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15:55 Doncaster

Betsafe Top Price All Runners Veterans' Handicap Chase (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f 214y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £18,768
  • 2nd: £5,544
  • 3rd: £2,772
  • 4th: £1,386
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 14.40s
  • Off Time: 15:55:51
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

Warriors Tale

319 t D
12/1
  • Form P/41P0P-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 150

held up in touch, joined leaders 12th, weakened 13th, tailed off from 14th

2
Silk - Royal blue, yellow epaulets, yellow and royal blue hooped sleeves, striped cap
5/2
  • Form 1221-41
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 144

raced wide, held up, not fluent 1st, headway 12th, ridden and weakened after 3 out

3
Silk - Red, white triple diamond, white sleeves, red armlets, red cap, white diamond
11/2
  • Form 912/146
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 141

held up in rear, progress 14th, mistake 4 out, weakened 3 out

5
Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow quartered, White sleeves, Emerald Green cap
15/2
  • Form F27/17P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 137

led to 2nd, led 3rd to 4th, led 8th to 12th, led 13th to 2 out, soon ridden, rallied to lead close home

6
Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine and armlets
  • Form 1-1U607
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 136

held up, headway on inside 8th, ridden to lead 2 out, 3 lengths clear last, caught close home

7
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (halved), sleeves reversed, YELLOW cap, EMERALD GREEN star
11/1
  • Form F/2F-0PP
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 135

led 2nd to 3rd, led 4th to 8th, led 12th to 13th, weakened before 14th, soon tailed off

8
Silk - Purple, emerald green hoop, checked sleeves, white cap

War Sound

39 vt
5/1
  • Form 80-P755
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 133

held up and behind, headway 12th, close up when fell 13th

9
Silk - Orange, dark blue cross belts and star on cap
9/2
  • Form 4F1/53P
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 133

held up in touch, joined leaders 12th, ridden and weakened flat

4
NR
5/1
  • Form 6321P/6-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 141

NonRunner

10
NR

Antony (FR)

30 v BFD
14/1
  • Form 1/23-P4U
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 120

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

MY OLD GOLD looks the one to beat in this veteran’s chase. She stayed on strongly to get the better of the odds-on Cloth Cap over track and trip in December and a 3lb rise is not excessive. Jonniesofa has been highly tried since winning at Ayr on his reappearance and should play a part but I Just Know will need to do better to take advantage of a tumbling mark. Potters Legend has claims on his third at Cheltenham in November but Warriors Tale is making a belated reappearance and Missed Approach has an even longer absence to overcome. None of the others can be completely ruled out but aren’t in the best of form.

Formwatch

Warriors Tale 66-1 (10-13) Mid-division, lost place after 16th (water), soon behind, pulled up before 27th, at Aintree 4m 2f hcp (1) gs in Apr.

My Old Gold (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Tracked leader until jumped slowly 4th, chased leading pair, 2nd again 5 out, challenged and hit 2 out, rallied gamely under pressure run-in, led towards finish, won at Doncaster 3m hcp (2) sft in Dec beating Cloth Cap (11-3) by nk, 4 ran.

Jonniesofa (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, led 6th, headed 10th, every chance when mistake 4 out, blundered next, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 36 1/4l behind Top Ville Ben (11-11) at Wetherby 3m hcp (1) sft in Dec.

Burtons Well (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, closer at 9th, weakened 12th, tailed off 18th, pulled up before 2 out, at Sandown 3m hcp (2) sft in Jan.

Minellacelebration (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Tracked leader until after 2nd, handy 3rd, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 8, 34 1/4l behind Fingerontheswitch (10-1) at Kempton 3m hcp (2) gs in Jan.

I Just Know (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Led until after 1st, chased leaders, lost place before 3rd, well beaten 15th, pulled up before 4 out, at Wetherby 3m hcp (1) sft in Dec.

War Sound 9-1 (11-0) Behind early, closer in mid-division before 6th, chased leaders 9th, weakening when hampered on inside before 3 out, 5th of 8, 19 1/2l behind Fingerontheswitch (10-1) at Kempton 3m hcp (2) gs in Jan.

Potters Legend 7-2 (11-1) Held up, not always fluent, ridden in 4th 17th, weakened after next, pulled up before 3 out, at Haydock 3m 4f hcp (2) sft in Dec.

Missed Approach (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Very slowly away, behind, headway when not fluent 4th, led before 8th, mistake 12th, headed 17th, hampered next, beaten and one pace from last, 6th of 18, 22 1/4l behind Walk In The Mill (10-3) at Aintree 3m 2f hcp (1) sft in Dec.

Antony (FR) 11-4fav (11-7) Held up in rear, jinked left 3rd, mistake and unseated rider next, at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Jan.