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13:30 Doncaster

Napoleons Casino & Restaurant Owlerton Sheffield Lightning Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (Class 1)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 78y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £35,000 added
  • Winner: £19,932
  • 2nd: £7,480
  • 3rd: £3,745
  • 4th: £1,866
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 57.40s
  • Off Time: 13:30:46
  • 4 Ran
1
Silk - Royal blue, yellow chevrons, royal blue sleeves, yellow stars, royal blue cap, yellow star
  • Form 54-1211
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 155

whipped round start but led, slight peck 2 out, good jump to assert last, shaken up and came clear run-in

2
Silk - Light Green, Dark Green chevrons, Red sleeves, White and Red striped cap
14/1
  • Form 1/13P-23
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 130

held up last, blundered and pecked 5th, closer in 3rd place 7th, outpaced and no chance with leading duo 3 out

3
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED (quartered), RED sleeves, EMERALD GREEN stars, RED cap
  • Form 55-3473
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 127

tracked leaders in 3rd until pushed along 7th, weakened soon after

4
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap
4/1
  • Form 20-4411
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 137

raced keenly, tracked winner throughout, chance 2 out, held last, edged left and no extra run-in, eased towards finish

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Ravenhill Road has a secondary engagement at Sedgefield tomorrow but should pick up some valuable prize money in this and is even a viable alternative to upgraded handicapper Ballywood for second spot behind DYNAMITE DOLLAR. Paul Nicholls’ novice outpaced Kalashnikov in a Grade 2 at Kempton last month and will be heading to the Arkle at Cheltenham if able to give the weight away to his three rivals here. Shady Oaks has shown some ability but will be a big outsider in this.

Formwatch

Dynamite Dollars (FR) 3-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, in lead as runners came into view after 4 out, driven 2 out, in command before last, driven out, poor visibility, won at Kempton 2m (1) gs in Dec beating Kalashnikov (11-2) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.

Ravenhill Road (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Led and soon clear with one other, reduced advantage 4 out, driven 3 lengths clear between last 2, not fluent last, soon ridden, headed towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Reivers Lad (10-13) at Newcastle 2m (3) gs in Dec.

Shady Oaks (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Led 2nd, jinked into 8th, ridden and headed 3 out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd last, 3rd of 4, 11 1/4l behind Vivas (11-3) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gf in Dec.

Ballywood (FR) 5-4fav (11-1) Chased leader, not fluent 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on, comfortably, won at Doncaster 2m hcp (3) gd in Dec beating Huntsman Son (11-8) by 2l, 3 ran.