Doncaster
15:00
Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Handicap
Doncaster Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2025 Distance: 6½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £10 Place: £2.80 £1.60 £2.40 Exacta: £41.10 Tricast: £133.95 Trifecta: £249.30
Non-Runners: Aalto (unsuitable ground), Indian Run (unsuitable ground), Royal Velvet (unsuitable ground), Ten Pounds (vet's certificate, knocked joint)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 17 Desert Falcon (IRE) 5 G Good Julie Camacho 121 lbs 9/1 Won Made all - ridden and faced challenge from over 1f out - just prevailed(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
2nd 6 Pocklington (GB) 4 C AVG Geoff Oldroyd 129 lbs 9/4F 0.1 Took keen hold - prominent - challenging from over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - just failed(tchd 11/5)
3rd 8 Akkadian Thunder (GB) 5 G AVG David O'Meara 128 lbs 11/2 .5 In rear - waiting for room 2f out - switched right over 1f out - ran on and went third final strides(op 13/2)
4th 5 Oliver Show (IRE) 5 G AVG George Boughey 129 lbs 8/1 0.05 Dwelt start - in rear - switched right and headway against near rail from over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - disputing third inside final 110yds - kept on(op 9/1)
5th 1 Vafortino (IRE) 7 G AVG Kevin Philippart De Foy 138 lbs 20/1 0.05 Prominent - no extra and lost two places towards finish(op 22/1)
6th 4 Purosangue (GB) 4 G Poor Andrew Balding 129 lbs 5/1 .5 Took keen hold - prominent - no extra inside final 110yds(op 13/2)
7th 14 Spangled Mac (IRE) 6 G AVG George Boughey 122 lbs 28/1 0.3 In touch with leaders - headway when switched left over 1f out - no extra towards finish
8th 7 Russet Gold (GB) 5 G Poor Roger Varian 128 lbs 20/1 1 Took keen hold - midfield - dropped to rear halfway - kept on towards near side inside final furlong(op 18/1)
9th 3 Commanche Falls (GB) 8 G AVG Michael Dods 132 lbs 11/1 .75 In touch with leaders - no impression when eased inside final 110yds(op 12/1)
10th 13 Saint Lawrence (IRE) 7 G Poor Archie Watson 123 lbs 33/1 .5 Midfield - headway 2f out - hung left over 1f out - soon weakened(op 25/1)
11th 11 Aleezdancer (IRE) 6 G AVG Kevin Ryan 124 lbs 25/1 .5 In rear - brief headway 2f out - no extra from over 1f out(op 18/1)
12th 15 Baldomero (IRE) 7 G Poor Michael Appleby 116 lbs 22/1 .75 Dwelt start - always behind(op 14/1)
13th 16 Purest Time (GB) 5 G Poor Ian Williams 121 lbs 12/1 2.5 Took keen hold - never better than midfield (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)