Racecards
15:50 Doncaster
James Hammond Handicap (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f 3y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Winner: £16,200
- 2nd: £7,605
- 3rd: £3,804
- 4th: £1,902
- Form 6-47271
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey James Doyle
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no telling impression and faded inside last
- Form 00-5428
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey Cam Hardie
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ran on strongly over 110 yards out, pressed leader closing stages, just denied
- Form 4/42484-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 95
tracked leaders, pushed along and switched left over 1f out, carried left when challenging leader inside last, ridden and led 75 yards out, kept on well when pressed closing stages, just prevailed
- Form 430680
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 94
prominent, pushed along and led over 1f out, ridden and hung left under 1f out, headed final 75 yards, no extra
- Form 164-095
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey K T O'Neill
broke smartly and led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, gradually faded
- Form 024-403
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Harry Eustace
- Jockey Kaiya Fraser
mid-division, ridden 1f out, kept on, never on terms
- Form 709-085
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey G Lee
mid-division, pushed along halfway, no real progress
- Form 1471-07
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in touch behind leaders, pushed along over 1f out, no impression and faded inside last
In depth
Verdict
Call Me Ginger is something of a course specialist and would have claims on his second in the Portland here last year. ALLIGATOR ALLEY was blamed for the stalls fiasco at Epsom earlier this month and eventually finished behind One Night Stand but he’s starting to look a very well-treated sprinter nowadays if he can get his act together. Burning Cash looked to be coming to hand again at York last time and King Of Bavaria has only gone up 3lb for winning at Windsor. Ancient Times was entered in the 3.10 Chester yesterday.
Formwatch
King Of Bavaria (IRE) 15-2 (9-10) Awkward start, in rear, in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and led final 110 yards, ran on, won at Windsor 5f hcp (3) gf in May beating Whenthedealinsdone (9-7) by 3/4l, 4 ran.
Mondammej 16-1 (9-7) Close up in centre, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Regional (9-7) at Haydock 5f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Bond Chairman 15-2 (9-1) Pushed along in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Judicial (9-2) at Beverley 5f stks (2) gd in Sep.
Alligator Alley 18-1 (9-1) Wore hood to post, held up in mid-division, never on terms with principals, 12th of 20, 4 1/4l behind Navello (8-7) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
One Night Stand 40-1 (8-11) Good early speed to lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final 100 yards, 5th of 20, 1 1/4l behind Navello (8-7) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Ancient Times 8-1 (8-10) Wore hood to post, stall opened fractionally late, off the pace and always towards rear, 15th of 20, 5 1/4l behind Navello (8-7) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Burning Cash (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Prominent, chased leaders 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, unable to quicken and weakened inside final 110 yards, 5th of 14, 1 1/4l behind Chipstead (9-11) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in May.
Call Me Ginger 20-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed just inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 10l behind Edward Cornelius (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp (2) gf in Jun.