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14:00 Doncaster

Saxton Mee Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 1.38s
  • Off Time: 14:01:14
  • 18 Ran
1
Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, Pink cap
25/1
  • Form 1-493F5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 110

held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last

2
Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), White sleeves
16/1
  • Form 4F-517
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 109

held up mid-division, weakened approaching 2 out

3
Silk - White, Light Blue stars, Light Blue sleeves, White stars and stars on cap
12/1
  • Form 2138-16
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 108

held up, headway to lead 3 out, driven out

4
Silk - Royal Blue and White stripes, White sleeves
  • Form 52F334
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 107

held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

5
Silk - BLACK and WHITE stripes, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE striped sleeves
  • Form 0705-63
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 104

held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, kept on from last

6
Silk - Dark Blue, White braces, sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 6335
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 104

held up in touch, chased leaders 3 out, weakened flat

7
Silk - Light blue, brown stripe and armlets
  • Form 59523-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 104

held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

8
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow cross belts, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue stars and stars on cap
13/2
  • Form 154321
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 102

held up mid-division, headway and every chance 3 out, weakened approaching last

9
Silk - Black, Maroon braces, Maroon cap
  • Form 29340/P-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 100

held up towards rear, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

10
Silk - Yellow, Red seams and sleeves, Red and Yellow hooped cap
25/1
  • Form 2-61337
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 97

close up, led 2nd, headed 3 out, weakening when unseated rider 2 out

11
Silk - PINK, large PURPLE spots, PINK sleeves, PURPLE spots, PINK cap, PURPLE spots

Ishismart

20 D
8/1
  • Form 5-44412
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 99

held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on flat

12
Silk - GREEN, GOLD sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form F53003
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 97

led, headed 2nd, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last

13
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

Helieorbea

14 D
7/1
  • Form 143
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 112

tracked leaders and keen, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

14
Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green stars, Dark Blue sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Emerald Green star
14/1
  • Form 378F-89
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 95

held up, headway approaching 3 out, weakened soon after

15
Silk - Dark Green, Beige striped sleeves, Dark Green cap, Beige star
  • Form 62345-P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 95

chased leaders, weakened and pulled up before 4 out

16
Silk - Maroon, White hoop, striped sleeves, White cap
100/1
  • Form 540-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 90

held up, effort approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next

17
Silk - Dark green and yellow (quartered), chevrons on sleeves, dark green cap
  • Form 6969-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 90

held up mid-division, ridden and lost place approaching 3 out, soon tailed off and pulled up

18
Silk - Red, Emerald Green braces, White cap
  • Form P32323
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 108

held up mid-division, headway 3 out, stayed on from last

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

The majority of the field are unexposed but WESTSTERN is heading in the right direction and is suggested ahead of Coeur De Fou and Troubletimestwo. The Southern raider has taken some time to get the hang of hurdling and his recent success was just his second in seventeen attempts but he had gone close prior to that and finally looks to be heading in the right direction. Coeur De Fou ran on strongly to narrowly miss out in a Cheltenham handicap for which he's only been raised by 3lbs. That was his most encouraging performance since debut and he should go close if he can build on that. Troubletimestwo is due to race from a higher mark in future having finished close up in a falsely run race at Sandown but his form is working out relatively well and the performance may not flatter him. Helieorbea is also ahead of the assessor and may be better suited by this galloping track whilst Ishismart has run well over hurdles the last twice and can't be left out of calculations. A good number of these are open to improvement but there's less guesswork involved in siding with the more exposed Weststern.

Formwatch

Cocoa Key (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, no impression from next, 5th of 16, 18l behind Quantitativeeasing (11-0) at Newcastle 2m NH Maiden Hurdle (4-6yo) (5) gs in Nov.

Vincenzio (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Mid-division, hit 7th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 7th of 9, 36l behind Zabeel Palace (10-8) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.

Stagecoach Pearl 7-1 (11-2) Led, clear approaching 2nd, hit 5th, ridden after 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, soon beaten, 6th of 12, 16l behind Skylancer (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.

Sadler's Star (GER) 2-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching last, no extra flat, 4th of 5, 7l behind Classic Chic (10-9) at Leicester 2m 4f 4yo clm hdl (4) gd in Nov.

Coeur De Fou (FR) 25-1 (10-8) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and hit 3 out, headway approaching last, kept on under pressure flat, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Zafranagar (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m nov hcp hdl (3) sft in Nov.

Points of View 14-1 (10-12) Pulled hard, held up towards rear, struggling 3 out, never dangerous, 5th of 10, 26l behind Sereth (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.

Latin Scholar (IRE) 11-1 (10-8) Held up mid-division, jumped slowly throughout, under pressure 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 19l behind Simply Blue (11-7) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.

Weststern (GER) 7-2fav (10-6) Held up in touch, good headway to chase leader 2 out, ridden to lead last, ran on, won at Fakenham 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Nov beating Chalice Welcome (10-3) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.

Abstract Folly (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Held up, ridden 11th, well behind when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Tell Henry (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf in Nov '08, 9 ran.

Midnite Blews (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, well behind Washington Irving (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Nov.

Ishismart 9-2 (11-4) Prominent, led after 3rd, blundered 4 out, ridden and mistake last, headed close home, 2nd of 7, hd behind Manjam (10-13) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl (4) sft in Nov.

Bocciani (GER) 33-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out until approaching last, one pace, 3rd of 13, 6l behind High Stand Lad (11-4) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Nov.

Helieorbea 8-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on from last, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Carlito Brigante (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.

Shinnecock Bay 25-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, headway after 3 out, soon chasing leaders, weakened before last, 9th of 13, 25l behind Calzaghe (11-8) at Kempton 2m Conditional Novice Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (3yo+) (4) gs in Nov.

Grand Article (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Mid-division, weakened soon after 6th, tailed off when pulled up approaching 2 out, in a race won by Ready To Crown (11-5) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Nov, 16 ran.

Montiyra (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Chased leader, moderate 2nd halfway, dropped to 3rd approaching 4 out, ridden in 5th and no extra 3 out, soon weakened, 14th of 20, well behind The God Of Love (11-12) at Tipperary 2m mdn hdl gf in Jun '08.

Ana Buachaill Dana 66-1 (10-12) Always behind, not fluent, mistake 4th, no chance when slightly hampered 3 out, 11th of 12, well behind Menorah (10-12) at Warwick 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.

Troubletimestwo (FR) 12-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led 4th, soon headed, led approaching 2 out, headed before last, weakened flat, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Spunk (11-0) at Sandown 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) sft.