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14:30 Doncaster

Massarellas 'Mister Softee' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 140y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,899
  • 2nd: £1,145
  • 3rd: £572
  • 4th: £286
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 53.60s
  • Off Time: 14:30:47
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Go Long (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Charbel (IRE)

    1/2

      3
      Silk -

      Emperor Commodos

      11/2

        1
        Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW (halved), DARK BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Charbel (IRE)

        29
        1/2
        • Form 114-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-5

        tracked leader and keen, led after 2 out, headed and hampered by loose horse last, no extra

        2
        Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

        Boston De La Roche (FR)

        192
        4/1
        • Form 4-113
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, ridden and weakened from 2 out

        3
        Silk - Light blue, white seams, white sleeves, light blue armlets, white cap

        Cactus Valley (IRE)

        101
        33/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        always towards rear

        4
        Silk - Yellow, Black and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black spots

        Emperor Commodos

        308
        11/2
        • Form 3474/2P-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12
        • Official Rating 128

        led and jumped mainly right from 4 out, headed and ridden after 2 out, no extra before last

        5
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink hoop

        Go Long (IRE)

        254
        6/1
        • Form 23-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leaders in 3rd, hampered by loose horse 3rd, headway before 3 out, led last, kept on well towards finish

        6
        Silk - Dark blue, red hoops, dark blue sleeves, quartered cap

        Little Big Town (IRE)

        33
        100/1
        • Form 46
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        always towards rear

        7
        Silk - Dark green and beige stripes, dark green sleeves and cap

        Muthabir (IRE)

        23
        25/1
        • Form 31-47
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, effort 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened

        8
        Silk - Yellow, blue stars on body

        Sarpech (IRE)

        11
        33/1
        • Form 9
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 2nd

        9
        Silk - Yellow, royal blue stars, yellow sleeves, royal blue spots, hooped cap

        That Be Grand

        24
        100/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-5

        always behind, tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before last

        Previous results

        2014
        Silk -

        Glingerburn (IRE)

        16/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        2013
        Silk -

        Mijhaar

        2/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        2012
        Silk -

        God's Own (IRE)

        7/2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        In depth

        Verdict

        Boston De La Roche won a couple of bumpers at minor tracks in France earlier this year and makes his debut for David Loder. But this looks a straightforward task for CHARBEL, a ready winner at Stratford on his hurdling debut with the scope to hold his own in much better races than this. Cactus Valley could be inconsistent on the level but will have conditions to suit and could make the frame if handling the step up in trip. He makes more appeal than December's course and distance second Emperor Commodos, who hasn't raced since a shocking run over further here in January and prefers softer going.

        Formwatch

        Charbel (IRE) 11-8fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, led before last, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Stratford 2m (3) sft in Oct beating Christmas Twenty (10-12) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.

        Boston De La Roche (FR) (10-1) 3rd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Biennale (10-2) at Angers 1m 7f gs in May.

        Cactus Valley (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Raced wide tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 25l behind Chancery (10-0) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp stks (3) gs in Aug.

        Emperor Commodos 3-1fav (11-5) Tracked leader, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before next, at Doncaster 2m 3f mdn (5) gs in Jan.

        Go Long (IRE) 7-2fav (11-4) Tracked winner, went slightly wide in back straight, pushed along in 3rd over 4f out, well held over 3f out, 3rd of 5, 29l behind Kayf Adventure (10-11) at Warwick 2m (6) hvy in Mar.

        Little Big Town (IRE) 7-2 (12-1) Chd ldrs, 4th aftr a mile & 3rd gng well 6out, ld 5out, jnd aftr 4out, hdd & wknd qckly bef 2out, 6th of 7, 32 3/4l behind Moonman (12-1) at Dromahane 3m mdn in Oct.

        Muthabir (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Held up mid-division, lost place before 5 out, 7th of 13, 30 1/4l behind The Gipper (11-0) at Chepstow 2m mdn (4) sft in Nov.

        Sarpech (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last, 9th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Iftiraaq (10-12) at Leicester 2m (4) gs in Nov.

        That Be Grand 8-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, no impression, 5th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Zenafire (9-9) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) sft in Nov.