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14:45 Doncaster

Doncaster Racecourse Sponsorship Club Handicap Hurdle (Class D)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 53.70s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, Dark Green star, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 6155-10
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, weakened last

2
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue hoop
  • Form PP-2521
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-9

held up, headway 4 out, ridden and effort 2 out, weakened approaching last

3
Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow check, Yellow sleeves
  • Form P1-4120
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8

chased leader, pushed along 3 out, ridden and weakened next

4
Silk - PINK, BLACK chevron, BLACK and PINK hooped sleeves, BLACK cap, WHITE spots
12/1
  • Form 1213-60
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-8

led, shaken up approaching 3 out, ridden next, headed last, kept on to press winner flat

5
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue chevron, Dark Blue and Yellow diabolo on sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 22D313
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

mid-division, headway 3 out, challenged next, ridden to lead last, held on under pressure flat

6
Silk - White, Dark Blue diamond, Dark Blue and Red check sleeves and cap
  • Form 40P3-40
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

always behind

7
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow chevron, armlets and cap
20/1
  • Form 4P-420U
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

held up, headway 3 out, every chance next, ridden and kept on one pace flat

8
Silk - Pink, Purple epaulets
25/1
  • Form 1F3F/
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1

in rear, mistakes 4th and 5th, outpaced 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out

9
Silk - Grey, Red star and stars on cap
33/1
  • Form 0F-000P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-13

chased leaders until lost place 4 out, tailed off from next

10
Silk - Dark blue and white diabolo, red sleeves, dark blue cap
  • Form 3011BP
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

mid-division, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, stayed on strongly from next, nearest finish

In depth

Verdict

Marked Man will find this more his level after finding the company too hot at Aintree, but the one they all have to beat is Day Du Roy from the powerful Jonjo O'Neill yard. The five-year-old, a winner over fences in France, took his time to acclimatize when coming over to this country and after some uninspiring efforts over two-miles, he showed his true colours when stepped up in trip at Haydock last month, when winning with plenty in hand. The Handicapper has reacted by raising him 10lbs for that victory, but such was his supremacy that day, the extra weight is unlikely to halt his progress. O'Neill will know where he stands with Meldrum Star, as he beat the stables Gimmick at Chepstow over a similar trip to today's. Meldrum Star hasn't been disgraced in defeat since and will be a threat to all. Bolshoi Ballet needs to put behind him a poor run at Newbury to be competitive here, while Diamond Joshua is sure to be sharper for his outing behind Konker last week, but he has gone over two-years since he last put his head in front. Bolton Barrie has done his winning on a fast surface and Peachy, who is from a stable that is finding winners hard to come by, will surely need this run, his first since March last year. So, with more to come from Day Du Roy, he gets the vote to see off his rivals.