GBDoncaster Races

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Doncaster
14:50
Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Doncaster Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2021 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.90 Place: £1.10 £1.10 £3.90 Exacta: £2.50 Trifecta: £14
Non-Runners: Dobryn (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m2f
1st
Prominent in chasing group - headway and chased leaders home turn - went second before 3 out - blundered 3 out - 2 lengths down and ridden when not fluent 2 out - jumped left last - hung left but led final 110yds - ran on(op 11/10 tchd 10/11)
7 G Good
Fergal O'Brien 156 lbs EvsJ Won
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m 2m½f
7f 1m4f 2m½f 2m½f
2nd
Led - headed and chased clear leader after 1st - mistake 2nd - headway and led again home turn - mistake 3 out - 2 lengths ahead and ridden 2 out - headed and no extra final 110yds(op 11/10 tchd 6/5)
N/A AVG
Dan Skelton 156 lbs EvsJ 2.75
2m 2m 2m½f
2m½f
3rd
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders home turn - went third before 3 out - 8 lengths third when mistake 2 out - kept on but no impression run-in
8 M Poor
Graeme McPherson 149 lbs 40/1 7.5
2m½f 2m3½f 2m1½f 2m4f
1m4½f 2m 2m 2m1f
4th
Novicey jumping - held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders home turn - soon outpaced - went modest fourth approaching last - no impression and well beaten run-in(op 125/1 tchd 200/1)
8 M AVG
Henry Daly 149 lbs 150/1 16
2m 2m 2m 1m7½f 2m½f
2m1½f 2m 2m
5th
Unruly at the post - held up in rear - mistake 3rd - headway and in touch with leaders home turn - soon outpaced - went modest fourth 2 out - no impression and lost fourth approaching last(op 50/1)
N/A Poor
Alastair Ralph 156 lbs 80/1 3.75
2m
1m2f 2m
6th
Towards rear - headway into midfield after 4th - in touch with leaders home turn - soon outpaced - weakened and no chance from 2 out
6 G Poor
Joanne Thomason-Murphy 141 lbs 300/1 11
2m1½f 2m½f 2m1½f 2m 2m4f
1m4f 1m4½f 2m
7th
Prominent in chasing group - headway and briefly went second when ridden home turn - lost two places and weakening 3 out - got behind from 2 out - tailed off(op 10/1)
3 G AVG
Donald McCain 148 lbs 12/1 10
2m 2m½f 2m 2m4f 2m
2m
8th
Raced wide - midfield - jumped left 3rd - dropped to last and struggling 5th - lost touch and tailed off when slow jump 2 out - lost shoe (vet said gelding was found to have blood in its trachea following a post-race endoscopic examination and also reported that the gelding had lost its right fore shoe)(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)
N/A Poor
Richard Price 156 lbs 50/1 49
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99th
Pulled hard - midfield - headway to lead and went well clear after 1st - much reduced lead and headed home turn - soon lost position and dropped to last - behind when pulled up 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 25/1)
N/A Poor
John Davies 156 lbs 33/1 -
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