GBDoncaster Races

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Doncaster
13:50
William Hill Portland Handicap
Doncaster Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 Distance: 5½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £19.60 Place: £4.50 £4.70 £4.50 Exacta: £782.40 Tricast: £7253.50 Trifecta: £28860.80
Non-Runners: Marnie James (vet's certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
5f
1st
Quickly away - made all in centre - ridden clear well over 1f out - driven and kept on well final furlong (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from freshening up by a 46-day break)
N/A AVG
Charles Hills 130 lbs 25/1 Won
5f 5f 5f 5½f 5½f
6f
2nd
Tracked leaders - headway halfway - chased winner over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - driven and kept on well final furlong(op 16/1)
N/A Elite
Hugo Palmer 127 lbs 20/1 .75
-
6f 6f 6f
3rd
Held up and behind - headway over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - finished strongly(op 12/1)
N/A Poor
Geoffrey Harker 125 lbs 14/1 .75
6f 6f 6f 5½f 6f
5f 5f 5f 6f 6f
4th
Pulled hard - soon tracking leaders - headway 2f out - ridden over 1f out - driven and kept on final furlong(op 8/1)
11 G AVG
Michael Dods 122 lbs 7/1 0.1
6f 5f 5f 5f 5f
6f 6f 5f 6f 6f
5th
In touch - headway over 2f out - chased leaders and ridden well over 1f out - kept on under pressure final furlong
11 G AVG
David O'Meara 119 lbs 25/1 0.3
6f 6f 6f 6f 5f
5f
6th
Chased winner - pushed along over 2f out - ridden well over 1f out - soon driven and kept on same pace(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
N/A Poor
Declan Carroll 125 lbs 12/1 1
5f 5f 5f 5f 5½f
6f 5½f 6f 5f
7th
Held up in rear - effort and not clear run over 1f out - switched right and ridden entering final furlong - stayed on well towards finish(op 25/1)
N/A AVG
David Evans 121 lbs 20/1 0.2
-
5f 5f 5½f
8th
Held up - headway 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on final furlong (jockey said gelding was short of room approaching the line)(tchd 7/1)
N/A Poor
Michael Dods 122 lbs 13/2F 1
5f 5f 5f 5f 6f
6f 6f 6f 6f
9th
Held up - headway well over 1f out - ridden entering final furlong - kept on(op 11/1)
8 G Poor
Tim Easterby 130 lbs 9/1 0.2
6f 6f 6f 6f 6½f
6f 6f 5½f
10th
Chased leaders - ridden along 2f out - gradually weakened(op 16/1)
9 G AVG
Clive Cox 136 lbs 14/1 0
6f 5f 5f 5f 5f
-
10th
Held up - headway well over 1f out - ridden and not much room entering final furlong - never dangerous(op 25/1)
10 G AVG
Nigel Tinkler 123 lbs 16/1 0.1
6f 6f 6f 5f 7f
6f 5f 5½f
12th
Dwelt and behind towards far side - headway 2f out - ridden and kept on final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)
N/A Poor
Richard Fahey 120 lbs 40/1 0.3
6f 5f 6f 5½f 5f
5f 6f
13th
Raced towards stands' side - in touch - pushed along and headway over 2f out - ridden well over 1f out - weakened approaching final furlong(op 14/1)
9 G Poor
Robert Cowell 125 lbs 12/1 .5
5f 5f 5f 5f 5f
6f
14th
Tracked leaders - pushed along 2f out - ridden well over 1f out - soon weakened
N/A Poor
Richard Guest 123 lbs 8/1 0.1
-
6f 6f 5f 6f 5f
15th
Held up in rear - effort and not clear run just over 1f out - soon ridden and kept on final furlong - never dangerous
N/A Poor
Amanda Perrett 124 lbs 12/1 0.1
5f 5f 5f 6f 6f
5f 5f
16th
Chased leaders - ridden along over 2f out - soon weakened
N/A Poor
Paul Midgley 128 lbs 20/1 1.5
5f 5f 5f 5f 5½f
-
17th
Raced towards far side - prominent - ridden along 2f out - soon weakened
10 G Poor
Kevin Ryan 131 lbs 25/1 0.3
5f 5f 6f 6f 6f
5½f
18th
Always towards rear(op 40/1)
N/A AVG
Ronald Harris 121 lbs 33/1 .5
6f 5f 5f 5f 5f
-
19th
Raced towards stands' side - in touch - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden and weakened(op 25/1)
9 G AVG
Keith Dalgleish 118 lbs 20/1 0.3
6f 5f 6f 6f 5f
6f 5f 5f 5f
20th
Towards rear - effort and not clear run over 1f out - never a factor
N/A Poor
David C Griffiths 125 lbs 25/1 2.75
5f 5f 5f 5f 5f
6f 6f 6f
21st
Raced towards stands' rail - chased leaders - ridden along well over 2f out - soon hung left and weakened well over 1f out - eased (jockey said gelding hung badly left from halfway)(op 20/1)
N/A AVG
Dean Ivory 133 lbs 16/1 4.5
5f 6f 6f 6f