Racecards
14:20 Doncaster
Stobart Doncaster Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) (Class 1)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £100,000 added
- Winner: £56,710
- 2nd: £21,500
- 3rd: £10,760
- 4th: £5,360
- Form 133-113
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey S De Sousa
dwelt, tracked leader, led over 3f out, pressed 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 26-7420
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Louis Beuzelin
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased
- Form 5-65426
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey G Baker
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish
- Form 13-4122
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey G Lee
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd place towards finish
- Form 308103
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey N Callan
tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, challenged 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 10-7394
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey W Buick
held up towards rear and keen, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 31-2319
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J M Oxx
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression
- Form 15-4471
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey E Ahern
held up mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on
- Form 1-80300
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey J P Spencer
dwelt, held up in rear, faltered over 4f out, soon pulled up
- Form 122-244
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon not much room, stayed on from over 1f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Verdict
Saddler's Rock had Askar Tau behind when beaten less than a length by COLOUR VISION in the Ascot Gold Cup and beat Marcus Tregoning's stayer by a length in the Goodwood Cup subsequently, when the Godolphin horse was only third under a penalty. The latter has to concede weight to his rivals again here but this step back up in distance is very much in his favour and, undoubtedly the class act, he's fancied to come out on top today as Saddler's Rock ran a shocker at York last month when Times Up, who'd finished well beaten at Goodwood, got the better of High Jinx. Last year's St Leger hero Masked Marvel has been a huge disappointment this season and again dropped away tamely behind Mount Athos at Newbury last time. He's now tried in blinkers but they'll have to spark major improvement. Hurricane Higgins won over 2m5f at Goodwood last month so will be running on when others have cried enough and makes more appeal than fellow out-and-out stayers Aaim To Prosper and Never Can Tell but the three-year-old Repeater appears to have plenty to find, despite the allowances.
Formwatch
Colour Vision (FR) 5-2 (9-11) Held up off the pace in 4th, pushed along over 4f out, stayed on final 2f, driven to 3rd and hung right over 1f out, went 2nd final 120 yards, no extra in 3rd final 75 yards, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Saddler's Rock (9-7) at Goodwood 2m Grp 2 (1) gd in Aug.
Aaim To Prosper (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, headway into mid-division 12f out, went 4th halfway, closed on leaders inside final 6f, ridden and weakened over 4f out, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Saddler's Rock (9-7) at Goodwood 2m Grp 2 (1) gd in Aug.
Askar Tau (FR) 16-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 10l behind Times Up (9-1) at York 2m Grp 2 (1) gs in Aug.
High Jinx (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, always held, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Times Up (9-1) at York 2m Grp 2 (1) gs in Aug.
Hurricane Higgins (IRE) 15-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, went 3rd 12f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, no chance over 1f out, lost 2nd final 100 yards, rallied, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Rumh (9-3) at Goodwood 2m hcp 105 (2) gd.
Masked Marvel 3-1 (9-4) Tracked pacemaker, closed 5f out, led 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened and lost 3rd over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 12l behind Mount Athos (9-4) at Newbury 1m 5f Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
Saddler's Rock (IRE) 13-8fav (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 27l behind Times Up (9-1) at York 2m Grp 2 (1) gs in Aug.
Times Up 11-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at York 2m Grp 2 (1) gs in Aug beating High Jinx (9-1) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Never Can Tell (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Disputed lead, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 16l behind Tominator (9-0) at Chester 1m 5f listed hcp 0-110 (1) gd.
Repeater 7-2fav (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway when switched and not clear run over 1f out, ran on closing stages, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 4l behind Caravan Rolls On (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.