Racecards
12:30 Doncaster
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f 2y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,300 added
- Winner: £2,782
- 2nd: £828
- 3rd: £414
- 4th: £207
Mr Fudge
266- Form 234786-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, soon well beaten
Foreshore
178- Form 6655-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey B A Curtis
always prominent, ridden over 2f out, pressing winner inside final furlong, always being held, kept on
- Form 0-1386
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Ben Sanderson
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway stands side over 2f out, no impression and well held from over 1f out
Trevie Fountain
252- Form 093080-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Ebony Legend
343- Form 557-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up in rear, ridden and switched left over 1f out, no impression
Gossip
220- Form 35-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M Meade
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
went left start, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, losing place when edged right over 1f out, well beaten inside final furlong
Stittenham Wood
257- Form 43-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Evans
took keen hold, tracked leaders, lost place 3f out, effort over 1f out, no impression on front pair
- Form 4D5108-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
made all, edged right from over 1f out, stayed on well
- Form 0037-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Paul Collins
- Jockey Cam Hardie
in touch in mid-division, headway over 2f out, slightly impeded over 1f out, kept on but no impression on front pair inside final furlong
Sports Reporter
198- Form 776-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
held up towards rear, some headway on outside over 1f out, never dangerous
Shadow Leader
315- Form 64-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Connor Beasley
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, no impression
In depth
Verdict
This is little better than the average seller and it was at that level that Mr Fudge ended up last season having placed earlier at Leicester and Beverley. Richard Fahey may have a better chance with Sports Reporter, the mount of Danny Tudhope. Karl Burke is also doubly represented with Foreshore and War of Clans while Oisin Murphy rides the unexposed Gossip for Martyn Meade. A good run from EBONY LEGEND wouldn’t be entirely unexpected as he showed ability over this trip at Pontefract last season before failing to handle the quirks of Beverley on his final start.
Formwatch
Mr Fudge 5-1 (9-0) Led early, chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, effort over 1f out, no impression, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Chromium (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Sep.
Foreshore 17-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Royal Nation (9-7) at Newcastle 1m (5) pol in Dec.
Youneverletmedown (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, some late headway, never on terms with leaders, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Astrozone (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Trevie Fountain 100-1 (8-9) Towards rear centre, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 13th of 28, 13 1/4l behind Under The Stars (8-10) at Newmarket 6f stks (2) gs in Oct.
Ebony Legend 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never near leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Istanbul (9-5) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Gossip 3-1 (8-11) Took keen hold on inside, chased leaders, not much room over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 2l behind Waddat (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Stittenham Wood 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5 1/2l behind Ventura Flame (9-5) at Hamilton 5f stks (4) hvy in Sep.
War of Clans (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Colouring (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f (5) pol in Dec.
Jems Bond 9-2 (9-7) Not much room start, soon tracking leaders, led well inside final furlong, edged left and bumped rival, stayed on, won at Kempton 6f (6) pol in Oct beating Magical Force (9-7) by nk, 12 ran.
Somekindasuperstar 28-1 (9-7) Mid-division towards stands side, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong, never reached leaders, 7th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Holloa (9-4) at Newcastle 6f (6) pol in Oct.
Sports Reporter 11-1 (9-2) Close up, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Its A Given (8-11) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Shadow Leader 18-1 (9-5) Prominent, effort 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 4th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Wonderwork (9-5) at Thirsk 5f stks (4) gs in Aug.