Skip to content

Racecards

17:35 Doncaster

AJA Gentleman Amateur Riders' Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,496
  • 2nd: £774
  • 3rd: £387
  • 4th: £194
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 40.32s
  • Off Time: 17:35:54
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Darakti (IRE)

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Khotan

    4/6

      1(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves and cap

      Khotan

      212
      4/6
      • Form 752-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 70

      prominent on outside, headway under pressure over 2f out, ridden to challenge when edged left inside final 2f, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, kept on

      2(3)
      Silk - Light blue, brown epaulets, brown sleeves, light blue armlets, striped cap

      Akdam (IRE)

      14 D
      9/2
      • Form 76-614
      • Age 3
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 68

      tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort when hampered inside final 2f, kept on same pace final furlong

      3(2)
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Handiwork

      35 BF
      4/1
      • Form 57-522
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-13
      • Official Rating 62

      tracked leader, ridden and effort when hampered inside final 2f, kept on same pace, lost place when not much room inside final furlong, no extra

      4(4)
      Silk - Black, maroon diamond, armlets and diamond on cap

      Jawinski (IRE)

      13 BF
      12/1
      • Form 959-446
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-8
      • Official Rating 57

      led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

      5(1)
      Silk - Purple, Pink hoop

      Darakti (IRE)

      5 v
      16/1
      • Form 047-163
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 55

      held up behind in touch, pushed along after 4f, ridden over 3f out, outpaced when switched outside well over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards

      In depth

      Verdict

      KHOTAN is by Hernando so should have no problem with the step up in trip. Brought along quietly last year, it would be no surprise if he ran up a sequence in this grade this year and is expected to defy top weight on his reappearance. The danger may be Handiwork, who only found one too good at Lingfield and Kempton last month. Akdam won at Wolverhampton before finishing a close-up fourth at Windsor and shouldn't be far away but Jawinski disappointed when favourite at Bath and Darakti would need to improve for the fitting of a visor as he's only won a Fibresand seller so far.

      Formwatch

      Khotan 25-1 (9-3) Soon chasing leader, led 6f out, clear 2f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Cafe Society (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct.

      Akdam (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, driven along 2f out, heeadway and switched left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Brick Rising (8-7) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.

      Handiwork 3-1fav (9-1) Made most until ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Poetic Verse (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.

      Jawinski (IRE) 5-1fav (9-2) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened 1f out, 6th of 10, 17l behind Instinctual (8-7) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.

      Darakti (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Slowly away, in rear, ridden 6f out, went remote 3rd 3f out, no chance with leaders, 3rd of 6, 22l behind Luv U Whatever (9-4) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.