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16:10 Doncaster

888Sport Follow Us On Instagram Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 3 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 88y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,800 added
  • Winner: £3,769
  • 2nd: £1,107
  • 3rd: £553
  • 4th: £277
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 15.10s
  • Off Time: 16:10:31
  • 3 Ran
1
Silk -
1
Silk - White, Dark Blue stripe, striped sleeves and cap
15/8
  • Form F-11
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10

chased leaders, challenged before 3 out, hung left and led 2 out, soon edged right, went left again and clear last, stayed on

2
Silk - Royal blue, white spots, dark blue sleeves
  • Form 32-54
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3

took keen hold, led 2nd, not fluent 3rd, not fluent and headed 4th, led approaching 6th, headed before mistake 3 out, soon weakened

3
Silk - Light green, yellow inverted triangle, yellow sleeves, red diamonds, yellow cap, red diamonds
8/13
  • Form 21-432
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 125

led until 2nd, led 4th, headed before 6th, led again approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, soon switched right, mistake last, no impression flat

4
NR
25/1
  • Form 1/P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3

NonRunner

5
NR
  • Form 2/1-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Kepagge is 2-2 under Rules but made hard work of landing the odds against modest opposition at Leicester on his hurdling debut and may be worth opposing under a penalty. FIRAK took a further step forward when runner-up at Warwick and can go one better here and Ben Pauling’s pair, Apple Rock and Now Is The Winter, have some improving to do and I’m Here has had a wind operation since pulled up in a chase in November.

Formwatch

Kepagge (IRE) 2-9fav (10-12) Led, jumped very slow and headed 1st, tracked leaders, jumped badly left and slow 2nd, led before 2 out, kept on well towards finish, won at Leicester 2m 4f (4) hvy in Dec beating Bendy Bow (10-12) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.

Apple Rock (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, driven and lost place after 3 out, ridden and well held in 4th after next, 4th of 12, 17 1/4l behind Carys' Commodity (11-4) at Catterick 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Jan.

Firak (FR) 3-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway before 8th, went 2nd last, hung left flat, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Trincomalee (11-4) at Warwick 2m 5f (4) gs in Feb.

I'm Here (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Prominent, mistake 9th, weakened 5 out, pulled up after next, at Exeter 3m (2) sft in Nov.

Now Is The Winter (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Prominent, not fluent 2nd, lost place when not fluent 4th, weakened before 7th, pulled up before 3 out, at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Jan.