| Course: KEMPTON | Race date:02/07/08 | Race time:8:20 | Runners:11 |
| Race distance:2m | Going:Standard | Winners time:3m 30.29s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salute | Robert Havlin | P G Murphy | 3 | 8-10 | 9 | 82 | 75 | 12/1 | 4.8 | 3.98 | 2.58 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Mister Completely | David Probert | Ms J S Doyle | 11 | 7-9 | 7 | 72 | 67 | 16/1 | 7.6 | 5.29 | 4.3 | 1.01 | 2 | 2 |
| Leyte Gulf | Chris Catlin | C C Bealby | 4 | 8-2 | 5 | 68 | 67 | 13/2 | 2.92 | 2.49 | 2 | 1.01 | 3 | 2¾ |
| Right Option | Tolley Dean | J L Flint | 1 | 8-4 | 4 | 67 | 72 | 16/1 | 9.2 | 5.96 | 2.56 | 3.6 | 4 | 5 |
| Alonso De Guzman | Liam Jones | J R Boyle | 8 | 8-3 | 4 | 63 | 68 | 5/1 | 3.85 | 2.63 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 5 | hd |
| Calculating | Hayley Turner | M D I Usher | 7 | 9-7 | 4 | 78 | 86 | 7/2 | 2.28 | 2.1 | 1.67 | 1.52 | 6 | 2¼ |
| Ursis | Eddie Ahern | S Gollings | 6 | 8-8 | 7 | 62 | 73 | 12/1 | 6.2 | 5.12 | 4.3 | 2 | 7 | 2½ |
| Hippodrome | Ryan Moore | G L Moore | 2 | 9-1 | 6 | 66 | 80 | 11/1 | 4.9 | 4.14 | 2.52 | 3.6 | 8 | 2½ |
| Irish Quest | N Callan | M A Jarvis | 9 | 8-12 | 4 | 58 | 77 | 3/1F | 2.92 | 2.06 | 1.73 | 1.5 | 9 | 4½ |
| Kames Park | Mark Coumbe | R C Guest | 5 | 8-8 | 6 | 51 | 78 | 16/1 | 7.6 | 6.65 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 10 | 7 |
| William's Way | George Baker | I A Wood | 10 | 9-1 | 6 | 47 | 80 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 4½ |
Salute tracked leader, effort to lead 3f out, soon ridden at least 2 lengths clear, kept on under pressure final 2f
Mister Completely tracked leaders, progress 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, driven and no impression on winner after
Leyte Gulf held up in midfield, progress 4f out, driven 3f out, chased leading pair 2f out, one pace and no real impression
Right Option tracked leading pair, ridden 5f out, left behind from over 2f out, just held on for 4th
Alonso De Guzman led, clear with winner 4f out, headed 3f out, weakened final 2f
Calculating took keen hold, held up in midfield, lost place and ridden well over 4f out, toiling in rear 3f out, no danger after
Ursis held up in midfield, brief progress on outer 5f out, ridden and not response 4f out, weakened over 2f out
Hippodrome held up in last pair, never on terms, struggling over 3f out
Irish Quest tracked leading pair, ridden 5f out, weakened over 2f out
Kames Park dwelt, held up in rear, never on terms, struggling over 3f out
William´s Way steadied start, pulled hard and held up in last trio, weakened over 3f out, well behind
SALUTE may have been up to this class in his prime but only a couple of claimers have passed his way in the last two years. Add in the runner-up being 11lb out of the handicap and it tells the story that this was more like a Class 5 contest.
This was only his second win at the track but he has shown a liking for the course and with his rider playing to the stamina strengths against rivals with queries about that, he was not for beating from the top of the straight. He had to dig deep in the final furlong as Mister Completely and Leyte Gulf, both out of the handicap and plying their trade unsuccessfully at a much lowergrade.
Leyte Gulf ran as he had done last week, not having the pace into the home straight before plodding on better than others without threatening to land a blow. He has suffered with the handicapper for his consistency and remains hard to place to advantage.
Right Option, another with a worrying array of placings, was plodding on when it was all over.
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