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16:45 Doncaster

William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Conditions Stakes (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 43y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,450
  • 2nd: £3,728
  • 3rd: £1,864
  • 4th: £932
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.42s
  • Off Time: 16:45:34
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Fox Tal

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Elwazir

    9/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Black, orange seams and sleeves, black cap

      Big Country (IRE)

      18 p D
      33/1
      • Form 22-2495
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 106

      held up in touch in rear, wide and headway entering final 2f, kept on one pace final furlong

      2(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Elwazir

      111 h D
      9/1
      • Form 24/115-6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 105

      soon led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong

      3(3)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Loxley (IRE)

      186 D
      6/5
      • Form 21102-5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 112

      tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      4(5)
      Silk - Yellow, large Black spots and spots on cap

      Willie John

      85 CD
      5/2
      • Form 1/17-420
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 106

      close up, pushed along and effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

      Walkinthesand (IRE)

      4 D
      4/1
      • Form 225174
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 108

      tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong

      6(2)
      Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star

      Fox Tal

      319
      16/1
      • Form 3143-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 105

      held up in touch, headway on inner over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, carried head high and quickened to lead inside final furlong, pushed out

      Previous results

      2018
      (1)
      Silk -

      Euginio (IRE)

      11/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      2017
      (3)
      Silk -

      Mount Logan (IRE)

      2/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2

      2016
      (2)
      Silk -

      Mount Logan (IRE)

      13/8
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-8

      In depth

      Verdict

      A conditions stakes complicated by the fact that a couple of the likely fancied runners are returning from a lengthy lay-off. Fox Tal ended his first season running in a Group 1 at Saint-Cloud but that was 11 months ago. Loxley has been gelded since running at the highest level in Dubai in March but won a Group 2 last year at Deauville. Walkinthesand makes a quick reappearance after finishing fourth at Haydock on Saturday but Elwazir is not proven outside of handicap company. Big Country has finished last in his last two starts but WILLIE JOHN is a previous course and distance winner who can be forgiven his run on soft going at Royal Ascot and he might be the value.

      Formwatch

      Big Country (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Held up in 4th place, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, eased inside final furlong, last of 5, 10 3/4l behind Raakib Alhawa (8-11) at Windsor 1m 3f lst stks (1) gf in Aug.

      Elwazir 9-2 (9-0) Led, pushed along and headed 3f out, hung right and lost 2nd over 2f out, continued to hang right, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 9l behind Regal Reality (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.

      Loxley (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) 5th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Dream Castle (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 1 stks gd in Mar.

      Willie John 10-1 (9-3) Keen raced wide close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 14th of 16, 18 1/4l behind Addeybb (9-3) at Ascot 1m 2f lst stks (1) sft in Jun.

      Walkinthesand (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 5l behind Great Scot (8-12) at Haydock 1m Grp 3 (1) sft in Sep.

      Fox Tal (8-13) 3rd of 10, 1l behind Wonderment (8-10) at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f Grp 1 stks gs in Oct.