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15:35 Doncaster
Vertem Leading The Field Handicap (Class 2)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f 2y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,450
- 2nd: £3,728
- 3rd: £1,864
- 4th: £932
- Form 000920
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P J McDonald
close up, pushed along and weakened 2f out
- Form 516205
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Phillip Makin
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 91-6210
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 94
awkwardly away and went left start and nearly unseated rider, in rear, wide and effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 010470
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Harry Bentley
close up, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 8-20106
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey G Mosse
slowly away soon in touch, headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 1-110
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 93
led, headed halfway, prominent, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on
- Form 208223
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 92
keen in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 477551
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
in touch, weakened over 2f out
- Form 223251
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
prominent, led halfway, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on
- Form 5216
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Ben Robinson
steadied start, in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
- Form 43-7403
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
dwelt towards rear, weakened over 2f out
- Form 310038
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Bielsa surrendered his unbeaten record in the Portland here last month but it would be no surprise to see the lightly-raced four-year-old bounce back. Diamond Dougal beat Gunmetal and Cold Stare last time at Ripon. Golden Apollo held off Gabrial The Saint in the Ayr Silver Cup but only by a neck and the runner-up is now 2lb better off. Pendleton arrives off the back of a gutsy win over 5f at Ascot but the interesting one might be LAHORE. Philip Makin’s gelding is still 7lb higher than when scoring at Ripon in August but had no luck in-running off his new mark at York earlier this month when still finishing ahead of Alaadel and a number of today’s rivals. .
Formwatch
Gunmetal (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 14th of 22, 14 3/4l behind Gulliver (9-5) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Lahore (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 5th of 22, 2l behind Gulliver (9-5) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Bernardo O'Reilly 20-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 11th of 22, 12 1/2l behind Gulliver (9-5) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Cold Stare (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up, never dangerous, 16th of 22, 16 1/4l behind Gulliver (9-5) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Alaadel 12-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 22, 3 3/4l behind Gulliver (9-5) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Bielsa (IRE) 7-2fav (8-11) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 15th of 22, 7 3/4l behind Oxted (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Gabrial The Saint (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Power Link (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Diamond Dougal (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Held up mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well, won at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep beating Gunmetal (9-10) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Pendleton 6-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, held on gamely, all out, won at Ascot 5f hcp (3) sft in Oct beating Came From The Dark (9-3) by nk, 17 ran.
Call Me Ginger 10-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear far side of group, kept on final furlong, never going pace to trouble leaders, 6th of 17, 1 1/2l behind Pendleton (8-12) at Ascot 5f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Triggered (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) In rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Four Wheel Drive (9-5) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Dalton 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders stands side, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 8th of 19, 6 1/4l behind Growl (9-9) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Golden Apollo 12-1 (9-4) In touch, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon challenged, stayed on to lead inside final 100 yards, pushed out, won at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep beating Gabrial The Saint (9-5) by nk, 24 ran.
Fantasy Keeper 15-8fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, always behind, weakened 2f out, eased, last of 12, 18 1/2l behind Wrenthorpe (9-1) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.