14:50 Doncaster

Saturday 17 August 2019

All13:1013:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

Alan Smith Memorial Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   7f 6y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:50  |   Winning time: 1m 28.67s
1st
Horse silk
9
(5)
9/1
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: A Fresu
Towards rear, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, all out tchd 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
7
(7)
11/2
T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: B A Curtis
Dwelt in touch, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to press winner towards finish op 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
¾
4
(10)
14/1
T: R HannonJ: Rossa Ryan
Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
½
5
(2)
38-11
12/1
T: Tom DascombeJ: Jane Elliott (3)
In touch, headway 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
(3)
7/1
T: M ApplebyJ: Theodore Ladd (5)
Keen led, ridden and headed over 1f out, hampered entering final furlong, no extra op 13/2
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
11
(11)
9/4f
T: S & E CrisfordJ: Hayley Turner
Keen prominent, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong op 11/4 tchd 3/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
2
(9)
20/1
T: D O'MearaJ: R P Downey
Awkward and very slowly away, behind, never on terms op 25/1 tchd 16/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
(8)
4/1
T: R HannonJ: Jim Crowley
Close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
9th
Horse silk
7
8
(4)
8/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Oisin Murphy
Keen tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong tchd 15/2
10th
Horse silk
22
10
(1)
20/1
T: K A RyanJ: A Mullen
Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased, tailed off op 25/1

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Non-Runners

1
(6)
Horse silk
Arbalet21
Weight: 9-8|  Age: 4
T: H Palmer  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.30Pl:£3.10, £2.20, £3.40EX:£66.70Trifecta:£1,422.70Tricast:£700.18SF:£61.51

Forecasts

Double Kodiac (9/4), Motafaawit (4/1), Presidential (11/2), That Is The Spirit (7/1), Nordic Fire (8/1), Breanski (9/1), Arbalet (10/1), Finoah (12/1), Rum Runner (14/1), Remarkable (20/1), Celebrity Dancer (20/1)

Verdict

Arbalet has been highly tried this year but this would rate one of his best opportunities to get his head back in front off a decent mark. Motafaawit is very interesting coming back to his optimum distance and likewise is dropping in class. He's got plenty more to offer but preference is for DOUBLE KODIAC who, providing he's spot on following a break, is on a very lenient mark following his second to subsequent Group 2 winner and Group 1 third Fox Champion.
  1. Double Kodiac
  2. Motafaawit
  3. Arbalet

Previous Winners

2018
Breanski
Weight: 8-7  |Age: 4
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £12,450.002nd: £3,728.003rd: £1,864.004th: £932.005th: £466.006th: £234.00

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