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13:10 Doncaster

Bass Tyre Services Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 128y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,800 added
  • Winner: £9,357
  • 2nd: £2,748
  • 3rd: £1,374
  • 4th: £687
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 59.30s
  • Off Time: 13:10:42
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, White seams and sleeves, Purple cap
9/4
  • Form 1/7-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 126

held up, effort when mistake and slightly hampered 3 out, no impression on winner next, kept on, just lost out in duel for 2nd

2
Silk - Red, Emerald Green star
  • Form 152604
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 126

held up, not fluent 5th, effort 3 out, no impression on winner next, kept on, just prevailed in duel for 2nd

3
Silk - Dark blue, light blue stripe, light blue and dark blue hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 41F2F-P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 125

chased winner, not fluent 5th, 3 lengths down when fell 3 out

4
Silk - Light Blue and Emerald Green diamonds, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap, Emerald Green diamond
11/4
  • Form 4-P313F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 122

held up in rear, pulled hard, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4th, hampered 3 out, soon switched right, modest 4th next

7
Silk - Red and yellow stripes, yellow sleeves, red stars, yellow cap, red star
  • Form 731237
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 115

made all, clear approaching 2 out, unchallenged

8
Silk - Pink and grey check, grey sleeves
  • Form 32174-P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 112

tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, hampered 3 out, soon weakened

5
NR
9/4
  • Form 5-3122
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 122

NonRunner

6
NR
  • Form 32121/5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 120

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Cosmeapolitan has been lightly raced over hurdles but did win in 2016. However, Alan King also runs Harefield, who didn’t handle heavy going at Sandown on his reappearance and was pulled up. He was second to the useful Delire d’Estruval at Towcester last season and won at Warwick and a reproduction of that form would put him in the firing-line. Haafapiece fell in that Sandown race but may have been placed had he stood up so can’t be ignored. Mister Universum is only a pound higher than when last successful so also warrants respect but SHIROCCAN ROLL came up against a subsequent winner at Wincanton and is feasibly handicapped so gets the nod.

Formwatch

Cosmeapolitan 7-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Caspar The Cub (8-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Nov.

Mister Universum (GER) 14-1 (12-0) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, every chance next, one pace and held in 4th flat, 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Snapdragon Fire (11-11) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.

Harefield (IRE) 11-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, mistake 5th, well beaten after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Sandown 2m hcp (3) hvy in Nov.

Haafapiece 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division, effort before 3 out, disputing 2nd when blundered 2 out, no impression on winner, fell last, at Sandown 2m hcp (3) hvy in Nov.

Chieftain's Choice (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, kept on, no extra close home, 7th of 16, 5 3/4l behind Storm Rising (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.

Shine Baby Shine 33-1 (10-6) Jumped slowly 1st, held up towards rear, headway on outside into mid-division 5th, dropped to last pair when jumped slowly 7th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.

Shiroccan Roll 9-4 (11-4) Sweating, raced keenly, chased leaders, led 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Grand Sancy (11-8) at Wincanton 1m 7f (3) gd in Nov.

Furiously Fast (IRE) 20-1 (12-3) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led 2 out, soon headed, beaten before last, 5th of 9, at Hereford 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.