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18:30 Doncaster

Doncaster Discover The Spirit Nursery Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.41s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Charles Darwin (IRE)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Myths And Verses

    5/2

      1(5)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

      Verite

      13 D
      7/1
      • Form 365108
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 80

      dwelt and soon led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

      2(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue (halved), Dark Blue sleeves, Red cap

      Charles Darwin (IRE)

      13
      7/4
      • Form 76226
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leader, led over 1f out, kept on final furlong

      3(3)
      Silk - Red, White chevron, striped sleeves and cap

      She's Our Beauty (IRE)

      35 D
      9/1
      • Form 9145
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 71

      in touch, driven along and hung left over 1f out, eased and virtually pulled up

      4(1)
      Silk - White, dark blue epaulets, dark blue and white halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Myths And Verses

      13
      5/2
      • Form 27663
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 65

      held up, switched left and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong

      5(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Maroon epaulets, Maroon and Yellow hooped sleeves

      Garstang

      13 D
      4/1
      • Form 823414
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-3
      • Official Rating 62

      held up in rear, pushed along halfway, effort over 1f out, never near to challenge

      In depth

      Verdict

      A tight little nursery that can go to Myths And Verses, who is just preferred over Charles Darwin and Garstang. The last named won a seller on his penultimate start and arrives here in good heart. However, he was two and a half lengths adrift of the selection when they met at Chester 13 days ago and has a little bit to find on a literal reading of that form. Charles Darwin was also down the field in that race and needs to post an improved display. Still, he had previously looked capable of landing a small event like this and he may be seen to better effect on this more conventional track. He looks the main threat to our hope on the evidence available. Even so, Myths And Verses has also dropped several significant hints that he is capable of winning a nursery and, off his current mark, he need only run up to the level of his latest outing to confirm his superiority today.

      Formwatch

      Verite 11-1 (9-7) Dwelt, behind, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 14l behind Silver Crest (9-1) at Chester 5f 2yo hcp (5) gf.

      Charles Darwin (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) With leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 10l behind Silver Crest (9-1) at Chester 5f 2yo hcp (5) gf.

      She's Our Beauty (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 17l behind Lake Hero (8-11) at Beverley 5f nov stk (4) gf in Jun.

      Myths And Verses 14-1 (8-5) With leaders, lost place after 1f, soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, hung right and kept on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Silver Crest (9-1) at Chester 5f 2yo hcp (5) gf.

      Garstang 12-1 (8-2) Behind, not clear run 2f out and over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous, 4th of 9, 9l behind Silver Crest (9-1) at Chester 5f 2yo hcp (5) gf.