| Course: WORCESTER | Race date:02/07/08 | Race time:4:10 | Runners:9 |
| Race distance:2m4f | Going:Good | Winners time:4m 50.40s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Too | Andrew Tinkler | M Salaman | 10-12 | 5 | 0 | 115 | 12/1 | 4.5 | 4.04 | 2.77 | 1.01 | 1 | ||
| Nanga Parbat | R Walsh | P F Nicholls | 11-2 | 7 | 0 | 119 | 15/8F | 1.63 | 1.41 | 1.35 | 1.01 | 2 | 3½ | |
| Marrel | S P Jones | D Burchell | 10-2 | 10 | 0 | 108 | 16/1 | 5.3 | 4.29 | 2.7 | 1.02 | 3 | 10 | |
| Lord Baskerville | Adam Pogson | C T Pogson | 11-6 | 7 | 0 | 126 | 12/1 | 4.85 | 3.95 | 1.83 | 1.52 | 4 | 10 | |
| Bantry Bere | David England | N A Twiston-Davies | 10-7 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 7/1 | 3.54 | 2.88 | 2.48 | 1.11 | 5 | ¾ | |
| Dovedale | James White | J Scott | 9-13 | 8 | 0 | 105 | 10/1 | 4.1 | 3.22 | 2.39 | 1.11 | 6 | 18 | |
| Seafield Bogie | Richard Johnson | T R George | 10-12 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 7/2 | 2.23 | 1.84 | 1.59 | 1.51 | 7 | 42 | |
| Jollyolly | S E Durack | P Bowen | 11-3 | 9 | 0 | 120 | 33/1 | 12.17 | 8.31 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4½ | |
| Mikado | A P McCoy | Jonjo O´Neill | 11-12 | 7 | 0 | 129 | 9/1 | 4.54 | 3.53 | 2.23 | 3.5 | 9 | ½ |
Pocket Too always prominent, reminder 5th, led approaching 3 out, ridden and hung left before next, stayed on
Nanga Parbat held up, headway 7th, ridden to chase winner last, hung left and no extra flat
Marrel held up, headway to join leaders 6th, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened last
Lord Baskerville prominent, ridden after 7th, weakened 3 out
Bantry Bere chased leaders, led 7th, soon headed, ridden and weakened approaching last
Dovedale chased leader after 1st, led approaching 5th, headed 7th, led again soon after, headed before 3 out, soon weakened
Seafield Bogie led to approaching 5th, weakened after next
Jollyolly prominent, lost place approaching 2nd not fluent next, behind from 5th
Mikado held up and behind, jumped left, blundered and weakened 6th
POCKET TOO returned to form. He was well held over hurdles on his last run but had won at Great Leighs the time before. His chance may well have been improved by the rain as he had plenty of form on soft. A multiple winner in his time under both codes, he has served connections well but this win came off a career-high mark over hurdles and he will possibly struggle next time.
Things did not look good for Nanga Parbat down the back straight, as he was being pushed along a bit, so he did well to make up the ground he forfeited. The 5lb rise in the weights may have had an effect, but he is an infrequent winner and had never won two in a row before. That said, you can hardly knock the performance but this is probably as good as he is.
Nothing appeared to being going better than Bantry Bere leaving the back straight and he looked sure to be placed. However, he found little up the home straight for pressure and may well have needed this after an absence. Dovedale ran as well as could have been expected, while Seafield Bogie did not show a great deal on his first start over hurdles since 2006. Mikado had no record of going well fresh and failed to get involved. [DT]
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