Racecards
15:50 Doncaster
Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 84y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £21,100 added
- Winner: £11,110
- 2nd: £5,118
- 3rd: £2,558
- 4th: £1,281
- Form 416-1P1
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer G Boanas
- Jockey Theo Gillard
held up towards rear, not fluent 1st or 3rd, closed normal 5 out, led bypassing omitted last, stayed on, ridden out
- Form 177525
- Age 13
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Fergus Gillard
held up towards rear, outpaced after normal 4 out, plugged on but no impression
- Form 30-134P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer H Whittington
- Jockey Ben Bromley
chased leaders on outside, lost place before 2nd, not fluent 4 out, soon closed up, weakened before omitted 3 out, tailed off
- Form 340-583
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 123
chased leaders, left close up and not fluent normal 5 out, driven before omitted 2 out, held from omitted last, went 3rd close home
- Form 6-6521
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Alan Doyle
in rear, headway under pressure after normal 4 out, no impression bypassing omitted 3 out, plugged on
- Form 1412
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leaders on inside, raced keenly, left in lead normal 5 out, headed next, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 415-281
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Mr Nathan Brennan
soon led, ran on out normal 5 out
- Form 6P4F43
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Luca Morgan
chased leaders, mistake normal 5 out, driven and stayed on from omitted 3 out, every chance bypassing omitted last, held final 150 yards, stayed on
- Form 11-232P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led early, chased leader, led normal 4 out, headed bypassing omitted last, faded, lost 3rd close home
- Form 54-P5P8
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
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In depth
Verdict
Sultans Pride is 2-3 this term but 5lb worse off than when beating Moon King three-and-a-half lengths here at the end of December. The runner-up has since run a shocker at Haydock but The Macon Lugnatic is a dour stayer who likes it here and is back on a winning mark reverting to hurdles. Welsh Saint hasn’t been getting home but Scarpia won over 3m1f at Plumpton and escapes a penalty with that being a race for conditionals. Lord Roco only won a maiden at Newcastle but is clearly improving. TERRESITA won her bumper on good going and she has taken well to hurdles, scoring at Fakenham on New Year’s Day and running right up to that form when just touched off at Ludlow. She’s gone up another 7lb but the champion-elect takes over the reins from a 10lb claimer.
Formwatch
Sultans Pride 22-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, switched right after 2 out, led before last, stayed on, won going away, won at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec beating Moon King (10-8) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Dell' Arca (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Midfield, lost touch with leaders 10th, well adrift 3 out, no extra, 5th of 9, dist behind Brorson (11-0) at Southwell 3m hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Faire Part Sivola (FR) 16-5 (11-8) Mid division, dropped to rear when not fluent 4 out, pulled up after 2 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Welsh Saint (FR) 15-2 (11-11) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on pace, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 11, 6 1/2l behind Whydah Gally (11-1) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Lord Roco 9-1 (11-8) Prominent, headway to chase leader before 3 out, ridden into lead before 2 out, went clear after last, readily, won at Newcastle 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Jan beating Firth Of Forth (11-8) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran.
Terresita (IRE) 9-4 (11-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th until 6th, led 3 out, mistake last, hung right and ridden flat, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, hd behind So Said I (11-1) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Scarpia (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Made all, all of 8 lengths clear entering straight, unchallenged(all hurdles in straight omitted, only 6 jumped), won at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jan beating Sirobbie (11-8) by 11l, 10 ran.
The Macon Lugnatic 5-1 (11-7) In touch in mid-division on inside, slow and reminder 12th, mistake 15th, progress to challenge 4 out, pecked 2 out, 3rd and held from last, stayed on, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Niceandeasy (11-0) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Moon King (FR) 9-2 (10-8) In touch, not fluent 3rd, hit 5th and given reminder, dropped to rear next, lost touch 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, at Haydock 3m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Danny Whizzbang (IRE) 18-1 (10-2) Led after 2nd, headed next, led 4th, headed 5th, led 6th, headed after 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 37 1/4l behind Risk And Roll (10-0) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (2) gs in Jan.