Racecards
15:30 Doncaster
'Seasons Greetings' Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey A Dobbin
towards rear, headway over 4f out, soon ridden, kept on well final 2f
Petanque (IRE)
365- Form 1-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Mr A Tinkler
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3f out, kept on same pace
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs H Dalton
- Jockey P G Hourigan
in touch, driven along approaching 5f out, soon weakened
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
towards rear, ridden and some headway 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Mr K E Power
never nearer than mid-division
Beechwood
34- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching 4f out, effort 3f out, kept on same pace
- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
in touch, ridden approaching 3f out, soon weakened
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Beaumont
- Jockey G Lee
held up mid-division, ridden and weakened approaching 3f out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J R Kavanagh
with leader, led from halfway, ridden approaching 3f out, kept on well final furlong
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey R Flavin
mid-division, headway halfway, ridden approaching 3f out, hard ridden and every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Montemoss (IRE)
243- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer M Rimell
- Jockey Mr M Rimell
mid-division, headway 5f out, soon weakened
- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
led to halfway, behind final 5f, tailed off
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
held up, behind final 4f, tailed off
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey R Garritty
held up towards rear, headway 4f out, driven and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D Caro
- Jockey J Goldstein
prominent, ridden approaching 3f out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey C Rafter
mid-division, driven halfway, soon behind
In depth
Verdict
Broken Knights, who won his hurdling debut at Ayr recently, should take all the beating in this race. He came through happily to lead a furlong from home on that occasion, but carries a 7lb penalty as a result. Therefore, Henrietta Knight's Beechwood is the TEAMtalk selection. Mick Channon, his former trainer considered him a touch too slow for the Flat, but thought he would win a bumper. He finished fourth to Widemouth Bay on his racing debut at Wincanton last month, and should do better this time around. His stablemate made a winning debut in a Huntingdon bumper on Thursday, which bodes well for Beechwood's chances. Petanque hasn't run since winning his racing debut in a Huntingdon bumper last December. Andrew Tinkler claims 7lb from his 11st 11lb allocation, but the long absence is a concern. Bison King looks to have an each-way chance: this five-year-old was just beaten by a length on his debut last time out and looks capable of getting his head in front. Montemoss won a point-to-point earlier this year, but is an unknown quantity in bumpers and best watched. Sue Smith doesn't run too many horses in bumpers, but Nickel Suntoo finished just eight lengths second to Meggie's Lad at Southwell last month and must be fancied to finish in the first three. Of the others, Abbey Days finished well ahead of Loopy Linda when taking fourth place in a recent Wetherby bumper and could improve for that race. Of the newcomers, Batten Down is Jonjo O'Neill's representative, and may have a chance. A quarter of the handler's bumper runners have won this season, which is a better strike rate than the trainers of the other unraced horses here.