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13:00 Doncaster
Off The Fence On youtube.com/attheraces Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 78y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,450 added
- Winner: £3,406
- 2nd: £1,567
- 3rd: £784
- 4th: £392
- Form 36P/543-
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer N Kent
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
tracked leader, ridden 2 out, hampered and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
Guillaume (IRE)
217- Form 1PF943-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up, headway 5 out, tracked leaders next, ridden and kept on one pace
- Form 234-071
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Tom Midgley
towards rear, pushed along 5 out, stayed on flat, not trouble leaders
- Form 525325
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up jumped right 1st, headway 4 out, ridden 3 out, no impression after
- Form 80/8024-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer S Allwood
- Jockey Craig Nichol
jumped right, led ridden 2 out, hung left and headed towards finish
- Form 5-3P393
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey Conor Rabbitt
in rear and hampered 1st, pushed along 5th, pulled up 2 out
- Form P0747-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Henry Oliver
- Jockey James Davies
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next
Solid Fuel
24- Form 434737
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Joanne Thomason-Murphy
- Jockey Conor Ring
in touch, pushed along and weakened 5 out, pulled up 2 out
- Form 0345P-8
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, short of room and stayed on to lead towards finish
- Form PP63U4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Philip Armson
towards rear, hampered and brought down 1st
- Form 6444P-7
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 66
close up, mistake 4th, weakened 5 out, pulled up 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Fearless Action lost his maiden tag at the 14th time of asking at Kelso for which he's up 5lb. Gone In Sixty is 0-17 and recent form figures flatter him but winning point-to-pointer GUILLAUME made a promising debut over fences at Sedgefield in April and can defy an absence. Winning hurdler Fanfan Du Seuil hasn't run over fences since pulling up at Aintree three years ago while Howyouplaythegame appears to need softer ground. Key Factor looks best of the remainder.
Formwatch
Fanfan Du Seuil (FR) 7-2 (12-0) Led until 2nd, led after 3 out, ridden and headed when mistake 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 7, 16l behind Lady Babs (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Guillaume (IRE) 11-2 (11-13) Tracked leaders in 5th, closer in 4th at 11th, went 3rd between last two, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Zara's Universe (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Apr.
Fearless Action (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Chased leader, not fluent 5th, ridden and briefly outpaced 2 out, upsides last, soon led and went clear, kept on well, won at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Hector Master (11-6) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Gone In Sixty 10-3 (10-12) Rear mid-division, not fluent 1st, some headway 3 out, pushed along into 3rd home turn, ridden and weakened last, 5th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Extraordinary Man (11-6) at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Howyouplaythegame (FR) 3-1 (11-0) Led, mistake 2nd, not fluent 5th, soon headed, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 6, dist behind Flash Gorcombe (10-8) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Fox's Socks (FR) 28-1 (10-12) In rear, headway going well before 3 out where made mistake, soon pushed along, blunder 2 out, ran into 3rd, made no impression, 3rd of 8, 26 1/2l behind Mystic Man (11-3) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Key Factor (IRE) 9-2 (10-3) Held up towards rear, jumped left 2nd, ridden after 8th, well beaten 4 out, 4th of 10, 26l behind Stroll On By (12-0) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Solid Fuel 25-1 (10-2) In rear, last 7th, some headway before 4 out, no impression, soon weakened, 7th of 10, dist behind Stroll On By (12-0) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Loudspeaker 33-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, 8th of 16, 33 1/4l behind Asian Spice (10-13) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Out For The Count (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Off the pace in mid-division, headway 15th, weakened after 3 out, 4th of 8, dist behind Regarde (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Scottsdale 33-1 (10-2) Led, jumped right throughout, headed 4th, led again 7th, headed home turn, dropped away 2 out, last of 7, dist behind Royle Steel (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.