Racecards
16:10 Doncaster
Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 88y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £3,697
- 2nd: £1,701
- 3rd: £850
- 4th: £426
- Form 653-PUP
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
chased leaders on inside, outpaced before the last, (normal 2 out) kept on again run-in, went 3rd inside final 100 yards
- Form 229-278
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Luca Morgan
chased leaders, went left 2 out (normal 3 out) soon ridden and weakened
- Form 7-5492
- Age 5
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey J M Quinlan
off the pace in rear-division, pushed along and struggling after 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out (normal 3 out)
- Form 4130-90
- Age 7
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up off the pace in rear-division, never involved
- Form 3-25586
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey James Bowen
mid-division, pushed along out wide and outpaced before 2 out (normal 3 out) no chance after
Rocket Robbo
13- Form 838-004
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
off the pace in rear-division, headway on inside before 2 out (normal 3 out), ridden and weakened omitted last
- Form 8-2P243
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
jumped slowly 1st, mostly chased winner, pushed along and lost 2nd before the last (normal 2 out), stayed on again extended run-in, went modest 4th inside final 100 yards
- Form F-2796
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Henry Oliver
- Jockey Lee Edwards
raced keenly, always prominent, went 2nd omitted last, stayed on under pressure, strong challenge near finish, just held
- Form P8-5P97
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 85
mid-division, pushed along after 6th, headway chasing leaders before 2 out (normal 3 out), went 2nd and every chance when hit last, lost 2nd after omitted last, stayed on same pace, weakened and lost two places final 100 yards
- Form 293F89
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer T Collier
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
mad all, ridden and strongly pressed towards finish, held on gamely, all out
- Form 39242-5
- Age 11
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J Coulson
- Jockey Max Kendrick
chased leaders out wide, weakening when mistake 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out (normal 3 out)
- Form 70633-8
- Age 14
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R J Armson
- Jockey Philip Armson
never closer than mid-division, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out (normal 3 out)
In depth
Verdict
Click And Collect wasn’t disgraced reappearing after almost a year off at Leicester but GREATEST STAR is preferred. Having been ridden by conditionals in his two runs to date this campaign, the seven-year-old now has weighing room veteran Paddy Brennan doing the steering. Blended Stealth has proved frustrating to follow but rates the main danger ahead of Doors Breaker, who will have needed his run at Catterick, and handicap debutant Can't Beat History.
Formwatch
Pumpkin's Pride 28-1 (11-2) Never better than mid-division, well beaten after 3 out, pulled up before 2out, at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Chadlington Lad (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Prominent, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 24 1/4l behind Gilbertina (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Boleyn Boy (IRE) 11-1 (11-8) Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 4 out, plugged on from 2 out for distant 2nd, 2nd of 9, 35l behind Toothless (11-8) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) gs in Jan.
Greatest Star (FR) 16-1 (10-11) Towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, last of 10, dist behind Mr Freedom (11-0) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Hermes Le Gris (FR) 22-1 (11-2) Tracked winner until pushed along and hit 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 11, 28 1/4l behind Pachacuti (11-12) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Rocket Robbo 28-1 (11-2) Last pair, well in touch when not fluent 3 out, weakened next, last of 4, 10 1/4l behind Gift Of Raaj (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) gd in Feb.
Blended Stealth 16-1 (11-7) Towards rear, closer in mid-division 6th, headway chasing leaders after 4 out, ridden before next, went modest 3rd at the last, 3rd of 15, 7 1/4l behind The Imposter (11-9) at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Can't Beat History (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Held up in mid-division, ridden along 3 out, never dangerous, 6th of 14, 31 1/4l behind Parramount (11-9) at Doncaster 2m 1f (3) gd in Jan.
Kings Justice 100-1 (11-1) Towards rear of mid-division, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, never near to challenge, 7th of 17, 12 1/2l behind Half The Freedom (10-9) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jan.
Bluebella 125-1 (10-6) Always behind, pushed along and behind 5th, pulled up after, at Stratford 2m (3) gd in Oct.
Doors Breaker (FR) 25-1 (10-5) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along before 6th, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, dist behind Prairie Wolf (12-1) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Click And Collect 80-1 (10-3) Raced on inner alone, soon prominent, hit 3rd, ridden 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Accidental Legend (12-0) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Kilcaragh Boy (IRE) 100-1 (10-2) Towards rear, pushed along and weakened over 2 out, tailed off, last of 8, 28l behind Accidental Legend (12-0) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.