| Course: KEMPTON | Race date:02/07/08 | Race time:8:50 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:1m4f | Going:Standard | Winners time:2m 35.15s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadron Collider | Ryan Moore | R Hannon | 12 | 9-1 | 3 | 76 | 64 | 4/1 | 3.55 | 2.13 | 1.9 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Dancing Dik | Jim Crowley | Mrs A J Perrett | 2 | 9-3 | 3 | 74 | 66 | 4/1 | 2.5 | 2.14 | 1.94 | 1.01 | 2 | 2¾ |
| L'Homme De Nuit | George Baker | G L Moore | 10 | 9-10 | 4 | 66 | 60 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1¼ |
| Tripod Molly | N Callan | P J McBride | 7 | 8-13 | 3 | 67 | 62 | 7/4F | 1.67 | 1.54 | 1.31 | 1.02 | 4 | ¾ |
| Nothingtodeclaire | Chris Catlin | V Smith | 8 | 9-6 | 4 | 57 | 56 | 10/1 | 5.8 | 4.13 | 2.07 | 2.52 | 5 | 2½ |
| Ocean Avenue | Ted Durcan | C A Horgan | 9 | 9-12 | 9 | 62 | 62 | 40/1 | 17 | 11.89 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 6 | hd |
| One To Follow | Eddie Ahern | C G Cox | 1 | 10-0 | 4 | 62 | 64 | 10/1 | 5.29 | 4 | 2.3 | 3.25 | 7 | 1¾ |
| Director's Chair | Jerry O´Dwyer | Miss J Feilden | 4 | 8-12 | 3 | 56 | 64 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 3½ |
| Ostinata | Liam Jones | B W Duke | 6 | 8-2 | 3 | 36 | 51 | 50/1 | 19 | 16.33 | 10 | 13.5 | 9 | 4½ |
| Mighty Kitchener | Tolley Dean | P Howling | 13 | 8-13 | 5 | 32 | 52 | 33/1 | 19 | 12.48 | 5.78 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| Brave Quest | Ian Mongan | Mrs L J Mongan | 11 | 9-9 | 4 | 35 | 59 | 12/1 | 4.5 | 3.32 | 1.84 | 3.7 | 11 | 2¾ |
| Ericarrow | David Probert | M F Harris | 3 | 8-6 | 3 | 34 | 62 | 20/1 | 14 | 6.91 | 4.87 | 4.8 | 12 | 2½ |
| Love Angel | Dane O´Neill | J J Bridger | 14 | 9-0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 50/1 | 30 | 23.59 | 9.2 | 26 | 13 | 37 |
Hadron Collider settled in rear, ridden and progress from over 2f out, sustained effort to lead inside final furlong, soon clear
Dancing Dik tracked leader to halfway, stayed close up, effort 3f out, closed under pressure to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
L´Homme De Nuit held up in last pair, reminder 6f out, ridden and some progress over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to take 3rd near finish
Tripod Molly tracked leaders, effort 3f out, closed under pressure and with leader over 1f out, faded final furlong
Nothingtodeclaire reluctant to enter stalls and very restless in them, started slowly, recovered and prominent after 2f, chased leader 4f out to over 2f out, faded over 1f out
Ocean Avenue held up well in rear, some progress on wide outside over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, faded final furlong
One To Follow held up in midfield, effort over 3f out, tried to close on leaders under pressure over 2f out, faded over 1f out
Director´s Chair rapid progress from midfield to lead halfway, at least 3 lengths clear 3f out, hanging and relucant after, headed and weakened over 1f out
Ostinata never beyond midfield, struggling in rear over 4f out
Mighty Kitchener always in rear, struggling well over 4f out
Brave Quest driven up to lead, headed halfway, weakened over 3f out
Ericarrow never beyond midfield, struggling in rear over 4f out
Love Angel virtually refused to race, pottered around tailed off
He had finished ahead of Dancing Dik previously and was weighted to do so again, so it was not such a surprise but the style of it was. Dropping back in trip, he looked like being outpaced into the straight but took offin the final furlong to win going away.
He is a relatively unexposed 3yo but this was a much weaker contest than his recent turf assignments and his future depends on how the handicapper reassesses him for beating two in-form rivals.
The strong pace was covered by both Dancing Dik and Tripod Molly and when Director's Chair was rushed up and away into a clear lead, which he still held into the final 3f, they committed probably earlier than ideal and were sitting ducks into the final furlong. Dancing Dik has still run another solid race in cheekpieces under his penalty.
L'Homme de Nuit has a bit of an in-and-out profile but with blinkers left off and a tongue-tie added, he ran a stronger race than on his recent AW bow in them.
Love Angel virtually refused to race and gave them 100yds start.
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