12:55 Doncaster

Saturday 30 January 2021

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:25

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 88y  |   Soft  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:00  |   Winning time: 4m 56.95s
1st
Horse silk
1
13/2
T: T LaceyJ: Mr Jason Dixon (7)
Bit keen and tended to hang left, chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, 2 lengths down last, stayed on well to lead run-in led op 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
3
811-11
150/1
T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond (3)
Led, went clear 4 out, ridden and reduced lead but still 2 lengths ahead last, headed and no extra run-in op 50/1
3rd
Horse silk
1
5
15/8f
T: P A KirbyJ: Joe Williamson (7)
Bit keen, held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 6th, kept on same pace in 3rd before 3 out op 13/8 tchd 6/4
4th
Horse silk
8 ½
8
9/2
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson
Raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, hit 6th and next, ridden and outpaced approaching 3 out, went left and hit 2 out, modest 4th and mistake last op 6/1 tchd 4/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ¼
16
9/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Sean Quinlan
Held up in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, plugging on in 4th when hit 2 out, weakened into 5th at the last op 7/1
6th
Horse silk
15
10
811-5
18/1
T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton
Chased leader until 6th, chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out op 12/1
7th
Horse silk
9 ½
7
22/1
T: Henry OliverJ: Lee Edwards
Mid-division, no impression when mistake 3 out op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ½
15
810-2
40/1
T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England
Always behind, tailed off op 66/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ½
14
5/1
T: B I CaseJ: Bryan Carver (3)
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 6th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off op 13/2 tchd 9/2
10th
Horse silk
¾
13
20/1
T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville
Raced wide, always rear-division, tailed off op 11/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
33/1
T: A M HalesJ: Kielan Woods
Chased leaders, weakened after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 40/1 tchd 66/1
PU
Horse silk
4
40/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Alain Cawley
Raced out wide, chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 66/1
PU
Horse silk
6
1011-8
40/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Led in start, restrained well in rear, awkward 6th, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before last op 33/1
PU
Horse silk
9
100/1
T: B EllisonJ: Nathan Moscrop (3)
Raced out wide in rear-division, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 50/1

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12
Horse silk
Clemento324
Weight: 11-3|  Age: 7
T: F O'Brien  J: P J Brennan
NR
11
Horse silk
Mercutio Rock53
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 5
T: J & A O'Neill  J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.60Pl:£2.40, £16.90, £1.40EX:£736.80Trifecta:£1,650.60Tricast:£2,529.73SF:£736.53Swingers:£87.00, £3.80, £37.90

Forecasts

Sunset West (15/8), Keep Rolling (9/2), Mercutio Rock (9/2), Dash Of Blue (5/1), Dorking Boy (13/2), En Couleur (9/1), Clemento (14/1), Lemon T (18/1), Lifeisahighway (20/1), Corri Lindo (22/1), Rough Night (33/1), Oksana (40/1), Aliandy (40/1), Enfin Phil (40/1), Whiskey And Water (100/1), Sayar (150/1)

Verdict

If there's a runner in this with the potential to be a lot better than their mark it's surely MERCUTIO ROCK, who rates a fascinating contender on this quick switch to handicaps. Sunset West and Lifeisahighway also have their best days ahead of them and look the main threats.

  1. MERCUTIO ROCK (FR)
  2. SUNSET WEST (IRE)
  3. LIFEISAHIGHWAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Bootlegger
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 7
12/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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