| Course: UTTOXETER | Race date:29/06/08 | Race time:4:25 | Runners:16 |
| Race distance:4m½f | Going:Good | Winners time:8m 20.60s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface To Air | Noel Fehily | C C Bealby | 11-5 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 10/1 | 3.75 | 3.27 | 2.42 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Out The Black | Richard Johnson | P J Hobbs | 11-5 | 10 | 0 | 132 | 25/1 | 8 | 6.77 | 5.8 | 1.01 | 2 | 13 | |
| Rakalackey | Andrew Tinkler | H D Daly | 10-10 | 10 | 0 | 123 | 25/1 | 9.8 | 6.42 | 4.8 | 1.03 | 3 | ¾ | |
| Fourty Acers | Tom Scudamore | D E Pipe | 11-0 | 8 | 0 | 127 | 8/1 | 3.8 | 3.43 | 2.9 | 1.01 | 4 | 1 | |
| Harlov | Timmy Murphy | A Parker | 10-11 | 13 | 0 | 124 | 16/1 | 5.7 | 4.97 | 2.56 | 1.25 | 5 | 4½ | |
| Mr Ed | S E Durack | P Bowen | 10-5 | 10 | 0 | 118 | 12/1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 1.33 | 6 | 25 | |
| Matt The Thrasher | Christian Williams | Evan Williams | 10-5 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 20/1 | 6.8 | 5.13 | 3.75 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| Take The Stand | Mr D F Devereux | P Bowen | 10-3 | 12 | 0 | 123 | 8/1 | 3.9 | 2.98 | 2.66 | 1.14 | 8 | 1¼ | |
| Philson Run | Nick Scholfield | Nick Williams | 11-0 | 12 | 0 | 132 | 7/1 | 3.25 | 2.63 | 2.44 | 2 | 9 | 18 | |
| Kock De La Vesvre | Sam Thomas | Miss Venetia Williams | 11-1 | 10 | 0 | 128 | 16/1 | 8.8 | 5.42 | 4 | 5.4 | 10 | 14 | |
| Snoopy Loopy | A P McCoy | P Bowen | 11-12 | 10 | 0 | 139 | 6/1F | 2.86 | 2.31 | 2.02 | 1.66 | BD | ||
| Royal Auclair | Harry Skelton | P F Nicholls | 11-5 | 11 | 0 | 139 | 9/1 | 3.65 | 3.12 | 2.76 | 2.08 | PU | ||
| Always Waining | T J O´Brien | P Bowen | 11-9 | 7 | 0 | 136 | 13/2 | 2.78 | 2.52 | 1.4 | 2.4 | PU | ||
| Dunbrody Millar | Jamie Moore | P Bowen | 10-5 | 10 | 0 | 118 | 40/1 | 16.5 | 13.96 | 7 | 6 | PU | ||
| Ice Tea | Jason Maguire | D McCain Jnr | 11-9 | 8 | 0 | 136 | 16/1 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 3.55 | 2.4 | PU | ||
| Chabrimal Minster | Robert Thornton | R Ford | 10-12 | 11 | 0 | 125 | 16/1 | 5.5 | 4.64 | 3.4 | 4.1 | F |
Surface To Air held up in rear, headway 15th, led after 4 out, stayed on strongly to forge clear run-in
Out The Black held up towards rear, headway 15th, went close 2nd 3 out, kept on, no chance with winner
Rakalackey held up in rear, reminders 14th, headway when hit 17th, stayed on from 2 out to take 3rd near line
Fourty Acers chased leaders, ridden when hampered 4 out, one pace from next, lost 3rd close home
Harlov in rear, headway into midfield when mistake 16th, no threat after
Mr Ed raced wide, chased leaders, reminders 15th, lost place 17th
Matt The Thrasher detached in last, behind from 16th
Take The Stand tracked leaders, led 17th, headed after next, soon weakened
Philson Run not fluent in rear, some headway under pressure 17th, soon weakened
Kock De La Vesvre chased leaders, hit 12th, soon driven, lost place 15th, soon behind, tailed off 17th
Always Waining towards rear, pushed along 15th, no chance when stumbled landing 4 out, pulled up before next
Snoopy Loopy held up in mid-division, headway 15th, weakening when brought down 4 out
Royal Auclair tracked leaders, weakened 17th, hampered next, well behind when pulled up before 2 out
Ice Tea with leaders, weakened 3 out, well behind when pulled up before last
Chabrimal Minster with leaders, led 15th to 17th, rallied to chase leaders when fell 4 out
Dunbrody Millar led to 15th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 17th
SURFACE TO AIR was the least-exposed horse in the field, this being only his fourth run over fences. He had won his last two races, both over 3m4f, and found further improvement over this longer trip as he defied a 9lb rise for his latest success to score by an emphatic margin.
The winner is clearly progressing fastand connections reckon he could well make up into a SunAlliance type next year, with trainer Chris Bealby holding the view that the horse is not just an out-and-out stayer. But this was certainly his best effort to date and he would look an ideal type for races such as the Welsh National.
Out The Black was unproven beyond 3m2f, but connections evidently had no doubt about his ability to see out the trip as he had been laid out for this race. He ran right up to his best form, but found one too goodin the fast-improving Surface To Air.
Rakalackey, who had been going well when blundering his chance away at Cartmel last time, was again not foot-perfect here, but plugged on through beaten rivals in the straight to finish a creditable third.
Veteran Harlov, who had beaten Take The Stand in a hunter chase at Stratford last time, found the competition a bit too hot on this return to handicap company, but he was by no means disgraced.
Mr Ed was struggling from a long way out, while his stablemate Snoopy Loopy was alsonot travelling all that well when he was brought down by the falling Chabrimal Minster, who was still there with every chance, but starting to be ridden when departing four out.
Always Waining was even more disappointing, for he was being chased along with a circuit to run and found little for the pressure.
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