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17:10 Doncaster

Williamhillcasino.com March Handicap (Class 4)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 60y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 16.76s
  • Off Time: 17:10:13
  • 17 Ran
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6/1

    1(14)
    Silk - White and purple diamonds, purple sleeves, white diabolo, white cap, purple diamonds

    Kings Quay

    22 pt
    12/1
    • Form 28076-5
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 85

    held up in touch, driven and effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out

    2(2)
    Silk - Pink, Black epaulets, hooped sleeves, Pink cap, Black star

    Suits Me

    140 CDD
    6/1
    • Form 173511-
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 84

    led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

    4(19)
    Silk - Red, White cross belts, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
    • Form 102-6
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-2
    • Official Rating 83

    in touch, keen hold, headway 3f out, weakened 1f out

    5(5)
    Silk - Red, Grey triple diamond
    25/1
    • Form 3509-86
    • Age 7
    • Weight 9-1
    • Official Rating 82

    always prominent, led well over 1f out, soon hard ridden, kept on well under pressure

    6(8)
    Silk - Cambridge Blue, Purple sleeves, Black cap, Gold spots
    10/1
    • Form 6822-36
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-1
    • Official Rating 82

    mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace

    7(7)
    Silk - Light blue, red and white striped sleeves, red cap, white seams, blue hoop
    22/1
    • Form 000/485-
    • Age 8
    • Weight 9-1
    • Official Rating 82

    always mid-division

    9(11)
    Silk - Light Green, Dark Blue striped sleeves, White cap
    • Form 459-142
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 79

    held up in touch, effort 3f out, soon weakened

    10(20)
    Silk - Yellow, Black and Yellow striped sleeves, White cap
    8/1
    • Form 2/19438-
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 79

    held up towards rear, switched right and headway well over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish

    11(13)
    Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc and armlets, White cap
    40/1
    • Form 170509-
    • Age 8
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 79

    held up towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous

    12(6)
    Silk - Sky Blue, Scarlet hoop, striped sleeves, Scarlet cap

    Cleaver

    245 BFD
    11/2
    • Form 433229-
    • Age 7
    • Weight 8-11
    • Official Rating 78

    held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, never on terms

    13(4)
    Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue cross belts, striped sleeves, Light Blue cap

    Quince (IRE)

    147 v
    18/1
    • Form 746400-
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-11
    • Official Rating 78

    held up in touch, headway over 3f out, hard ridden and stayed on well under pressure

    14(1)
    Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow hollow box, hooped sleeves, Red cap
    8/1
    • Form 4260/81-
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 76

    held up mid-division, driven and headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

    15(17)
    Silk - Dark Blue and Red (quartered), White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Red and White quartered cap
    16/1
    • Form 560955-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 8-8
    • Official Rating 75

    held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression

    16(10)
    Silk - Royal Blue and White diamonds, Red sleeves, Royal Blue diamonds, White cap, Red diamonds
    8/1
    • Form 056202-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 8-8
    • Official Rating 75

    held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened

    17(12)
    Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap
    20/1
    • Form 45125/1-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 8-8
    • Official Rating 75

    held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway when bumped over 2f out, never dangerous

    18(9)
    Silk - Purple, Emerald Green epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, Purple armlets, Emerald Green cap
    14/1
    • Form 7796F-7
    • Age 9
    • Weight 8-7
    • Official Rating 74

    held up in rear, some late headway, never nearer

    20(15)
    Silk - Pink, Red seams, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Red star
    50/1
    • Form 825000-
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-4
    • Official Rating 71

    always behind

    3(16)
    NR
    • Form 311116-
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 84

    Nonrunner

    8(18)
    NR

    Danski

    117
    • Form 17/8049-
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 80

    Nonrunner

    19(3)
    NR
    • Form 324540-
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-6
    • Official Rating 73

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    Another big field for this handicap where an inside draw should help and Suits Me looks the one to beat, while Painted Sky may present the biggest danger. The selection acts well with cut and comes here seeking a hat-trick after a c&d success in October followed up at Ayr. A 9lb rise for those to wins looks fair enough and he does go well fresh so with a decent inside pitch he can score. Painted Sky is another with a decent draw and 5lb higher than his latest race on the level, a Wolverhampton win. He remains in good nick though with a Huntingdon hurdles win last week and he should be thereabouts. Lunar Promise has been trained for this since a Lingfield win in January, for which he went up 6lb, though he has to prove he handles the ground. Intersky Charm is stepped up now and that can elicit some improvement. He handles Southwell's slowish fibresand so that may help him here, but in reality he has to prove that he too handles slower ground on turf. The groudn is probably against Northern Sky and Basra won't find things easy in that regard, while Cleaver will be very much at home and may prove a big danger from this mark. An intriguing contest then, and Suits Me gets the nod.

    Formwatch

    Kings Quay 12-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 13l behind Millville (9-12) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb.

    Suits Me 5-2 (9-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, won at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Nov beating Hawkit (8-9) by 3/4l, 7 ran.

    Northern Spy (USA) 11-4 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Mataram (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.

    Granston (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 9l behind Denbera Dancer (8-5) at Southwell 1m hcap (4) fbs in Feb.

    Basra (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) In rear, ran on towards finish, never nearer, 6th of 12, 3l behind Dansant (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Feb.

    Cruise Director 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and edged right 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 4l behind Tcherina (8-2) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.

    Intersky Charm (USA) 9-2 (8-12) Held up behind leaders, effort when outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Denbera Dancer (8-5) at Southwell 1m hcap (4) fbs in Feb.

    First Buddy 16-1 (8-4) Led, headed over 3f out, soon under pressure and weakened, 8th of 9, 16l behind Habalwatan (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Oct.

    Lucayan Dancer 28-1 (9-2) Held up, raced stand side entering straight, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace, 9th of 18, 12l behind Jewelled Dagger (8-9) at York 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.

    Cleaver 7-2fav (8-12) Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge, 9th of 11, 21l behind Spanish Hidalgo (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) hvy in Jul.

    Quince (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Started very slowly, always behind, last of 13, 13l behind Night Hour (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Oct.

    Painted Sky 50-1 (9-0) In rear when slightly hampered soon after start, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out to lead well inside final furlong, won at W'hampton 7f hcap (5) pol in Dec beating Teasing (9-4) by a hd, 11 ran.

    Davenport (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 15, 1/2l behind Sforzando (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Nov.

    Prince Samos (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on well, just held, 2nd of 15, hd behind Suits Me (9-13) at Doncaster 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (4) gd in Oct.

    Lunar Promise (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Held up, headway to lead just over 3f out, hard pressed final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan '07 beating Samarinda (8-13) by 1/2l, 14 ran.

    Krugerrand (USA) 25-1 (9-2) Held up and keen, headway over 1f out and weaved way through, no further impression final furlong, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Prime Number (8-7) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Feb.

    Old Romney 33-1 (9-0) Always behind, 14th of 15, 11l behind Sforzando (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Nov.

    Lobengula (IRE) 6-4fav (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 6, 15l behind Hoh Wotanite (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Dec.

    Danski 4-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 6l behind Councellor (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.

    Pretty Demanding (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression from 3f out, 15th of 18, 20l behind Rockys Choice (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 6f hcp 60-92 gf in Oct.