Racecards
17:15 Doncaster
Sovereign Health Heartbeat Appeal Handicap (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f 132y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £18,000 added
Raffaas
16- Form 600-117
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey T P Queally
held up in rear, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
Latanazul
20- Form 22-2163
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey R L Moore
prominent, ridden along over 4f out, soon beaten
Phreeze
22- Form 020318
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey N Callan
in touch, ridden along and outpaced over 2f out, driven and ran on final furlong to lead post
- Form 9-41311
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
in touch, ridden along over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
- Form 365953
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Greg Fairley
led, headed over 2f out, rallied to regain lead inside final furlong, kept on gamely, headed post
- Form 04-2263
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey W Buick
held up towards rear, ridden along and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Bollin Felix is another Tim Easerby runner today with a decent chance at the meeting and gets the vote ahead of Latanzul, Phreeze and Raffaas. The selection has gone up 11lb for a wide margin win at Ripon last time, but there is reason to believe he can handle the hike. That win came oveer 1m 4f, but this extra quarter-of-a-mile should bring further improvement and he won't mind if the current rains in Yorkshire soften the ground, so he can complete a hat-trick. Latanzul looks a little bit high in the weights judged on recent efforts and did not convince he truly stays beyond 1m 4f last time. A combination of soft ground and a 7lb rise did not help Phreeze get home at Sandown last time and better ground here should help. Raffaas struggled with a 2lb higher mark last time but may be capable of making the frame today, but Bollin Felix is in superb form and can continue his winning run.
Formwatch
Raffaas 8-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 7th of 16, 8l behind Regal Flush (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
Latanazul 4-1 (8-10) Led at steady pace, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Market Forces (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Phreeze 5-1 (8-6) In rear, some headway 3f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 10, 12l behind Tempelstern (8-9) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Bollin Felix 10-11fav (9-0) Mid-division, chased leaders 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, driven out, won at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) hvy in Jul beating Music Review (8-12) by 7l, 9 ran.
Plane Painter (IRE) 11-4fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, steadied 7f out, ridden 3f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Love Brothers (9-3) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo app hcp (5) frm.
Calzaghe (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Held up in 8th, pushed along 4f out, headway under pressure inside final 2f, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Duty Free (9-5) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd.