11 Aug 2008 16:15 Southwell
Winner: £4,300 (Penalty: £2,946); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Mizen Raven (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 3-63315 / 22 | Jump (22) | R Johnson | Mrs A M Thorpe Steve & Jackie… | 5/6 | |
| chased leaders, led approaching 5th, edge left under pressure approaching last, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 1½ L | El Coto (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | F/3264 / 9 | Jump (25) | C Honour | J R Holt R J H Ltd & J P… | 9/2 | |
| chased leader, every chance approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 2 L | Haroum (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | P-P5604 / 6 | Jump (12) | M J McAlister | M A Barnes The Border Raiders | 100/1 | |
| held up in touch, mistake 7th, stayed on same pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 1½ L | Lady Traill (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 11) | 71 / 4 | Jump (26) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr S P Tindall | 14/1 | |
| in touch, ridden after 7th, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 7 L | Fresh Air And Fun (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2/1050-4 / 11 | Jump (96) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mrs D J Ralph | 6/1 | |
| held up, not fluent 5th, headway 7th, hung left after 2 out, weakening when not fluent last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | 3¾ L | Spirit of Ecstacy (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 4) | 6 / 4 | Jump (25) | F Keniry | G M Moore Mrs D N B Pearson | 66/1 | |
| took keen hold, soon prominent, ridden and lost place 7th, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 9 L | Flagstone (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | / 5 | Flat (114) | W Marston | M Keighley Mr Steve Gray | 40/1 | |
| held up, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 15 L | Ice Lad (NZ) (Gelding, brown, 10 12) | PP/6 / 9 | Jump (26) | W P Kavanagh | R Brotherton Mr Roy Brotherton | 100/1 | |
| raced keenly, jumped right, led until approaching 5th, blundered badly 7th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 1 L | He's Mine Too (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 0- / 4 | Jump (198), Flat (12) | Sean Quinlan | D G Bridgwater Mr M J Dawson | 100/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 3rd, behind 7th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 3¼ L | Permanent Way (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 76 / 5 | Jump (67) | R Thornton | R Lee Exors of the late… | 28/1 | |
| held up, headway 6th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 1 L | Ali D (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0- / 11 | Jump (299), Flat (216) | P Aspell | G Woodward Mr Garry Woodward | 150/1 | |
| ridden 5th, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 10 L | Tweed River (USA) (Colt, bay, 10 11) | / 5 | Flat (312) | T J O'Brien | Miss E C Lavelle Mr George Strawbridge | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 6th, weakened next | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Desert Stag (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 43-4734 / 7 | Jump (43) | Donal Fahy | Micky Hammond Mrs Alurie O'Sullivan | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway after 4th, towards rear when blundered badly 5th, rider lost irons, pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 9 |   | - | Yawmi (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 10 12) | / 8 | Flat (938) | T Siddall | Miss E C Lavelle Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 20/1 | |
| raced keenly, prominent, lost place approaching 3rd, not fluent 4th, in rear when fell 6th | ||||||||||
