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15:22 Doncaster
Download The At The Races App Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 214y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,200 added
- Winner: £4,859
- 2nd: £2,236
- 3rd: £1,118
- 4th: £559
Fidux (FR)
101- Form 22-2453
- Age 10
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Oscar Palmer
tracked leaders, went 2nd jumping 3 out, ridden before last, stayed on but no chance with easy winner
- Form 5PP32/4
- Age 10
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Tom Midgley
mid-division, bad mistake and blundered 3rd, not fluent and jumped right thereafter, tailed off 11th and pulled up
- Form 35P-705
- Age 11
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey Fergus Gillard
prominent. led 5th, jumped well, stayed on relentlessly, coasted home and shaken up final 110 yards on flat, unchallenged
- Form 8P-61PP
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Lewis Dobb
disputed lead, headed and tracked leader 5th, pushed along in 3rd before 2 out, ridden and no extra before last
- Form 8226-76
- Age 11
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer R Potter
- Jockey Finn Lambert
towards rear, pushed along 11th and struggling, pulled up before 5 out
- Form 4222-53
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Dr R Newland & J Insole
- Jockey Cillin Leonard
disputed lead, headed and remained close up 5th, bad mistake and lost position 12th, ridden and well held 4 out
- Form 2/171-3F
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Jack Hogan
towards rear, bad mistake and blundered 2nd, dropped to rear, not fluent 12th, tailed off from after 4 out and pulled up
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Fidux hasn’t won for a very long time but has slipped down the weights as a consequence. INNISFREE LAD is 10lb lower than his last winning mark and, though he’s been showing signs of feeling his age lately, he has had a wind operation since last seen. Light Flicker was tailed off at Sedgefield after a fair reappearance at Cheltenham while The Ferry Master has been pulled up in half of his last eight starts so is a risky proposition but Informateur will strip fitter for a run over hurdles. Whatsdastory has never won over a trip this far while Tango Boy has been absent since falling at Southwell in July.
Formwatch
Fidux (FR) 6-1 (11-11) Chased leader, challenged 14th, left in lead next, clear last, stayed on well, 3rd of 6, 25l behind Dieu Vivant (11-8) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Informateur (FR) 100-1 (11-8) Mid-division, closed up after 5th, ridden after 3 out, no impression and soon faded, 4th of 9, 21 1/4l behind Windtothelightning (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Innisfree Lad (IRE) 5-2fav (11-9) Chased leaders on outer, dropped to rear 14th, never on terms thereafter, 5th of 7, 21 1/2l behind Crosspark (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
The Ferry Master (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Mid-division, struggling and dropped towards rear from 5 out, pulled up after 3 out, at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Light Flicker (IRE) 10-3 (12-0) Raced on inside, chased leader, hit 4th, lost 2nd 11th, went 2nd again 13th until pushed along and awkward 2 out, weakened soon after, last of 6, 32 1/4l behind Onestepatatime (10-13) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Whatsdastory (IRE) 11-1 (12-0) Rear mid-division, pushed along into 4th 3 out, stayed on, no telling impression, 3rd of 8, 8 1/2l behind Shirocco's Dream (11-12) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Tango Boy (IRE) 10-3 (11-4) Held up last, not fluent 10th and 14th, beaten when went right 4 out, tailed off, fell last, at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Jul.