| Course: WINCANTON | Race date:20/11/08 | Race time:4:00 | Runners:11 |
| Race distance:2m | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:4m 10.10s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wise Men Say | Mr Anthony Knott | C L Tizzard | 10-7 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Dancewiththedevil | Mr D F Devereux | C Roberts | 11-12 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1¾ | |
| Global Strategy | Mr J Sherwood | O Sherwood | 10-6 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 11/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 3 | |
| Graham's Girl | Mr J Mahot | M J Scudamore | 11-0 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 8 | |
| Sweet World | Miss Isabel Tompsett | B J Llewellyn | 11-4 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 40/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 2 | |
| Levantine | Mr M Lurcock | M J Lurcock | 10-8 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 4½ | |
| High Profit | Mr P J Toole | C J Mann | 11-4 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 2¼ | |
| Days Of Pleasure | R P Flint | C Gordon | 10-0 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 3/1F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 11 | |
| King Bathwick | Mr I Popham | D E Pipe | 9-11 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 9/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 49 | |
| Bawn Boy | Edward Cookson | Andrew Turnell | 11-6 | 9 | 0 | 97 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| Bayberry King | Mr P J Tolman | Mrs A M Thorpe | 10-13 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU |
Wise Men Say led until after 1st, tracked leader, led 5th until 3 out, bumped along and responded well approaching 2 out, led approaching last, 2 lengths up when rider celebrated victory to friends in crowd final 150yds, always doing enough, game
Dancewiththedevil held up behind, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd after last but always held by winner
Global Strategy mid-division, headway 4th, led approaching 2 out, soon ridden, headed approaching last, kept on same pace
Graham´s Girl mid-division, ridden after 3 out, came wide entering straight, stayed on
Sweet World pulled hard in rear, headway after 5th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened run-in
Levantine held up, headway after 3 out, effort before next, weakened before last
High Profit mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next
Days Of Pleasure mid-division until weakened after 3 out
King Bathwick mid-division until 4th, soon well behind
Bayberry King tracked leader, led after 1st until 5th, led 3 out, soon ridden and headed, weakened quickly 2 out, pulled up before last
Bawn Boy tracked leaders, hit 5th, weakened after 3 out, behind and pulled up before 2 out
WISE MEN SAY, who was last seen pulling up on his chasing debut over 3m2f, could be given a chance on his bumper win over the useful Psychomodo a long time ago, but there was nothing in recent efforts to suggest he was about to win, even in this race.
Given an ‘agricultural' ride by his amateur jockey up the home straight, he got on top after the last and was edging clear before Mr Knott decided to wave to the crowd just over 100 yards out, something that punters who were on him probably could have done without seeing.
Luckily for the jockey, who had not looked behind him, nothing was catching him quickly enough and he won with a bit in hand. However, it did not go unnoticed that he was giving his mount some reminders down the shoulder late on, for which he received a 7-day ban. That said, it was a momentous day in the life of the rider (it was his first winner after 28 years of trying) and it was great to see such pleasure taken in winning a race.
Global Strategy, off since a poor effort in cheekpieces, was given a good ride by his jockey and certainly gave some encouragement for the future.
Graham's Girl had shown almost nothing in all of her previous efforts, including a run where she refused at a hurdle. But here she stayed on fairly well under pressure.
Sweet World folded really quickly after looking a likely winner rounding the home bend.
Days Of Pleasure was under strong pressure leaving the back straight. He has now been beaten a long way on every start over hurdles, which is not a massive surprise for a 7f winner on the Flat.
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