| Course: HAYDOCK | Race date:05/07/08 | Race time:5:50 | Runners:9 |
| Race distance:1m | Going:Soft | Winners time:1m 47.22s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacrilege | Marc Halford | D R C Elsworth | 8 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 9/2 | 2.44 | 2.25 | 1.93 | 1.01 | 1 | |
| Pitbull | W J Supple | Mrs G S Rees | 9 | 8-12 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 13/2 | 3.68 | 2.64 | 2.34 | 1.01 | 2 | 1 |
| Bonny Rose | Greg Fairley | M Johnston | 1 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 9/1 | 4.35 | 3.86 | 2.31 | 1.01 | 3 | ½ |
| Moonlight Man | William Carson | C R Dore | 7 | 9-7 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 16/1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 3.51 | 1.11 | 4 | 4 |
| Polish Corridor | Fergal Lynch | M Dods | 4 | 9-4 | 9 | 0 | 65 | 11/2 | 2.77 | 2.32 | 2.12 | 2 | 5 | 1¾ |
| Prince Golan | Martin Dwyer | J W Unett | 10 | 9-7 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 7/2 | 2.29 | 1.99 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 6 | ½ |
| Lordship | Seb Sanders | A W Carroll | 6 | 9-3 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 3/1F | 2.49 | 2.02 | 1.78 | 1.61 | 7 | 4½ |
| Dado Mush | Micky Fenton | T T Clement | 5 | 9-13 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 11/1 | 5.5 | 4.49 | 3.78 | 3.85 | 8 | 7 |
| Mister Always | Robbie Egan | D Flood | 2 | 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 33/1 | 29.52 | 11.22 | 3.68 | 10 | 9 | 3¾ |
Sacrilege in touch, lost place when not much room over 3f out, soon not clear run and ridden, progress entering final 2f, led 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
Pitbull raced keenly, held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and upsides from 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, not quicken
Bonny Rose raced keenly, led, ridden and edged right over 2f out, headed 1f out, continued to challenge until no extra towards finish
Moonlight Man tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, not quicken when rider lost whip over 1f out, not pace of front trio inside final furlong
Polish Corridor held up, ridden well over 1f out, never able to challenge
Prince Golan raced keenly, with leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Lordship midfield, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
Dado Mush tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Mister Always always behind, toiling final 2f
Having failed to reach his reserve price at the sales, he was retained by the National Stud, but he is unlikely to prove so unpopular when he returns to the sales ring later this year as he looks a potentially interesting hurdles prospect for the future with his half-brother Golden Feather havingalready scored in that sphere.
He wasn't obviously well-treated off 72, but had scope for improvement and could well defy a rise in the weights for this win, especially given that he twice got involved in scrimmaging early in the home straight that saw him come quickly off the bridle. But the way he picked up again suggested that a move up to a mile and a quarter would not be against him and there wasn't much to dislike about the way he kept on galloping down the centre of the track.
Mark Johnston enjoyed some good times with Bonny Rose's dam Marina Park and al four of her progeny to race in Britain have been victorious. Having tried to make all, she battled on well once headed by the winner and may find another race, perhaps against her own age and sex.
Moonlight Man was well held when his jockey lost his whip and the incident made no difference to the result, but he did at least finish nicely ahead of the remainder and it was a better effort than offered in some of his recent performances.
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