Racecards
15:20 Doncaster
Racing Post #1 Million Totetentofollow Nursery Handicap (Class C2) (Class 2)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Soft (Round - Soft, Heavy in places)
- Form 44110
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
I'm So Lucky
26- Form 012
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Ffrench
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 524021
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 230112
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Darley
led, ridden over 2f out, headed final furlong, rallied under ever chance inside last, no extra towards finish
- Form 41
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey L Dettori
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 014
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey S W Kelly
towards rear, effort and headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased
Mokaraba
43- Form 442
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey R Hills
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, led final furlong, headed towards finish
- Form 03203
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 001
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey I Mongan
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kep on to lead towards finish
- Form 010000
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey P Mulrennan
took keen hold in mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon weakened
Im Spartacus
11- Form 541542
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
Lady Misha
10- Form 503125
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey J Mackay
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Darko Karim
11- Form 400035
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer D R Loder
- Jockey Willie Supple
behind, never dangerous
- Form 015
- Age 2
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer R Whitaker
- Jockey F Norton
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
A hard race to call and the 'cop out' option of siding with Godolphin is resisted as Maidanni is overlooked and preference is given to Secret Pact, who is a tough performer that has done very little wrong in his starts so far. Night Of Joy has also fared well in the face of some hard tasks of late and should also make a bold bid; despite having the burden of top weight to carry. I'm Spartacus has been crucified by the handicapper after a series of luckless efforts that have seen him run well in defeat. He needs everything to fall just right for him here and it is hard to see him reversing the form with All right My Son on these terms. The last mentioned brushed aside a stiff test at the weights when scoring at Windsor eleven days ago and has to be given plenty of respect for that effort alone. However, he has a penalty to carry for his recent exertions and needs to post a career best effort today. Maidanni would have been given a stronger build up where it not for the fact that his maiden win at York looks very weak in comparison to some of the other form lines on offer. Therefore, we turn to Secret Pact, who has form on the ground and arrives here in great heart for the challenge before him. Typically for a Mark Johnston-trained horse, he stands plenty of racing and, as Kevin Darley swaps roles with Royston Ffrench taking the mount on I'M So Lucky, we take the view that Secret Pact is the preferred runner from the Johnston team today.