | ½ |
| Tanforan | Billy Cray | B P J Baugh | 6 | 8-9 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | nse |
| Ensign's Trick | Jack Dean | W M Brisbourne | 5 | 8-8 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | nse |
| Sands Of Barra | Donna Caldwell | I W McInnes | 9 | 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 3¼ |
| Komreyev Star | J P Hamblett | R E Peacock | 16 | 8-12 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 22/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 1 |
| Smart Pick | Robbie Egan | Mrs L Williamson | 1 | 8-5 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 1 |
| Mangano | Krish Gundowry | A Berry | 13 | 8-3 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 40/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 1½ |
| Beck | Ashley Morgan | W M Brisbourne | 4 | 8-3 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | ¾ |
| Mister Benji | Sonia Eaton | B P J Baugh | 11 | 8-2 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 40/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 1 |
| Wahoo Sam | Richard Evans | P D Evans | 3 | 9-8 | 8 | 0 | 68 | 7/2F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 18 |
Zabeel Tower always prominent, led over 1f out, soon ridden, hard pressed and just held on close home
Just Oscar held up, soon in midfield, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, just failed
Reveur stumbled start, raced keenly chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd brielfy inside final furlong but no impression on winner, not quicken
Mountain Pass reared start and missed break, held up, not clear run over 1f out until headway and switched left entering final furlong, ran on well towards finish, nearest finish
Derricks Dotty held up in midfield, headway when not clear run over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
Tanforan in touch, not much room and hampered over 6f out, soon lost place, towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
Ensign´s Trick midfield, effort when not much room and bumped over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge leaders
Sands Of Barra chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, losing place when bumped over 1f out, no danger after
Komreyev Star prominent, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Smart Pick slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on without troubling leaders inside final furlong
Mangano held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
Beck raced keenly, held up, ridden well over 1f out, no impression
Mister Benji led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Wahoo Sam rider late to remove blindfold, missed break and swerved badly right start, headway on wide outside to chase leaders 6f out, ridden and weakened 3f out
The night opened with an apprentice riders' handicap that featured three last-time-out winners, but in a very rough race, one of them, ZABEEL TOWER, enjoyed a dream run, another Mountain Pass, did not, while the other, Wahoo Sam, had a total nightmare.
For Zabeel Tower, a cosy Musselburgh winner one week ago, things panned out perfectly with his rider Lance Betts securing a perfect spot on the rail just off the pace, from which he ignited his mount at the top ofthe straight. The five-year-old then unleashed a useful turn of foot before idling in front, as he tends to do, but the winning post came in time.
A small rest is set to come next, but his change of gear should enable him to resume winning ways on hisreturn.
Just Oscar was one of many who became involved in scrimmaging on the turn for home. That proved costly, as he was reeling in the winner through the final furlong and definitely looked as though he would have nicked the spoils, granted a few extra strides. This run followed a Warwick third on Thursday, so a break must be in order, but he should be watched on his return as he has evidently run into form.
Derricks Dotty shaped pleasingly on his first start in 250 days and looks very much capable of popping up at a price.
Tanforan was badly hampered early in the contest, which makes his final finishing position all the more honourable. Further back, Sands Of Barra went well for a long way but is not quite at his best at the moment.
Punters who backed Wahoo Sam will rightly feel aggrieved. For whatever reason, Richard Evans did not remove the Bath winner's hood until some time after the stalls opened, after which the horse veered badly to his right.
That was unfortunate enough, but Evans then rushed his mount from the back of the field to the heels of the leaders, a manoeuvre that was made around the outer of everything else. Not surprisingly, Wahoo Sam's energy was very quickly sapped.
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