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17:20 Doncaster

Bubwith Rated Stakes (Handicap) (Class B)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.97s
  • 14 Ran
1(14)
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap
11/1
  • Form 604005
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-7

behind and raced alone until switched left over 3f out, soon outpaced

2(3)
Silk - Dark Blue and Orange (quartered), halved sleeves, Orange cap
  • Form 416250
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

3(5)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW and EMERALD GREEN chevrons on sleeves, WHITE cap, YELLOW star
  • Form 00U005
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3

in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

4(9)
Silk - Blue, Yellow sash and sleeves, Blue and White quartered cap
  • Form 120101
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1

close up, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

5(7)
Silk - Yellow, large Black spots, Black sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Black spots
  • Form 433651
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0

slowly away, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong

6(10)
Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue seams, Red cap, Dark Blue spots
  • Form 312200
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13

slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on same pace

7(4)
Silk - Light Blue, dark Blue spots, dark Blue sleeves and spots on cap
25/1
  • Form 000420
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11

slowly away, soon in touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on

8(13)
Silk - Dark Green and Maroon (quartered), Maroon sleeves and cap
  • Form 601205
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

held up behind, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

9(8)
Silk - Black, large Light Green spots, Light Green cap
  • Form 663200
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-9

led, ridden and hung left over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

10(1)
Silk - Blue, Yellow sash and sleeves, Blue and White quartered cap
  • Form 051101
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7

chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on

11(2)
Silk - White, Red armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 000300
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-7

chased leaders until weakened over 1f out

12(12)
Silk - Red, Yellow disc, Yellow sleeves, Red spots, Yellow cap
40/1
  • Form 501000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7

held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong

13(11)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green spots, Yellow cap
16/1
  • Form 400000
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7

slowly into stide, in touch, ridden halfway weakened over 1f out

14(6)
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots on sleeves
33/1
  • Form 310030
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7

chased leaders, outpaced from halfway, kept on final furlong

In depth

Verdict

A competitive sprint to close the card but Smart Hostess could well be good enough to follow up her Pontefract win at the expense of Peruvian Chief, Indian Spark, Smart Predator and Talbot Avenue. The John Quinn-trained filly has won three of her last four races and, running here under a penalty, arrives in good heart and set for a big run run. Many of her opponents, of course, are battle hardened and fully entitled to be competitive in this sphere. Like the selection, Indian Spark and Absent Friends are course and distance winners, and the first-named of these is now back on a winning mark. Peruvian Chief is also well handicapped based on his May win at Kempton, so have him on the shortlist. Smart Predator, a stable companion and half-brother to the selection, has won two of his last three starts and also comes here in good heart following on from a narrow recent win in a competitive event at Newmarket. Grand servants to connections that they are, Henry Hall, Corridor Creeper, Salviati, Beyond The Clouds, Consensus and Malapropism are towards the top end of what the form book says will take them top win, but Talbot Avenue can win from his current mark, despite being a couple of pounds out of the weights. A good event then, with the winner expected to come from the nominated list, and with our selection going to Smart Hostess.