Racecards
13:35 Doncaster
Royal British Legion Poppy Handicap (Div 1) (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 901652
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey M Fenton
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
- Form 524310
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs K Burke
- Jockey C P Harrison
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, no impression after
- Form 521321
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey A Carter
slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards
- Form 646651
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey S De Sousa
prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 3-01879
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer C Smith
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 917580
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey Declan Cannon
prominent early, steadied after 2f, ridden 3f out, no impression over 1f out
- Form 6215
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Matthew Chadwick
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, lost place over 1f out, no impression after
- Form 859-089
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey G Bartley
slowly into stride, held up, ridden 3f out, switched right over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 907893
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
slowly away, held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
- Form 50-0689
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey T Eaves
held up, not clear run over 2f out, never in contention
First Class
29- Form 313236
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Rae Guest
- Jockey David Probert
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well
- Form 72947-9
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer G Moss
- Jockey P McDonald
mid-division, lost place 3f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Alkadi was given a positive ride by Joe Fanning to beat Watt Broderick over a mile at Pontefract and this drop in distance shouldn't pose too many problems. Hayek returned to winning ways at Carlisle last time and is another with solid claims but Main Beach gave the impression he was still a shade high in the weights when second at Newcastle and Ryedale Dancer lacks consistency. RED TRUMP will have needed his C&D run last month and may not have handled the soft ground as well as others. He'd looked a decent prospect on the all-weather over the winter and still has time on his side so could be worth an interest in this.
Formwatch
Main Beach 9-2 (9-8) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Discression (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Restless Bay (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Dwelt in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Prince Of Passion (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Hayek 3-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, driven out, won at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul beating Amoure Medici (9-2) by hd, 7 ran.
Alkadi (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Made all, ridden 1f out, kept on well, won at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Watt Broderick (8-7) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Sairaam (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 11l behind Links Drive Lady (9-3) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Powerful Pierre 20-1 (9-10) Held up mid-division, weakened 3f out, last of 13, 35l behind It's A Mans World (8-7) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Red Trump (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 13, 9l behind Anton Chigurh (9-4) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul.
Music Festival (USA) 20-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon well beaten, 9th of 13, 18l behind Discression (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Ryedale Dancer (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 6l behind It's A Mans World (8-7) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Ellies Image 33-1 (8-11) Dwelt, in rear centre group, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 18l behind Comrade Bond (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
First Class 4-1 (8-4) Held up, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 11, 6l behind Forks (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul.
Louis Hull 8-1 (8-11) Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 19l behind Lolita Lebron (9-7) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs in May.