Racecards
16:00 Doncaster
totesport Handicap
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 128
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D R Loder
- Jockey J P Spencer
slowly into stride, behind, headway 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Tesary
24- Form 302-162
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey P Robinson
held up mid division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, no extra near finish
Rockburst
29- Form 13810-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong
- Form 211-747
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey N Callan
dwelt behind, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 1-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
slowly into stride, towards rear and driven along, never dangerous
- Form 04-U633
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S Hitchcott
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on inside, not quickened towards finish
- Form 937214-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up and keen, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms
- Form 13
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
with leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, hard ridden and under pressure inside final furlong, held on towards finish
- Form 112131
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer E J O'Neill
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost pace over 1f out
Wise Owl
20- Form 2410-87
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Darley
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 17
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 77
prominent, ridden well over 1f out, one pace when not much room inside final furlong
Bold Haze
18- Form 304-192
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Miss S E Hall
- Jockey Willie Supple
mid-division, hung left throughout, weakened over 1f out
- Form 630707
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey N Mackay
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Bow Wave gets the confident vote to win this handicap with Inside Story, Tesary and Tax Free rating the main dangers. The selection is one of the least exposed in the field and was a fair fourth in a better race behind Machinist last time out. That represents solid form in the context of this race and off the same mark here he is hard to oppose. Tesary rates the main danger on her latest second behind Baron Rhodes and she looks sure to appreciate this longer trip and should be noted in the market. Tax Free is another with place claims on his latest third behind Tsaroxy but he looks weighted up to his best. Of the remainder, Fly To Dubai is another last time out winner with place claims but he has a penalty for his latest victory and this looks more competitive. That may just find him out and for the winner we return to the progressive Bow Wave.