Racecards
14:15 Doncaster
attheraces.com Handicap (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 6f 2y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £6,210
- 2nd: £2,915
- 3rd: £1,458
- 4th: £729
- Form 521914-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Connor Murtagh
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
- Form 82311-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J Tate
- Jockey P J McDonald
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 11-32
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey R Kingscote
mid-division, headway over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, soon switched left, challenged inside final furlong, stayed on, edged right, just held
- Form 313-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Jason Watson
went left and slowly away, held up in rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, pressing leaders inside final furlong, 4th and held towards finish
- Form 1010-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
raced keenly, led, edged left over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 3rd and held close home
- Form 118-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 86
chased leader, ridden over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, hard pressed, held on
Tinochio (IRE)
202- Form 41460-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey Megan Nicholls
held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, went 5th over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 31283-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
POPMASTER is creeping closer in handicaps and was beaten only a neck at Pontefract last time. He gets another chance in a tricky contest given today’s opposition all make their handicap debuts and most drop down class. That includes Shark Two One, who landed a valuable sales race in Ireland last year while Victory Heights won a decent conditions' race at Wolverhampton earlier. Whenthedealinsdone finished third at Salisbury to a subsequent Listed winner while Seven Brothers is preferred of the remainder.
Formwatch
Shark Two One 8-1 (9-1) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 3 3/4l behind Lipizzaner (9-1) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Victory Heights (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Went right start, in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Diligent Harry (9-5) at Lingfield 6f stks (2) pol in Apr.
Popmaster (IRE) 16-5 (8-13) Veered badly right at start, soon recovered to race prominently, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final 110 yards and ran on well but headed final strides, 2nd of 7, nk behind Bickerstaffe (9-1) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Whenthedealinsdone 3-1 (9-2) Dwelt close up in 4th, headway when hung left over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 1l behind Apollo One (9-0) at Salisbury 6f stks (2) sft in Oct.
Army Of India (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 12 1/4l behind Steel Bull (9-1) at Goodwood 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jul.
Seven Brothers (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Soon prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Minzaal (9-0) at York 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Tinochio (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Midfield in near side group, ridden 3f out, switched left and one pace over 1f out, 13th of 21, 13 1/4l behind Lullaby Moon (8-9) at Redcar 6f lst (1) sft in Oct.
Red Fascinator 3-1 (9-0) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 4, 10 3/4l behind Ventura Diamond (9-0) at Leicester 6f fll stks (3) hvy in Oct.