Doncaster Races
Doncaster
17:25
William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap (Div II)
Doncaster
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £13.10
Place: £3.60 £3.40 £1.50
Exacta: £169.70
Tricast: £479.91
Trifecta: £737.30
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Zargun (GER) | 9 G | Poor | Scott Dixon | 123 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Made all - ridden and faced challenge over 1f out - kept on well and went clear inside final 110yds - edged left towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a return to turf - particularly on a slower surface - officially described as soft on this occasion)(op 14/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Maharajas Express (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Jack Jones | 130 lbs | 11/1 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and prominent halfway - ridden and challenging over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Huddle Up (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | David & Nicola Barron | 134 lbs | 11/4F | .75 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - ridden and headway over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 4/1 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Burj Malinka (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Mia Nicholls
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Adrian Nicholls | 121 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - pushed along halfway - kept on and went fourth inside final furlong(tchd 4/1) | |
| 5th | 6 | Glory Fighter (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Midgley | 130 lbs | 14/1 | 3 | In touch with leaders on near side of group - weakened final furlong(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Showalong (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 129 lbs | 11/2 | 0.2 | Prominent - weakened final furlong(op 9/2) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Danzart (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Stella Barclay | 129 lbs | 28/1 | 0.05 | Blindfold off late and slowly away - swerved sharply left and nearly lost jockey soon after start - towards rear throughout (jockey said that the blindfold had got stuck in bridle of gelding so he was slow away as a result)(op 20/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Fortunate Star (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Declan Carroll | 130 lbs | 10/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 16/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Papa Don't Preach (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Kevin Frost | 130 lbs | 11/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Violets Star (GB) | 4 F | Poor | Adam West | 137 lbs | 7/1 | 13 | Prominent - hung left and weakened 2f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said filly hung left-handed)(op 4/1) |