Doncaster
13:25
Virgin Bet Handicap
Doncaster Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2021 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £15.60 Place: £3.20 £4.80 £2.20 Exacta: £654 Tricast: £4594.39
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Boosala (IRE) 5 G AVG William Haggas 128 lbs 22/1 Won Took keen hold - soon midfield - headway on far side of group over 2f out - shaken up to lead over 1f out - ridden out final 110yds - comfortably (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form other than the gelding settled better on this occasion)(op 16/1)
2nd 4 Young Fire (FR) 10 G Poor David O'Meara 130 lbs 25/1 1.25 Held up in rear - shaken up and steady headway on far side of group over 2f out - ridden and went second inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(op 22/1)
3rd 9 Orbaan (GB) 10 G Poor David O'Meara 125 lbs 15/2 1.5 Steadied start - held up in rear - steady headway going easily when switched right and on near side of group over 1f out - ridden and went third inside final furlong - kept on - no match for first two(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
4th 7 Quizical (IRE) N/A Poor Ms Sheila Lavery 126 lbs 40/1 0.3 Prominent on far side of group - ridden over 2f out - went fourth inside final 110yds - kept on(op 33/1)
5th 11 Cold Stare (IRE) 9 G Poor David O'Meara 123 lbs 66/1 .5 Held up in rear - shaken up on far side of group over 2f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - nearest finish(op 33/1)
6th 14 Marshal Dan (IRE) 8 G AVG Heather Main 118 lbs 14/1 0.3 Raced wide early - led - switched right over 6f out - ridden over 2f out - headed over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
7th 2 Dashing Roger (GB) 7 G AVG William Stone 135 lbs 22/1 .75 Towards rear - ridden and headway over 2f out - soon edged right - prominent over 1f out - outpaced final 110yds(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)
8th 1 Accidental Agent (GB) 10 G Poor Eve Johnson Houghton 133 lbs 25/1 0.3 Midfield - pushed along over 2f out - headway and prominent when ridden over 1f out - beaten inside final 110yds(op 40/1)
9th 13 Zip (GB) 9 G AVG Richard Fahey 114 lbs 22/1 4 Chased leader - ridden over 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
10th 10 Hafeet Alain (IRE) 8 G AVG Ed Walker 124 lbs 11/2 2.25 Prominent - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 17/2)
11th 15 Alexander James (IRE) 8 G Poor Michael Appleby 110 lbs 9/1 2.25 Midfield on near side of group - ridden and headway over 2f out - soon carried right - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
12th 16 Bernardo O'Reilly (GB) 9 G Poor Richard Spencer 117 lbs 12/1 0.2 Held up in rear - ridden and headway on near side of group over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 14/1)
13th 18 Paws For Thought (IRE) 7 G AVG Tom Dascombe 116 lbs 66/1 .5 Unruly beforehand - close up - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 50/1)
14th 8 Raising Sand (GB) 11 G AVG Jamie Osborne 125 lbs 80/1 2.25 Towards rear on near side of group - ridden and struggling over 2f out - soon beaten(op 50/1 tchd 100/1)
15th 3 Tomfre (GB) 5 G AVG Ralph Beckett 133 lbs 4/1F 0.3 In touch with leaders - ridden and outpaced over 2f out - lost position and struggling over 1f out (trainer said gelding was feeling the effects of a long season)(op 7/2)
16th 17 Danzan (IRE) 9 G Poor Tim Easterby 117 lbs 80/1 4.5 Prominent - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 50/1)
17th 12 Boardman (GB) 8 G Poor Tim Easterby 122 lbs 11/1 24 In touch with leaders on near side of group - ridden when outpaced and dropped to rear over 2f out - eased when no chance over 1f out(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
18th 6 Fresh (GB) 7 G AVG James Fanshawe 128 lbs 6/1 13 In rear on far side of group - pushed along and struggling over 2f out - soon beaten - tailed off - bled from nose (vet said gelding bled from the nose and was displaying an irregular heartbeat post-race)(op 9/2 tchd 13/2)