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15:25 Doncaster

Saturday 28 October 2017

All13:4514:2014:5515:2516:0016:3517:10

Racing Post Trophy Stakes (Group 1) (Str)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 40.12s

1^st

(9)

Saxon Warrior

29-1

13/8f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Prominent in chasing group, closed halfway, led over 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again towards finish op 11/8

2^nd

(12)

Roaring Lion

29-1

8/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: Oisin Murphy

Held up in last pair, smooth headway near side of group 2f out, chased winner and edged left over 1f out, led and hung left inside final furlong, headed towards finish, kept on op 9/1

3^rd

2 ½

(4)

The Pentagon

29-1

10/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan

Sweating, held up towards rear, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on into 3rd towards finish op 11/1

4^th

(1)

Verbal Dexterity

29-1

5/2

T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning

Never travelled with any fluency and pushed along to hold place in chasing group, closed halfway, pressed winner and every chance 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, dropped to 4th towards finish op 3/1

5^th

1 ¾

(10)

Gabr

29-1

33/1

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: Jim Crowley

Keen in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong tchd 28/1

6^th

(3)

Chilean

29-1

12/1

T: M MeadeJ: Andrea Atzeni

Held up towards rear, headway far side of group chasing leaders 2f out, soon ridden, weakened entering final furlong op 10/1

7^th

2 ¼

(7)

Loxley

29-1

25/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened op 22/1

8^th

1 ¾

(11)

Seahenge

29-1

9/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien

Took keen hold, hung left most of way, held up towards rear, never involved op 10/1 tchd 11/1

9^th

(8)

Merlin Magic

29-1

66/1

T: D R C ElsworthJ: P Mulrennan

Chased clear leading pair, closed halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out

10^th

3 ¾

(5)

Alfa McGuire

29-1

100/1

T: B SmartJ: G Lee

Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened rapidly 3f out

11^th

(2)

Coat Of Arms

29-1

66/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan

Led with rival, set strong pace and clear of rest, reduced lead halfway, headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly

12^th

(6)

Theobald

29-1

100/1

T: J S BolgerJ: R P Whelan

Pressed leader and clear of rest until halfway, lost 2nd inside final 3f, weakened quickly over 2f out op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.20, £2.20, £3.10EX:£14.40Trifecta:£78.70Tricast:£100.60SF:£14.77Swingers:£3.00, £4.30, £11.80

Forecasts

Saxon Warrior (13/8), Verbal Dexterity (5/2), Roaring Lion (8/1), Seahenge (9/1), The Pentagon (10/1), Chilean (12/1), Loxley (25/1), Gabr (33/1), Merlin Magic (66/1), Coat Of Arms (66/1), Alfa McGuire (100/1), Theobald (100/1)

Aidan O'Brien could break the world record for the highest number of Group 1s in a year here and sends out four candidates, three with meaningful chances. SAXON WARRIOR won his Group 2 on soft ground at Naas last time, but seems likely to improve on better ground and remains very lightly raced having had only two starts; it's also notable he's the mount of Ryan Moore here. Roaring Lion is also undefeated and a winner in Group 2 company last time and also needs considering, while The Pentagon has more on his plate than when winning the Tyros Stakes but is also feared. If it rained heavily prior to the off, Verbal Dexterity would also have to enter calculations.