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15:45 Doncaster

Racing Post Trophy (Group 1) (Str) (Class 1)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £200,000 added
  • Winner: £113,420
  • 2nd: £43,000
  • 3rd: £21,520
  • 4th: £10,720
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.19s
  • Off Time: 15:45:32
  • 7 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Pink, emerald green chevron, halved sleeves, pink and emerald green quartered cap
7/2
  • Form 112
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 111

tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

2(6)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap
10/11
  • Form 111
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 110

held up, not clear run from 2f out, hung right approaching final furlong, get clear inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish

3(1)
Silk - Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 3114
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 111

raced wide close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace

4(4)
Silk - Purple, Royal Blue sleeves
33/1
  • Form 51
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 85

steadied start held up in touch in rear, headway on outer 2f out, led approaching final furlong, edged right ridden and ran on

5(7)
Silk - Black, white chevron, red sleeves, white stars, red cap, white star
  • Form 31
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1

hung right throughout, tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out

6(3)
Silk - Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves, royal blue cap
20/1
  • Form 1241
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 96

soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace

7(2)
Silk - Light blue, royal blue sleeves, white cap
14/1
  • Form 131
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 104

raced wide close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Having the saddled the winner of this Group 1 on seven previous occasions - with the likes of High Chaparral, Brian Boru, St Nicholas Abbey and Camelot - Aidan O'Brien clearly has a soft spot for the race. Johannes Vermeer won a Group 3 at Leopardstown last month and was only beaten a length-and-a-half in the Grand Criterium at Longchamp. Port Douglas made all in the Group 2 Beresford Stakes at the Curragh under Emmet McNamara, when beating better-fancied stablemates, so also enters calculations but Joseph rides Deauville. He was beaten under a length by FOUNDATION in the Royal Lodge at Newmarket last time but Frankie was able to ease his mount in the closing stages that day. That victory was all the more impressive considering the Gosden colt had raced freely in the closing stages and he can extend his unbeaten record here. Tony Curtis is no mug as he's been placed in a Group 2 and won a Listed race over a mile but he could find a few of these too hot to handle while Mengli Khan and Marcel would need to take a giant step forward to get involved.

Formwatch

Deauville (IRE) 11-8fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase winner final 100 yards, always held, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Foundation (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.

Foundation (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep beating Deauville (9-0) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

Johannes Vermeer (IRE) 2-1fav (8-13) 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Ultra (8-13) at Longchamp 1m Grp 1 (1) gs in Oct.

Marcel (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Tracked leader, led 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well, won at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug beating Heir To A Throne (9-5) by 3 3/4l, 8 ran.

Mengli Khan (IRE) 4-6fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, soon hung right, ran on, won at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Oct beating Across The Stars (9-5) by 3 1/4l, 12 ran.

Port Douglas (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on, disputed again inside final furlong, led at line, won at Curragh 1m Grp 2 stks (1) Good - Yielding in Sep beating True Solitaire (9-3) by shd, 9 ran.

Tony Curtis 5-6fav (9-1) Broke well, soon restrained and tracking leaders, driven to lead well over 1f out, ran on well, won at Salisbury 1m lst stks (1) gd in Aug beating Opal Tiara (8-10) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.