Racecards
13:27 Doncaster
Ice Cream Direct Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 214y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £11,700 added
- Winner: £6,179
- 2nd: £2,843
- 3rd: £1,422
- 4th: £711
- Form 3/2P32P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey David Bass
chased leader, untidy 4th, led briefly before 11th where slow, mistake 13th, ridden and lost ground 4 out, weakened after 3 out
- Form 1/1122P-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey C Gethings
raced in last, not fluent 3rd, jumped right 5th, good jump 13th, went second and clear with leader from 4 out, going easily in behind leader 2 out, shaken up to lead before last, went clear run-in, comfortably
- Form P4/4120-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
led, bad mistake and almost unseated 9th, not fluent and headed 10th, dropped to last 11th, slow 12th, lost touch after 13th, switched right and rallied after 3 out, no chance when bad mistake 2 out, weakened
- Form 6/P61-P1
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey J M Quinlan
raced in third, joined leaders 10th, led before next, went clear with winner from 4 out, shaken up going okay 2 out, ridden and headed before last where not fluent, kept on but no match for winner
In depth
Formwatch
Bugise Seagull (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, driven after 3 out, no headway, well beaten from 2 out, pulled up before last, at Cheltenham 3m hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Moon Rocket (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Not that fluent, led until before 2nd, led next, headed 5th, hit next, led after 7th, headed 8th, mistake 9th, led 4 out, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Aintree 3m 1f (1) gd in Apr.
Henri The Second (FR) 16-1 (11-5) Held up in mid-division, headway when mistake 2 out, soon hung left and weakened, 17th of 24, 30 1/4l behind Doddiethegreat (11-2) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Hurricane Bay 11-2 (12-2) In touch, improved 12th, went 3rd before 4 out, switched right and pressed leaders 2 out, soon ridden to lead, faced challenge flat, kept on well, won at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Abingworth (10-13) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.