Racecards
17:20 Doncaster
888Sport Novices' Chase (Class 4)
- 2 Runners
- Distance: 2m 78y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £301
- Form 562332
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 44
- Trainer A Sadik
- Jockey Colm McCormack
led, reminder after 8th, joined 4 out, headed 2 out, soon outpaced and no chance with winner, eased run-in
- Form 310P4-5
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
raced keenly tracking leader, challenged 4 out, led on bit 2 out, soon clear, hard held
In depth
Verdict
Sussex Road is 0-46 under Rules and recent form figures have been achieved in small fields. POPPY KAY won four times over hurdles and started favourite on his chasing bow last May. He was well beaten that day and hasn’t raced since but surely only need jump around here to score.
Formwatch
Sussex Road (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Not fluent 1st, tailed off next, left 2nd last, 2nd of 3, dist behind Pacific De Baune (11-2) at Warwick 2m (3) gd in Nov.
Poppy Kay 11-8fav (10-12) Mistakes, last pair, never on terms, 5th of 6, 30l behind Whatduhavtoget (10-12) at Warwick 2m 4f (4) gd in May.