Racecards
15:00 Doncaster
DFS Park Hill Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) (Class 1)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f 132y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £80,000 added
- Winner: £45,368
- 2nd: £17,200
- 3rd: £8,608
- 4th: £4,288
- Form 126702
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 107
dwelt, in rear, pushed along over 6f out, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, stayed on late final furlong, went 4th close home
- Form 37-3217
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer D R Lanigan
- Jockey L Dettori
tracked leaders in 3rd, led approaching 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon clear, readily
- Form 224543
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, one pace
- Form 0-51211
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D K Weld
- Jockey P J Smullen
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 211611
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer J J Murphy
- Jockey D M Grant
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra and lost 4th place close home
- Form 3-31111
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up in touch, smooth headway over 3f out, chased winner ovwer 1f out, soon ridden and no impression
Spin (IRE)
10- Form 0-82742
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey C O'Donoghue
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and soon headed, weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Set To Music improved for the step up in trip when landing the Galtres Stakes at York last time. She beat Cracking Lass, Polly's Mark and Spin well enough, though it has to be said a couple of the better fancied horses underperformed and MEEZNAH is preferred here. She ran flat at Newbury last time but had landed the Group 3 Lillie Langtry at Goodwood in good style before that and is given the chance here to prove her latest running all wrong. Sense Of Purpose looks a real threat as she improved to won a Group 3 race at Leopardstown last month and Dermot Weld's filly makes more appeal than her compatriot and winning handicapper Goldplated.
Formwatch
Cracking Lass (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up last, pushed along halfway, headway over 2f out, pressed leaders and edged left entering final furlong, stayed on but not pace of winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Set To Music (8-8) at York 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gd in Aug.
Meeznah (USA) 10-3fav (9-3) Close 5th on outside, pushed along on outside 4f out, weakened inside final 3f, tailed off and eased, 7th of 10, 47l behind Census (8-6) at Newbury 1m 5f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug.
Polly's Mark (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Led, quickened 5f out, narrowly headed inside final 4f, stayed challenging and still pressing approaching final furlong until no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Set To Music (8-8) at York 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gd in Aug.
Sense Of Purpose (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Made all, driven along from early straight, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, held on, won at Leopardstown 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug beating Marksmanship (8-12) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Goldplated (IRE) 20-1 (7-8) Mid-division on outer, ridden in 13th and outpaced 3f out, 9th 1f out, rapid headway to lead inside final furlong, edged right and stayed on well close home, won at Leopardstown 1m 4f fll hcp gd beating Asiya (8-5) by 1 1/4l, 20 ran.
Set To Music (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Held up disputing close 6th, closer order 4f out, tracking leaders on bit over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, soon quickened clear, not extended, won at York 1m 4f fll lst stks (1) gd in Aug beating Cracking Lass (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Spin (IRE) 4-1 (8-10) Soon led, attempted to assert before straight, headed and kept on without matching winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Zanughan (8-13) at Galway 1m 4f Listed stks (1) gd in Aug.