| Course: WORCESTER | Race date:25/06/08 | Race time:3:55 | Runners:12 |
| Race distance:3m | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:5m 32.20s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladino | Jamie Goldstein | Miss Sheena West | 11-4 | 8 | 0 | 117 | 9/1 | 4.9 | 3.73 | 2.12 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Cold Mountain | Wayne Kavanagh | J W Mullins | 11-2 | 6 | 0 | 118 | 8/1 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.74 | 1.01 | 2 | 3¼ | |
| Legally Fast | T J O´Brien | P Bowen | 11-4 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 10/1 | 4.5 | 3.65 | 2.98 | 2.8 | 3 | 15 | |
| Glacial Sunset | A Coleman | D W P Arbuthnot | 11-7 | 13 | 0 | 125 | 7/1 | 4.6 | 3.26 | 2.72 | 1.1 | 4 | shd | |
| Brinkmanship | Christian Williams | Tim Vaughan | 11-0 | 6 | 0 | 113 | 18/1 | 7.2 | 6.29 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 5 | 3½ | |
| Rajam | Richard Johnson | W K Goldsworthy | 11-0 | 10 | 0 | 113 | 9/1 | 3.95 | 3.29 | 1.96 | 1.1 | 6 | 1½ | |
| Circassian | Henry Oliver | G F Bridgwater | 11-12 | 7 | 0 | 125 | 66/1 | 40 | 29.61 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | |
| Learning The Blues | Tom Scudamore | D E Pipe | 11-8 | 5 | 0 | 121 | 20/1 | 9.6 | 7.89 | 2.7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
| Olmeto Collonges | Paul Moloney | Miss H C Knight | 11-6 | 6 | 0 | 119 | 7/1 | 3.65 | 3.19 | 2.54 | 2.8 | 9 | 18 | |
| Sultan Fontenaille | Robert Walford | N J Hawke | 11-4 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 40/1 | 15 | 12.04 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4½ | |
| Rajayoga | A P McCoy | M H Tompkins | 11-10 | 7 | 0 | 123 | 17/2 | 4 | 3.42 | 2.38 | 2 | F | ||
| Forest Green | R Walsh | P F Nicholls | 11-10 | 6 | 0 | 123 | 5/2F | 2.66 | 1.73 | 1.66 | 1.1 | PU |
Ladino held up, headway 7th, led 2 out, ridden out
Cold Mountain held up in touch, ridden to chase winner last, stayed on same pace
Legally Fast held up, outpaced 9th, stayed on flat
Glacial Sunset chased leaders, led approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened last
Brinkmanship held up, not fluent 6th, headway 8th, ridden and weakened 2 out
Rajam led 2nd, ridden and headed when not fluent 3 out, weakened next, hampered last
Circassian led to 2nd, chased leader, ridden and weakened after 8th
Learning The Blues held up, headway after 9th, ridden and weakened before next
Olmeto Collonges held up, ridden after 4 out, always in rear
Sultan Fontenaille chased leaders until ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
Rajayoga held up, headway 2 out, 2 lengths 3rd and staying on when fell last
Forest Green held up, headway 5th, stumbled and lost place 7th, ridden next, behind when went lame and pulled up after 3 out
As you would expect, plenty of them had a chance rounding the final bend but Jamie Goldstein always looked to be going well on LADINO, and the combination pressed on down the home straight to be comfortable winners. It proved that his effort last time after a 546-day layoff, when he started at 100-1, was no fluke and the handicapper was probably correct in raising him 8lb for that effort. In fact, that race has produced quite a few winners.
Cold Mountain, trying 3m for the first time, is nothing if not consistent and ran right up to scratch again. He has yet to win going left-handed and is still well above his highest-winning mark.
Glacial Sunset is fairly handicapped and looked all set to collect as they left the back straight. He could not sustain his effort all the way up the home straight but, once again, proved he is up to winning something similar.
Had he cleared the last, Rajayoga would surely have been involved in the finish. He was staying on well when coming to grief.
Brinkmanship made a highly respectable return to the track after a break and should be all the better for the run, while Rajam gradually weakened up the home straight after racing prominently throughout.
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