| Course: THIRSK | Race date:01/07/08 | Race time:6:20 | Runners:16 |
| Race distance:2m | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:3m 28.13s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squirtle | Luke Morris | W M Brisbourne | 2 | 8-4 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 13/2 | 2.98 | 2.24 | 1.95 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Park's Prodigy | Patrick Donaghy | P C Haslam | 16 | 8-3 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 11/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 3¾ |
| Court Of Appeal | Lance Betts | B Ellison | 5 | 8-11 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 10/1 | 4.5 | 3.34 | 2.74 | 1.01 | 3 | 1½ |
| Elite Land | Graham Gibbons | N Bycroft | 12 | 8-7 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 11/1 | 3.75 | 3.14 | 1.99 | 1.01 | 4 | 1¾ |
| Pilca | Adrian T Nicholls | D Carroll | 6 | 8-4 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 13/2 | 2.4 | 2.16 | 1.81 | 1.3 | 5 | 2¾ |
| Bad Boy Al | Joe Fanning | N J Vaughan | 9 | 9-3 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 5/2F | 2.32 | 1.67 | 1.59 | 1.61 | 6 | 7 |
| Chiff Chaff | Tony Hamilton | C R Dore | 1 | 8-7 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 20/1 | 5.9 | 5.32 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 7 | 1½ |
| Parchment | Andrew Mullen | A J Lockwood | 8 | 8-2 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 6/1 | 2.5 | 2.09 | 1.98 | 1.82 | 8 | ½ |
| El Dee | Paul Pickard | D Carroll | 3 | 8-0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 16/1 | 4.9 | 4.26 | 3.45 | 4.4 | 9 | nk |
| Qaasi | Mark Lawson | M Brittain | 14 | 8-9 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 16/1 | 6.4 | 5.16 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 10 | 8 |
| Vice Admiral | Dale Gibson | M W Easterby | 4 | 8-4 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 12/1 | 4.8 | 3.72 | 2.96 | 3.05 | 11 | 3 |
| Finnegans Rainbow | Charlotte Kerton | M C Chapman | 11 | 7-11 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 66/1 | 60 | 18.17 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| Monte Pattino | Patrick Mathers | C J Teague | 15 | 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 100/1 | 50 | 40.16 | 15.5 | 38 | 13 | 4½ |
| Firestorm | Duran Fentiman | C W Fairhurst | 13 | 8-1 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 66/1 | 25 | 18.54 | 14 | 13.5 | 14 | 1¼ |
| Into Action | Michael J Stainton | Mrs Marjorie Fife | 7 | 8-7 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 50/1 | 17 | 12.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 15 | 25 |
| Gavanello | Richard Rowe | M C Chapman | 10 | 7-11 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 100/1 | 40 | 32.08 | 23 | 21 | 16 | nk |
Squirtle tracked leaders going well, led on bit over 2f out, ridden clear 1f out, readily
Park´s Prodigy mid-division, headway 5f out, went 2nd 1f out, edged left, kept on same pace
Court Of Appeal in touch, effort 3f out, keeping on same pace when not much room on inner inside final furlong
Elite Land behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace
Pilca held up in midfield, effort 3f out, never near leaders
Bad Boy Al with leaders, led 3f out, soon headed, weakened and eased inside final furlong
Chiff Chaff mid-division, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Parchment held up towards rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, never near leaders
El Dee led until 3f out, lost place over 1f out
Qaasi held up in rear, headway 4f out, hard ridden and weakened over 2f out
Vice Admiral tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased
Finnegans Rainbow midfield, driven on outer 6f out, never a factor
Monte Pattino slowly into stride, in rear, driven 6f out, behind final 4f
Firestorm in rear, driven over 4f out, never on terms, eased inside final furlong
Into Action tracked leaders, driven over 5f out, soon lost place and behind, tailed off
Gavanello in rear, tailed off 5f out
But the often placed SQUIRTLE had been freshened up after a spell on the all-weather in the winter and returned in good enough heart to double her career tally of wins on her 37th appearance, moving very smoothly into the lead over two furlongs out and scoring comfortably. She is well treated on her old form but will be given a two or three-weekbreak rather than being turned out again under a penalty. She has been hard to win with in the past but did nothing wrong here.
Park's Prodigy was another who returned in decent fettle after a break, keeping on to go second around 1f out and running well enough to show that he stays 2m.
Selling winner Elite Land shaped as though getting the trip, while Pilca ran respectably but will probably do better returned to hurdling.
Bad Boy Al, prominent from the off, looked good when hitting the front three furlongs out but he did not seem to get home - he had run good races at 1m4f and 1m5f previously this season and isworth another chance if dropped back in trip.
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