Racecards
17:00 Doncaster
Pegler Yorkshire Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 128y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
Smith's Bay
43- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, in 5th over 1f out, no impression
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey J J Burke
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, soon lost place
- Form 2-42
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Kielan Woods
tracked leaders, went 3rd over 2f out, kept on to lead towards finish
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
in touch, weakened over 2f out
- Form 6-6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey G Sheehan
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish
- Form 13
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Sally Haynes
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on to take 3rd place towards finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
This probably isn’t as competitive as the first division and it may be worth taking a chance on newcomer LARCH HILL, who has plenty of stamina in his pedigree and hails from a yard with a good strike-rate in contests like this. Smith's Bay won on soft going at Taunton last month and is unlikely to be far away again. Skidoosh beat Daydream Aulmes on his debut at Worcester and led for a long way in a much better race at Cheltenham next time but collateral form leaves him with little in hand on Rooster Cogburn. Newcastle winner Star Of Lanka appeared to have his limitations exposed at Musselburgh.
Formwatch
Skidoosh 6-1 (11-0) Led, headed over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 19 3/4l behind Crooks Peak (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m lst (1) sft in Nov.
Smith's Bay 5-2fav (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway from 6f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on, comfortably, won at Taunton 2m (5) sft in Jan beating Hey Bud (11-5) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Braddan Head Recharge gelding out of Solid Land.
Daydream Aulmes (FR) 11-2 (11-0) Held up, steady headway tracking leaders inside final mile, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 5l behind Article Fifty (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m (6) gs in Nov.
Larch Hill (IRE) Presenting gelding out of Misty Move.
Rooster Cogburn (IRE) 17-2 (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along and effort 3f out, no impression, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Crooks Peak (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) gd in Oct.
Sharp Getaway (IRE) Getaway gelding out of Thanks Noel.
Star Of Lanka (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 8 1/4l behind I'm To Blame (11-11) at Musselburgh 2m (5) sft in Jan.
Ask Paddington (IRE) Ask gelding out of Dual Obsession.