Doncaster Races
Doncaster
17:15
Virgin Bet Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
Doncaster
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022
Distance: 2m½f
Type: NH Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88
Place: £1.50 £3.10
Exacta: £18.60
Trifecta: £61.70
Non-Runners: Carlo Du Berlais (unsuitable ground), Pembroke (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Spring Meadow (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 157 lbs | 15/8F | Won | Led - pushed along when hard pressed from over 5f out - headed over 2f out - soon ridden and battled back - led again over 1f out - ran green but kept on well inside final furlong(op 11/8 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Magic Wave (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Mark Walford | 157 lbs | 10/1 | 2.5 | Held up in last - pushed along and some headway from over 5f out - ran green when prominent over 3f out - ridden and stayed on from 2f out - ran on and went second final 110yds(op 16/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Theatre Man (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Richard J Bandey | 157 lbs | 16/5 | .75 | Towards rear - midfield over 8f out - shaken up when prominent over 5f out - pushed along over 3f out - kept on from 2f out - ridden and went second inside final furlong - no extra and lost second final 110yds(op 11/4 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Kentanddover (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Jonjo O'Neill | 157 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Close up - pressed leader over 5f out - going best when challenging over 3f out - shaken up when led over 2f out - ridden when headed over 1f out - soon no extra - weakened gradually and lost two places inside final furlong(op 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Grand Mario (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Peter Niven | 157 lbs | 28/1 | 31 | Prominent - pressed leader over 5f out - outpaced and lost ground over 4f out - in rear and weakened from 3f out - soon beaten(op 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Bellica (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Pam Sly | 150 lbs | 9/2 | 20 | Towards rear - midfield over 8f out - pushed along and struggling over 5f out - soon tailed off(op 13/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Army's Dream (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Tom Midgley
(5)lbs
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Gillian Boanas | 152 lbs | 12/1 | 99 | Midfield - pushed along and lost position over 8f out - soon in rear and struggling - tailed off - burst blood vessel(op 16/1) |