Racecards
16:30 Doncaster
Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap (Class 5)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,400 added
- Winner: £3,493
- 2nd: £1,040
- 3rd: £519
- 4th: £260
- Form 30-5664
- Age 8
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Mrs Marjorie Fife
- Jockey Phil Dennis
led, ridden along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 274117-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Danny Redmond
raced prominently, pushed along over 2f out, dropped back over 1f out
- Form 1337-09
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer S Pearce
- Jockey Aled Beech
held up, nudged along over 2f out, soon ridden, plugged on one pace final furlong
- Form 46121-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Miss L C Siddall
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
slowly away and held up in rear division, made good headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on final furlong
- Form 52-6316
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Ronald Thompson
- Jockey A Elliott
raced near side, pushed along for effort over 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
- Form 906080-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
tracked leaders, ridden along over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 217-5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey Adam J McNamara
chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 13-7217
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey Barry McHugh
mid-division, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden for effort and hampered over 1f out, not recover
- Form 03907-1
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer L A Mullaney
- Jockey Cam Hardie
mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, hampered 2f out, faded over 1f out
Ghadbbaan
22- Form 6-673
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Ben Robinson
raced near side, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten
- Form 34-3199
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey R Ffrench
raced towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, faded 1f out
- Form 096787-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer E De Giles
- Jockey P Cosgrave
held up and raced keenly, hampered 5f out, hampered again 3f out, switched towards near side for effort over 2f out, made no impression
- Form 3475-46
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
mid-division, ridden along 2f out, ran on one pace final furlong
- Form 739-408
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 61
chased leaders, niggled along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, plugged on final furlong
Bollihope
12- Form 33566-6
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Aiden Smithies
held up in rear, made good headway to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
Khazaf
14- Form 6/8-40
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J Garritty
never better than mid-division, ridden 2f out, made little impression
Frank Rogers
578- Form 63/
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
prominent, niggled along 3f out, made no impression and weakened quickly 2f out
- Form 880-709
- Age 7
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 52
chased leaders, pushed along for effort over 1f out, kept on final furlong
In depth
Verdict
A huge field considering the modest prize money on offer. Beverley Bullet, successful at Wolverhampton in March, is 6lb lower than for his last win on Turf. ZEPHYRINA won on ground with some give at Chepstow last year and there wasn’t a lot wrong with her comeback fifth at Pontefract in a race that’s worked out well. Perfect Swiss won twice at Newcastle last season but is 0-10 on this surface. Fitzrovia is slipping towards a decent mark but may need this while Absolute Dream gets cheekpieces after a poor run at Leicester.
Formwatch
Mountain Rescue (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, weakened and lost places final 110 yards, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Bertog (9-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Perfect Swiss 3-1fav (9-0) Mid-division, driven 2f out, ridden to chase leaders towards far side over 1f out, kept on, never on terms, 7th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Anif (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Turntable 11-2 (9-4) Mid-division, pulled hard, went right and carried rival wide over 6f out, closed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 21 1/4l behind Angel's Whisper (9-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Lady Dauphin (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 27 3/4l behind Golden Wolf (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Star Of Valour (IRE) 5-1jfav (8-13) Always in rear, 10th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Golden Force (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Mr Strutter (IRE) 9-2fav (9-11) Raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, faded inside furlong, 6th of 12, 4l behind Seaforth (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
London Protocol (FR) 33-1 (8-7) Prominent near side of group until weakened 3f out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 14, dist behind King Of Tonga (9-4) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Zephyrina (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Edged right start, held up towards rear, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer, 5th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Angel's Whisper (9-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Proceeding 5-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Champagne Rules (9-8) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Beverley Bullet 14-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, led 4f out, travelling well 2f out, went clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Final Attack (8-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Ghadbbaan 13-2 (8-11) Dwelt raced wide tracked leader until ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Kind Review (9-6) at Leicester 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Curfewed (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) In rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 23l behind Zodiakos (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Fitzrovia 12-1 (8-12) In rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 8l behind Eponina (8-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Absolute Dream (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Bumped start, towards rear, pushed along 4f out, headway 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Destroyer (8-13) at Leicester 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Newmarket Warrior (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, never involved, 8th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Channel Packet (9-12) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Bollihope 33-1 (9-7) Dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 9, 14 1/4l behind Zihaam (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Khazaf 40-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out, 12th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Harry George (9-2) at Redcar 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Frank Rogers 28-1 (9-2) Close up, pushed along to chase easy winner over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Cantiniere (9-4) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Dark Devil (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Held up behind, headway under pressure towards stands side over 2f out, soon ridden, never reached leaders, weakened and eased final furlong, 9th of 14, 15l behind Aiden's Reward (8-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (7) pol in Feb.
Break The Silence 20-1 (9-4) Always in rear, 11th of 12, 10 3/4l behind The Big House (9-9) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gs in Jul.