14:10 Doncaster

Friday 15 December 2017

All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

footballacca.tips 'Confined' Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 2f 1y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:10  |   Winning time: 6m 45.0s
1st
Horse silk
7
11/2
T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol
Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 13th, led before 5 out, driven clear 4 out to next, soon ridden and hard pressed, stayed on well from last op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ½
1
1211-12
5/2f
T: F O'BrienJ: B S Hughes
Held up in touch on outer, 5th when not fluent 14th, rallied into 2nd 3 out, every chance next, ridden and outpaced by front pair between last 2, stayed on to regain 2nd near finish, no impression op 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
¾
6
7/2
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (7)
Tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 5 out, rallied 2 out, soon challenged and every chance, ridden before last, held flat, lost 2nd near finish op 5/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
8/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke
With leader, led 8th, headed when blundered and rider lost iron briefly 11th, led again before next, headed before 5 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last op 17/2 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1
PU
Horse silk
3
16/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Brendan Powell
Made most to 8th, in touch, lost place and behind from 12th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 14th op 14/1
PU
Horse silk
4
25/1
T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan
Prominent, mistake 10th, led next, headed before 12th, lost place next, ridden and weakened before 5 out, behind when pulled up before next op 20/1 tchd 18/1
PU
Horse silk
5
11/4
T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings (3)
Blundered 1st, held up in touch, went prominent on outside 10th, challenged 5 out, ridden before next, soon outpaced, weakened 2 out, pulled up before last, dismounted op 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.20Pl:£3.00, £1.90EX:£15.40Trifecta:£89.10SF:£20.12Swingers:£4.00, £2.80, £2.70

Forecasts

Alvarado (5/2), A Good Skin (11/4), Capard King (7/2), Mister Don (11/2), Some Are Lucky (8/1), Royale Knight (16/1), Mercers Court (25/1)

Verdict

The veteran ALVARADO showed he retains plenty of ability when finishing third on his seasonal debut and he can take this competitive staying handicap chase off the same mark today. The selection represents a stable with a 20% strike-rate (4/20) in recent weeks and he is taken to notch a sixth career success at the chief expense of bottom weight Mister Don who had been in good form prior to disappointing last time. Royale Knight stays this trip well and can return to form by claiming third today.
  1. Alvarado
  2. Mister Don
  3. Royale Knight

Previous Winners

2016
Dancing Shadow
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 7
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £8,758.002nd: £2,587.003rd: £1,294.004th: £647.005th: £323.006th: £162.00

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