Doncaster Races
Doncaster
17:15
Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB)
Doncaster
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m½f
Type: NH Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.20
Place: £1.60 £1.80 £2.60
Exacta: £23.70
Trifecta: £128.20
Non-Runners: The Old Bull (unsuitable ground), Zolpharine (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Luckie Seven (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Nicky Richards | 159 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Towards rear - shaken up under 4f out - went second 3f out - drifted left over 2f out - soon switched right - led under 2f out - kept on well final furlong - comfortably(op 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Crystal Mer (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Paul Webber | 149 lbs | 9/2 | 2 | Held up in rear - shaken up 4f out - hung left under 3f out - drifted left under 2f out - went second over 1f out - kept on strongly - no match for winner | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Destroytheevidence (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Kim Bailey | 159 lbs | 9/1 | 3.75 | Raced in second - ridden 4f out - lost second 3f out - hung left over 2f out - soon outpaced - rallied final furlong - no match for first two(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Easter Junction (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 159 lbs | 100/30 | 13 | Took keen hold - led clearly - shaken up 3f out - much reduced lead over 2f out - headed under 2f out - soon hung right and weakened - finished tired(op 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 3 | N/A | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 159 lbs | 3/1F | 24 | Towards rear - ridden and outpaced over 4f out - ran green over 3f out - held and tenderly handled from 2f out(op 5/2) | |||
| 6th | 10 | Whisky Wolf (GB) | N/A | Poor | Tim Easterby | 149 lbs | 14/1 | 8.5 | Held up in rear - pushed along 4f out - hung left and outpaced 3f out - beaten 2f out(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Johnthepostman (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Tracey Barfoot-Saunt | 159 lbs | 300/1 | 20 | Prominent in chasing group - ridden over 5f out - soon lost ground quickly - beaten 3f out - tailed off(op 250/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | N/A | Poor |
Finn Lambert
(5)lbs
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Nigel Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 9/1 | - | Prominent in chasing group - pushed along and lost position over 4f out - pulled up quickly 3f out - fatally injured (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 11/1) |