Racecards
13:40 Doncaster
Eden Farm Hulley's Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 31y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,700 added
- Winner: £7,343
- 2nd: £2,156
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £539
- Form 112267
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Bridget Andrews
in rear in 4th, outpaced from 11th, tailed off before 4 out
- Form 122-121
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey J J Burke
tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 3 out, led 2 out, headed last, no extra towards finish
- Form 1/U65P-9
- Age 9
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Danny Cook
led, mistake 9th and 10th, headed 2 out, weakened before last
- Form 451-352
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leader, ridden before 2 out, led last, kept on towards finish
- Form 30/76BP-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey R P McLernon
NonRunner
- Form 3/11D5-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer T R Gretton
- Jockey B S Hughes
NonRunner
- Form 444244-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Miss P Robson
- Jockey Henry Brooke
NonRunner
- Form 23126-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Craig Nichol
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Katgary finished second over 2m here last year when 5lb higher but is best watched returning from a lay-off. NIGHTFLY has run six times over fences and is yet to finish out of the first two. She’s won three of those races and may be capable of defying a 5lb rise for her latest success at Wetherby. Too Many Diamonds has lost his way and Greybougg remains out of sorts but Buster Thomas went close at Wincanton earlier this month and Kauto Riko could easily bounce back from being pulled up at Aintree. Slanelough wasn’t disgraced on his chasing debut at Carlisle but Bouvreuil has left the Nicholls yard after flattering to deceive last season.
Formwatch
Too Many Diamonds (IRE) 25-1 (11-8) Held up, not fluent 10th, effort next, not fluent 12th, no impression 3 out, 7th of 11, 22 3/4l behind Touch Kick (11-1) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Nightfly 5-2jfav (11-12) Tracked leaders, headway to lead 2 out, ridden and ran on, won at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Copper West (11-4) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Greybougg 33-1 (11-3) Led, not fluent 6th (water), mistake and headed next, chased leader until approaching 4 out where mistake, weakened, 9th of 13, dist behind Siruh Du Lac (11-0) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Buster Thomas (IRE) 2-1fav (11-8) Chased leaders, 2nd 4 out, led narrowly next, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Capeland (12-1) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Bouvreuil (FR) 14-1 (11-2) Mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next, at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Apr.
Kauto Riko (FR) 20-1 (11-0) Slithered badly on landing 1st and soon pulled up, at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Katgary (FR) 9-2 (11-12) Led until after 2nd, remained prominent, effort 3 out, weakened before last, last of 4, 27l behind Sakhee's City (11-6) at Newcastle 2m hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
Slanelough (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Held up in touch in rear, pushed along in 4th when hit 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 5, 17l behind Delire D'Estruval (11-2) at Carlisle 2m (3) gd in Oct.