Racecards
14:00 Doncaster
SBK Gold Trophy Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 115y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £12,853
- 2nd: £5,921
- 3rd: £2,959
- 4th: £1,482
- Form 1/3524-5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 122
chased leader until jumped slowly 4th, chased leaders, weakening when mistake 10th, driven and behind soon after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 7-P4P3P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey Aaron Anderson
held up, unseated rider 1st
- Form 2222P3
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
held up in last pair, hit 9th, headway 11th, went 3rd after 3 out, ridden before next, stayed on same pace
- Form 953411
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
tended to jump right, led and soon clear, reduced lead before 4 out, headed next, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly, 4th and tired when fell 2 out
- Form 1553P3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey William Shanahan
always behind, tailed off when blundered 4 out
- Form 21-8172
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
chased leaders, went 3rd before 9th, went right next, ridden and weakened before 4 out
- Form 3-11122
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
held up in 5th on inside, closer in 3rd at 11th, 2nd soon after 3 out, hung left and and chance 2 out, ridden and no extra before last
- Form 46-8136
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 115
raced wide in 3rd, went 2nd next, led and impeded by lose horse 3 out, 3 lengths ahead last, driven clear
- Form 1311P3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
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Verdict
This is a competitive novices’ handicap. Baron De Midleton is 0-12 over fences but has gone close on a few occasions and should be thereabouts again. Global Fame was thrown in at the deep end at Chepstow but is conceding weight all round here. Broadway Joe is having a rare run away from Musselburgh but is 14lb better off for a seven-length defeat by DOUGLAS TALKING (NAP) at that track last month. Lucinda Russell’s six-year-old has since bolted up at Sandown, however, and may be the more progressive. Cilluirid may be too high in the weights now but Ahead Of The Field is a pound lower than when second to a subsequent winner here in January and Lakota Warrior should make a chaser.
Formwatch
Global Fame (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Held up, ridden 5 out, plugged on one pace, 5th of 12, dist behind Pats Fancy (11-6) at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Zoffalee (FR) 50-1 (9-2) Dwelt and soon switched left, always towards rear, slightly hampered after 1 1/2f, ridden and no extra 2f out, never a factor, last of 14, 14 1/2l behind Picpoul (8-6) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Nov.
Baron De Midleton (IRE) 5-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd from 10th, led before not fluent 2 out, headed approaching last, lost 2nd last strides, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Just Call Me Al (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Douglas Talking (IRE) 15-8fav (10-4) Travelled strongly, made all, hit 2 out, clear at the last, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Sandown 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb beating Torpillo (11-12) by 3l, 5 ran.
O Connell Street (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) In rear, steady headway 8th, ridden after 3 out, kept on but never reached challenging position, 3rd of 6, 12 3/4l behind Nocte Volatus (11-3) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Ahead Of The Field (IRE) 3-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, jumped right 2nd, midfield 6th, progress to chase leader 10th, ridden 3 out, modest 2nd 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 6, 8 1/2l behind Nocte Volatus (11-3) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Broadway Joe (IRE) 6-5fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, chased winner next, held when mistake last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 7l behind Douglas Talking (10-13) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Lakota Warrior (IRE) 1-2fav (11-7) Tracked leaders in 5th, closer on inside into 3rd before 3 out, mistake and weakened next, 6th of 15, 16 1/2l behind Fortunedefortunata (11-0) at Ludlow 2m (4) gs in Feb.
Cilluirid (IRE) 15-2 (11-9) Raced wide close up, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 13l behind Can You Call (11-12) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Feb.