Racecards
13:15 Doncaster
Quicksilverslots Play 500 Rainbow Riches Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £5,848
- 2nd: £1,717
- 3rd: £859
- 4th: £429
- Form 211P-PF
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up, not fluent 2nd, headway to chase leaders after 4th, lost place 8th, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, tailed off
- Form 8-35102
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey Donal Devereux
always towards rear
Drum Valley
22- Form 36-1426
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
in touch, headway to chase leaders 7th, pushed along and chance 3 out, kept on same pace from next
- Form 58-2113
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
raced wide, chased leader, led 6th, pushed along briefly before 8th, headed before 3 out, weakened next
- Form 341213
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, driven between last 2, hung left and weakened between last 2
- Form 624-285
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden and stayed on well from last (no time taken)
- Form 21/61-1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey D A Jacob
chased leaders, chance 3 out, weakened approaching next
- Form 76-7302
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey J Reveley
led, narrowly headed 6th, pressed leader, led again before 3 out, already headed when blundered 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, kept on same pace
- Form 311-P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
tended to jump left, not fluent 1st, held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, went left final 3, 2nd between last 2, driven and kept on same pace flat
- Form 315-UF4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
chased leaders on inside, lost place before 8th, rallied on inside and jumped left from 3 out, weakened between last 2
- Form 34612-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 118
held up well in rear, some headway on outside before 3 out, ridden and beaten when stumbled next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Cowards Close will be many people's idea of the winner of this but, though unexposed, he faces no easy task on his first start since winning at Fakenham in May. CORKAGE runs his best races here and his latest second behind Timesishard over course and distance, when Midnight Oscar was behind, suggests he's ready to strike again. Don't Be Late is running well but continues to climb the weights while Drum Valley may also be a few pounds too high now. Al Co could figure again, however, and Mister Dillon's fifth at Cheltenham was an improvement. With Nico De Boinville taking off 5lb, he must have some sort of chance.
Formwatch
Opening Batsman (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Towards rear, fell 5th, in a race won by Triolo D'Alene (11-1) at Newbury 3m 2f Grade 3 hcp chs (4yo+) (1) gd in Nov, 21 ran.
Al Co (FR) 13-2 (11-12) Keen in touch towards rear, ridden 3 out, headway to chase leaders next, stayed on to go 2nd flat, no threat to winner, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Free To Dream (11-8) at Market Rasen 3m hcp hdl (2) sft in Nov.
Drum Valley 14-1 (11-3) Held up in last pair, headway approaching 2 out, weakened between last 2, 6th of 16, 15l behind Saphir Du Rheu (11-0) at Sandown 2m 6f hcp hdl (2) gs.
Sivola De Sivola (FR) 3-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 10th, blundered 6 out, ridden before 4 out, weakened before next, 3rd of 5, 26l behind Green Flag (11-1) at Ayr 3m 1f (3) sft in Nov.
Don't Be Late (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway and switched left approaching 2 out, stayed on to 3rd flat, almost snatched 2nd but no chance with winner, 3rd of 17, 2 3/4l behind Vendor (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) sft in Nov.
Mister Dillon 11-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, 6th last, stayed on, not able to get on terms, 5th of 11, 5l behind Sunnyhillboy (10-8) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gd.
Cowards Close (IRE) 4-9fav (11-5) Tracked leader, led between 2 out and last, ridden and ran on, won at Fakenham 2m 7f nh nov hdl (3) gd in May beating No Buts (10-13) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Corkage (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Led, headed 5th, ridden to regain lead before 3 out, headed 3 out, mistake last, one pace, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Timesishard (11-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Western Jo (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, every chance approaching 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before last, in a race won by Alderley Rover (10-13) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Nov, 9 ran.
Midnight Oscar (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Held up mid-division, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 10l behind Timesishard (11-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Henryville 11-4fav (11-12) Held up in rear, steady headway to track leaders 3 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, trying to mount a challenge when hit last, not quicken flat, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Invicta Lake (11-3) at Plumpton 2m 5f amat hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Nov.