Racecards
13:20 Doncaster
Betdaq 50% Commission Refund Juvenile Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 3P
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Danny Cook
tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened quickly before 3 out, pulled up
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
in rear, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace
Rolling Dice
21- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey M D Grant
tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened from 2 out
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey R D Day
towards rear and keen, led 2nd and jumped right, jumped right again 3rd, headed before 3 out, weakened before next
Two B's
34- Form 7
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey James Reveley
led to 2nd, tracked leader, led before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on well
- Form 223
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey T E Whelan
towards rear, headway before 3 out, went from next, every chance last, held run-in
Annalulu (IRE)
139- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up towards rear, blundered 5th, went 4th before last, one pace
In depth
Verdict
WITCH FROM ROME has been threatening to open his account over hurdles and ran well for third at Aintree last month. He's preferred to the others with hurdling experience including Silver Duke, beaten a long way when third at Musselburgh with Blue Talisman pulled-up. A winner on the Flat in France, Annalulu missed Leicester yesterday and debuts for Paul Nicholls, while Boss Des Mottes was placed in a bumper in France in September and has joined the Skelton yard.
Formwatch
Blue Talisman (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, weakened after next, well behind before 3 out, pulled up after, in a race won by El Beau (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd, 9 ran.
Boss Des Mottes (FR) (10-1) 3rd of 9, 5l behind Bon Augure (10-1) at Maisons-Laffitte(FR) 1m 5f 3yo stk sft in Sep (flat).
Rolling Dice 12-1 (9-1) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Craftsmanship (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct (flat).
Silver Duke (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) Held up in touch in mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 5th, close 3rd when not fluent 2 out, hit last, no extra flat, 3rd of 9, 16l behind El Beau (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd.
Two B's 20-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway approaching 3 out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 17l behind Relentless Pursuit (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (5) gd in Oct.
Witch From Rome 7-1 (10-9) With leader, challenged last, no extra and lost 2nd place run-in, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Starchitect (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f 3yo hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Annalulu (IRE) (9-6) won at Deauville(FR) 1m 5f 3yo hcp gs in Jul beating Cash In Mind (9-2) by 2l, 20 ran (flat).