| Course: WARWICK | Race date:04/07/08 | Race time:4:20 | Runners:7 |
| Race distance:6f | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:1m 11.08s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masada | Jamie Spencer | B J Meehan | 6 | 9-7 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 3/1 | 2.62 | 2.39 | 1.86 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Oarsman | Steve Drowne | R Charlton | 3 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 9/4F | 3.25 | 2.1 | 1.92 | 1.01 | 2 | shd |
| San Jose City | D Nolan | D Carroll | 1 | 9-7 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 6/1 | 4.3 | 3.28 | 2.26 | 1.15 | 3 | 1¼ |
| Bosun Breese | Eddie Ahern | P W D´Arcy | 4 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 7/1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3 | 2.4 | 4 | 2 |
| Meridian Line | Jack Dean | J G Portman | 8 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 22/1 | 13.5 | 9.72 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 5 | 3½ |
| Lieutenant Pigeon | William Carson | G D Blake | 7 | 8-10 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 4/1 | 3.1 | 2.52 | 1.8 | 2 | 6 | shd |
| The Real Guru | Chris Catlin | Miss Tor Sturgis | 5 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 22/1 | 16 | 12.33 | 7.8 | 15.5 | 7 | 23 |
Masada held up in rear, switched left and headway on inside over 1f out, hard ridden and edged right inside final furlong, led last strides
Oarsman held up, headway on outside to lead just over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, headed last strides
San Jose City held up in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged right and headed, not quicken well inside final furlong
Bosun Breese led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon bumped and carried right, no extra inside final furlong
Meridian Line prominent, weakened final furlong
Lieutenant Pigeon prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
The Real Guru prominent 3f
Masada, whose last two runs (after a couple of unplaced efforts in Listed company) had been in 0-85 handicaps, and this slight drop in class saw her gain a narrow win. She was inclined to edge right in the closing stages, and this ground was probably on the quick side for her.
Oarsman, who reportedly returned distressed when a beaten favourite for a 7f Folkestone maidenlast time, was here making his handicap debut. He coped with the drop in trip well enough, but again gave the impression he might not have been entirely happy on the fast ground.
Bosun Breese, who has been running over 5f, cut out a good pace, but he effectively set the race up for the stouter stayers.
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