Racecards
19:45 Doncaster
Urban-i Live Music Nights Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Form 420302
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey Dean McKeown
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, staying on when not much room 1f out, not recover
- Form 31250-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 77
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 07/5-153
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
in touch, ridden 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
- Form 0-51151
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Miss V Haigh
- Jockey P Hanagan
held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 714/0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey M Fenton
held up in touch and raced keen, weakened over 1f out
- Form 945608
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J Fanning
held up, ridden over 2f out, weakend over 1f out
Emirate Isle
12- Form 57/575
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 66
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, challenged and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 00-6441
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
held up and keen, headway to lead 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, held near finish
- Form 67-6060
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 77
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Intersky Charm is taken to land this mile handicap, with Cool Ebony, Paraguay and It's A Dream all interesting in opposition. The selection could not get much of a run at York a couple of starts back but was nonetheless eyecatching. He then caught a tartar at Ripon last time out over 10f, and dropped back to a mile he makes appeal. He is in form, he can be placed anywhere in the race and will probably want to be handy to make this a test of stamina, and he is still on a good mark, so he gets the nod. It's A Dream won over this trip at Hamilton and is up a fair looking 4lb for that, so with ground to suit he is respected. The same goes for Paraguay, who likes the ground and is up 5lb for a Goodwood victory. Bath scorer Cool Ebony will need a career best to follow up from this mark, while Mumbleswerve is an unknown quantity on turf to all intents and purposes, and will be interesting if backed. It's an open contest then but Intersky Charm is the one for us.
Formwatch
Intersky Charm (USA) 4-1fav (8-13) Towards rear, headway over 2f out on outer, led briefly inside final furlong, headed last 75 yards, 2nd of 9, nk behind Wigwam Willie (9-4) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Cool Ebony 15-2 (9-2) Led 1f, tracked leaders after, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, driven out, won at Bath 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May beating Unlimited (8-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Mumbleswerve (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and hung left final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Glencalvie (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcap (5) gd.
Paraguay (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Held up, effort and headway on outside 2f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Follow The Flag (9-6) by 1l, 11 ran.
Penryn 40-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, always rear, 15th of 16, 35l behind Goodbye Mr Bond (9-9) at York 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Ninth House (USA) 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride and behind, soon chased along, never on terms, 8th of 11, 8l behind Yamal (9-3) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-75 (5) frm.
Emirate Isle 16-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, staying on when not much room inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2l behind Flying Valentino (9-1) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
It's A Dream (FR) 7-2fav (8-10) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Hamilton 1m hcap (5) gf beating El Dececy (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Overrule (USA) 12-1 (8-11) Pushed along over 4f out, always in rear, 10th of 12, 7l behind Daaweitza (9-0) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.