06 May 2008 15:00 Southwell
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,047); Distance: 1m; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(2) |   | - | Royal Dignitary (USA) (Gelding, Brown, 133lbs) | 0040-02 / 25 | Flat (26) | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls Middleham Park… | 4/1 | |
| made all, driven and challenged from over 1f out, battled gamely, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(8) |   | NK | Yakimov (USA) (Gelding, Chestnut, 131lbs) | 02-1111 / 9 | Flat (7) | Jamie Moriarty | Ollie Pears B E T Partnership | 2/5 | |
| in touch, headway over 2f out, driven to challenge just inside final furlong, soon every chance, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(6) |   | 5 L | Blue Empire (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 123lbs) | 6-11451 / 7 | Flat (14) | M Coumbe | John Harris Mrs Jennifer Marsh | 11/1 | |
| slowly into stride, behind, pulled hard, soon prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(4) |   | 4 L | The Iron Giant (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 128lbs) | 36/0580- / 8 | Flat (150), Jump (145) | A Daly | Dr J R J Naylor Mr Keith F J Loads | 100/1 | |
| chased winner, under pressure and lost place before halfway, some headway over 1f out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(3) |   | SHD | Steel Silk (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 121lbs) | 0/4378- / 4 | Flat (228), Jump (131) | P Mulrennan | D H Brown Mr Ron Hull | 50/1 | |
| prominent, under pressure over 4f out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(5) |   | ¾ L | Anduril (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 121lbs) | 164889 / 9 | Flat (4) | R Winston | I W McInnes Mr John Allan Milburn | 22/1 | |
| steadied start, always behind | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(1) |   | NK | El Coto (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 121lbs) | 5064-80 / 9 | Flat (85) | Stacey Renwick | J R Holt R J H Ltd & J P… | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(7) |   | 9 L | Bodden Bay (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 120lbs) | 0-87990 / 6 | Flat (8) | P Mathers | I W McInnes Mr I D Woolfitt | 50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and under pressure over 4f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
