Racecards
15:25 Doncaster
Totesport.Com Nursery Handicap (Class D2) (Class 2)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Soft (Straight - Good to Soft, Good in places)
- Form 2031
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey D Holland
led overall centre, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Game Lad
5- Form 403021
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
led stands' side group, every chance over 1f out, ridden and drifted left final furlong, kept on
- Form 32104
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey A McCarthy
cahsed leaders centre, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 541
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
in touch centre, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
Royal Orissa
37- Form 453025
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey L Dettori
chased leaders centre, headway to lead well over 1f out, soon ridden, headed final 75 yards, no extra
- Form 255045
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
with leader centre, ridden and lost place well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 310600
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
in touch centre, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure to lead final 75 yards
- Form 5315
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J Quinn
- Jockey T Hamilton
raced centre, soon behind and never dangerous
- Form 5001
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey R Hills
in touch stands' side, ridden and outpaced 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 41003
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer S G Griffiths
- Jockey Dale Gibson
behind centre, headway halfway, ridden and weakened 1f out
Meditation
24- Form 0001
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer I Wood
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
cahsed leaders centre, lost place 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
- Form 022305
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J F McDonald
behind stands' side, soon outpaced
- Form 000000
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
in touch centre, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 420301
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey T P Queally
cahsed leaders centre, effort 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 360046
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer Mrs J R Ramsden
- Jockey L Goncalves
in touch stands' side, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
Asharon
10- Form 06605
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey S Carson
slowly into stride, always behind centre
- Form 0060
- Age 2
- Weight 8-1
slowly into stride, always behind centre
- Form 556
- Age 2
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey N Mackay
raced centre, chasded leaders until lost place over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Oligarch is selected to shrug off topweight in the nursery, with Zomerlust, Game Lad and Maxamillion just three in with chances. It was no surprise when Oligarch duly opened his account at Bath after his efforts against useful company earlier in the season. He ran really well from a bad draw behind Caesar Beware in the St Leger Yearling Stakes here in September and was then a creditable third behind Godolphin's Red Admiral at Yarmouth. He is on the upgrade and should pay to follow next season. Zomerlust nearly timed it right when beaten a neck at Ayr last time and will go well in a bid to get the losses back, while Game Lad handled the soft ground when scoring comfortably at Redcar. Maxamillion looks held by Oligarch at the weights on Brighton running, but may improve a bit, and with Red Affleck, Qawaafil and Forfeiter all having caught the eye on occasion, it promises to be very competitive, but Oligarch may just have that bit more in the locker.