Doncaster Races
Doncaster
16:10
Hippo Bamboo Wipes Handicap
Doncaster
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £10.20
Place: £2.40 £1.60 £1.30
Exacta: £55
Tricast: £152.18
Trifecta: £246.10
Non-Runners: Burglar (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Maximilian Caesar (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Marco Botti | 122 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Led - headed and raced in second 8f out - led over 2f out - soon faced challenge - edged left inside final furlong - kept on well - gamely(op 11/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Westerton (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Alan King | 126 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - good headway over 2f out - soon challenging - carried left inside final furlong - kept on well - just held(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Kingfisher King (GB) | 3 C | AVG | William Haggas | 133 lbs | 3/1F | 8 | Midfield - went third over 1f out - kept on but no match for first two(op 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Iron Lion (GB) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 117 lbs | 4/1 | 1.5 | Dwelt start - towards rear - outpaced 3f out - went modest fourth inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 7/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Sisyphus Strength (GB) | 3 F | AVG | Andrew Balding | 130 lbs | 6/1 | 1 | Held up in rear - switched right over 2f out - briefly went fourth 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Obelix (GB) | 5 G | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 128 lbs | 12/1 | 3.25 | Took keen hold - prominent - pulled way into lead 8f out - headed over 2f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 9/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Wildfell (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 117 lbs | 14/1 | 4.25 | Steadied start - took keen hold - always behind(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | If Not Now (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 135 lbs | 6/1 | 8 | Steadied start - midfield - lost ground quickly over 3f out - soon dropped to last (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt was unsuited by the soft ground on this occasion and would prefer a faster surface)(op 7/1 tchd 15/2) |