30 May 2008 20:40 Haydock
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,590); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Showers & Eyebaths Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(7) |   | - | Directa's Digger (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 118lbs) | 2354-02 / 21 | Flat (11) | J Fanning | M Scudamore Mr I J Anderson | 8/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, edged right and clear final furlong, eased towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(12) |   | 6 L | Rudry World (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 129lbs) | 311244- / 6 | Flat (217) | R L Moore | M Mullineaux Noel Racing Partnership | 11/2 | |
| held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to chase winner well inside final furlong, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13(5) |   | ½ L | Blue Jet (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 116lbs) | 530-825 / 6 | Flat (21) | P M Quinn | R M Whitaker The Southwold Set | 16/1 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(8) |   | SHD | Opera Writer (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 116lbs) | 183275 / 6 | Flat (22) | David Probert | R Hollinshead Mr John L Marriott | 16/1 | |
| held up in mid-division and keen, headway on outer over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, one pace when lost 2nd well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(2) |   | 3¾ L | Its Moon (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 130lbs) | 8534-43 / 5 | Flat (5) | Graham Gibbons | T D Walford Jaass One Racing | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(3) |   | 1½ L | Toboggan Lady (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 2721-24 / 5 | Flat (39) | R Ffrench | Mrs A Duffield Mr T P McMahon… | 11/4 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, stayed on over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 14(13) |   | ¾ L | Sky Chart (IRE) (Colt, Chestnut, 116lbs) | 487-347 / 4 | Flat (13) | Sophie Doyle | N J Vaughan Manor House Stables… | 20/1 | |
| steadied start, pulled hard, held up, headway to track leaders 8f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(14) |   | 1¾ L | Merrymaker (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 127lbs) | 4118-55 / 8 | Flat (20) | N Callan | W M Brisbourne The Blacktoffee… | 8/1 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(6) |   | ½ L | Leyte Gulf (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 120lbs) | 5-54232 / 9 | Flat (22) | C Catlin | C C Bealby Mr Robert Jenkinson | 9/1 | |
| held up, ridden 3f out, soon not much room, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11(1) |   | 2¼ L | Icansingarainbow (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 116lbs) | 830-9 / 5 | Flat (20) | Dale Gibson | R Hollinshead Mrs Susan M Morgan | 50/1 | |
| held up in touch and keen, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(11) |   | SHD | McQueen (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 119lbs) | 540610- / 10 | Flat (213), Jump (184) | R Kennemore | J T Stimpson Moorland Racing… | 33/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10(15) |   | 1 L | Latif (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 116lbs) | 934376 / 7 | Flat (10) | F Norton | Paul Green Palled Up Partners | 16/1 | |
| dwelt, held up towards rear, raced keen, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 15(10) |   | 2½ L | Don Jose (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 116lbs) | 03678-0 / 8 | Flat (120) | D Fox | N J Vaughan Mrs M A Boden | 28/1 | |
| tracked leader, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12(9) |   | - | Never Pink (FR) (Filly, Bay, 116lbs) | 9541-06 / 4 | Flat (34) | N Pollard | Ian Williams The Kathryn Stud | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 8(4) |   | - | Damascus Gold (GB) (Colt, Bay, 117lbs) | 0-540 / 5 | Flat (14) | S Hitchcott | Miss Z C Davison Miss P I Westbrook | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
