Racecards
13:02 Doncaster
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 88y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,700 added
- Winner: £4,193
- 2nd: £1,932
- 3rd: £966
- 4th: £484
- Form 1/31
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
chased leaders, lost position and pushed along home turn, soon tailed off
- Form 1-21
- Age 4
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Ben Godfrey
tracked leaders,not fluent 5th, awkward next, shaken up in 2nd before 3 out where not fluent, ridden and every chance on long run to last, kept on, held final 100 yards run-in
- Form 23
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
led, not fluent 3rd, ridden after 2 out, headed on long run to last, soon faded
Groovy Blue
34- Form 8-16
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
handy, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, well behind when pulled up after 3 out
- Form 44-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Harry Derham
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
close up in rear, pushed along and went 3rd before 3 out, hung left and rider dropped whip before 2 out, led on long run to final flight, stayed on well to assert final 100 yards on flat
- Form 565
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
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Formwatch
Barrabooka (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Led until before 4th, led 3 out, edged right before 2 out, clear last, stayed on well, won at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Dec beating Sandscape (11-0) by 6l, 8 ran.
Jordans Cross (IRE) 6-4fav (11-4) Tracked leader, pushed along to lead approaching 2 out, kept on well run-in, always doing enough, won at Southwell 2m mdn (4) gs in Dec beating Baseline (11-4) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Eternal Angel (FR) 11-2 (11-2) Tracked front pair, ridden after 2 out, stayed on, not quite pace to challenge, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Laurens Bay (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Groovy Blue 15-2 (11-0) Prominent, went right third, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and no extra approaching last, 6th of 11, 28 3/4l behind Miami Magic (11-6) at Kempton 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Jus De Citron (FR) 5-1 (12-2) Pr, cl 2nd 1/2way, gd jmp 4out, prog to jn ldr bef 3out, rdn erly str, no ex & drpd to 5th bef last, no ex, 4th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Big Boy Barney (12-2) at Loughanmore 3m mdn sft in Apr.
Monty Bodkin (IRE) 15-8 (11-4) Mid-division, closer before 4 out, soon went 3rd, chased leader 3 out and pushed along, no impression and fading when bad mistake last, 6th of 11, 25l behind Ira Hayes (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Unleash The Beast (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Mid-division, not fluent 4 out, plugged on, never in contention, 5th of 11, 17l behind Oh My Johnny (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.