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14:25 Doncaster
Sky Bet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 128y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 80/23P-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out
- Form 12404P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer P Winks
- Jockey Ryan Winks
led to 5 out, outpaced when mistake last, kept on run-in
- Form 7-42540
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Kielan Woods
towards rear, headway before 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, ridden to lead run-in, kept on well
Calarules
21- Form 564
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey B S Hughes
prominent, went 2nd 3 out, every chance last, kept on towards finish
- Form 52970P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer T H Weston
- Jockey C Poste
mid-division, weakened from 2 out
- Form 682660
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey Harry Russell
held up towards rear, pushed along before 5 out, blundered 3 out, when weakening
- Form P9908-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer T H Weston
- Jockey S Bowen
in rear, pushed along 5 out, tailed off before 3 out
- Form 5-7P9P3
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Miss L C Siddall
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
tracked leader, led 5 out, ridden after last, headed run-in, no extra and 2nd place towards finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Most of these wouldn’t be out of place in a seller. CALARULES is the least exposed and probably wouldn’t need to improve on a couple of recent runs at Wetherby to make a winning handicap debut. He certainly has more scope than the other four-year-old Four Mile Beach, disappointing since finishing second at Southwell in October. Stepover appears to be going backwards and Diamond Reflection hasn’t raced since a well-beaten fourth over a much longer trip at Uttoxeter in April.
Formwatch
Air Of Glory (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Mid-division, pulled hard, pecked 1st, ridden 4th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next, at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Modulus 25-1 (11-4) Held up, some headway when mistake 4th, mistake next, lost place before 7th, behind from 10th, well tailed off 15th, soon pulled up, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Stepover 9-2 (11-0) Held up in rear, modest effort on outside when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, dist behind G'day Aussie (10-12) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Calarules 16-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, one pace in 4th from 3 out, 4th of 8, 15l behind Allfredandnobell (11-0) at Wetherby 2m mdn (5) gs in Jan.
Free Return (IRE) 66-1 (10-13) Mid-division, lost place before 4th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Four Mile Beach 13-2 (10-11) Always behind, tailed off 4 out, 10th of 13, dist behind Dark And Dangerous (10-8) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Diamond Reflection (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) In rear, pushed along 8th, outpaced 4 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 9, 35 1/2l behind When In Roam (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
First Of Never (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, faded final furlong, 8th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Spirit Of The Vale (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Jan.