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14:35 Doncaster

Betway Achilles Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 3y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,500 added
  • Winner: £14,461
  • 2nd: £5,482
  • 3rd: £2,744
  • 4th: £1,367
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.64s
  • Off Time: 14:36:58
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

El Astronaute (IRE)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Tarboosh

    8/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, white sleeves, black stars and cap

      Dakota Gold

      253 D
      7/4
      • Form 111121-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 110

      last to break, in rear but in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten

      2(3)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Copper Knight (IRE)

      8 t D
      9/2
      • Form 57032-2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 106

      broke first, prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

      3(2)
      Silk - Maroon, Mauve epaulets

      El Astronaute (IRE)

      252 D
      9/2
      • Form 125853-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 110

      made virtually all, driven and joined inside final furlong, stayed on gamely, holding 2nd towards finish

      4(5)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue striped sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow hooped cap

      Final Venture

      298 D
      18/1
      • Form 3/22220-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 101

      prominent, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

      6(1)
      Silk - Royal blue, orange hoops, dark blue sleeves, yellow stars, pink cap, royal blue stars

      Tarboosh

      244 DCD
      8/1
      • Form 588121-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 105

      held up, headway over 1f out, soon edged right, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish

      7(7)
      Silk - Grey

      Lady In France

      229 D
      4/1
      • Form 12418-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 100

      held up, driven over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong

      5(4)
      NR

      Rocket Action

      201 t D
      7/1
      • Form 041211-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 103

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      DAKOTA GOLD developed into a very useful sprinter last year. He won in this grade at York and Ascot after rattling up a hat-trick in handicaps and is fancied to give weight to his rivals in this. El Astronaute is very tough and won twice in Ireland last year. He was third in the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp in October and that is probably the best piece of form on offer. Tarboosh has a terrific strike-rate but this looks too hot for the seven-year-old. Copper Knight ran well at Newmarket last week but would have preferred quicker going and Rocket Action is an all-weather specialist.

      Formwatch

      Dakota Gold 15-8fav (9-3) Raced keenly, made all, ridden and hung left over 1f out, ran on gamely, unchallenged, won at Ascot 5f lst stks (1) sft in Oct beating Arecibo (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.

      Copper Knight (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Raced wide tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 12, shd behind Makanah (9-1) at Newmarket 5f hcp (2) gf in Jun.

      El Astronaute (IRE) (9-10) 3rd of 16, 3 1/4l behind Glass Slippers (9-7) at ParisLongchamp 5f Grp 1 sft in Oct.

      Final Venture 12-1 (9-10) Held up stand side, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 22, 9 3/4l behind Dakota Gold (9-10) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

      Tarboosh 10-11fav (9-5) Steadied start, tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, shaken up to lead on bit inside final furlong, pushed out (hand time), won at Musselburgh 5f stks (3) sft in Oct beating Copper Knight (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.

      Lady In France (8-9) 8th of 15, 5 1/2l behind Trois Mille (8-12) at Maisons-Laffitte 6f Grp 3 gs in Oct.

      Rocket Action 5-2fav (9-3) Held up, travelled well, headway on inside over 1f out, led entering final furlong, held on, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (2) pol in Nov beating Corinthia Knight (9-7) by hd, 8 ran.