Racecards
15:25 Doncaster
bet365 Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 133326
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Maurice Linehan
in touch, headway before 4 out, pushed along before 3 out to go 3rd, weakened before 2 out
- Form P34527
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey Dean Pratt
held up in rear, pushed along before 3 out, no impression from next
- Form 162/5-85
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
led, headed 3 out, soon beaten, lost 2nd place before last
- Form 1213-65
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey Jake Greenall
tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, one pace before last
- Form 2F53-92
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 7572F9
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey Peter Carberry
with leader, led 3 out, shaken up and soon clear, held on towards finish, driven out
- Form 14F
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer H Whittington
- Jockey P N O'Brien
held up towards rear, ridden and headway before last, soon went 2nd, kept on strongly run-in, held towards finish
In depth
Verdict
Serenity Now appeared to get outpaced by Nautical Twilight over this trip at Sedgefield last time and may be ready for an extra half-mile. He finished barely a length ahead of LIGHT THE CITY that day and the latter should be cherry-ripe now after a couple of runs. Despite re-opposing on the same terms, Ruth Carr's charge can reverse the form here and get of the mark for the season. Serenity Now's stablemate Red Inca looks to have lost the plot but Lucky Landing and Knight In Purple are still capable of performing at this level and could be better weighted than Mr Shantu. Bishop Wulstan took a heavy fall at Kempton last time and that may have left its mark.
Formwatch
Mr Shantu (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Held up in touch in 4th, ridden before 3 out, soon beaten, weakened approaching next, 6th of 7, 18l behind Rock On Rocky (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.
Lucky Landing (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Always towards rear, weakened after 5 out, 7th of 9, 31l behind Robbie (11-6) at Doncaster 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft in Nov.
Red Inca 12-1 (10-9) Towards rear, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, well behind Theinval (10-13) at Kempton 2m cond hcp hdl (0-130) (3) sft in Nov.
Light The City (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Close up, ridden 3 out, headway next, kept on same pace flat, 5th of 9, 7l behind Nautical Twilight (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.
Serenity Now (IRE) 10-3fav (11-3) In touch, headway to track leaders 4th, soon ridden, jumped left and chased winner 2 out and last, kept on, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Nautical Twilight (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.
Knight In Purple 16-1 (11-1) Mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten before next, 9th of 12, 23l behind Powerful Action (10-12) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Bishop Wulstan (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, fell 4 out, in a race won by Theinval (10-13) at Kempton 2m cond hcp hdl (0-130) (3) sft in Nov, 8 ran.