Doncaster
15:15
Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes (No Geldings)
Doncaster Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.50 Place: £1.10 £2.50 £1.40 Exacta: £7.30 Tricast: £17.97 Trifecta: £26.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Luxembourg (IRE) 5 H Good A P O'Brien 127 lbs 4/6F Won Midfield - shaken up and headway on far side of group 3f out - pushed along to lead under 2f out - ridden final 110yds - kept on well - always doing enough(op 10/11)
2nd 8 Sissoko (IRE) N/A Good Donnacha Aidan O'Brien 127 lbs 9/1 1.75 Took keen hold - close up - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and briefly disputed lead under 2f out - held but kept on inside final furlong - disputing second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 8/1)
3rd 1 Bayside Boy (IRE) 3 C Good Roger Varian 127 lbs 9/2 0.1 Ducked right start - held up in rear - headway 3f out - soon not clear run - pushed along and short of room over 2f out - switched left and ridden over 1f out - disputing second final 110yds - kept on - no match for winner (jockey said colt was denied a clear run for some distance - approaching and passing 2f out - and hung right)(op 4/1)
4th 3 Hannibal Barca (IRE) 4 G Poor Brian Meehan 127 lbs 25/1 0.2 Bumped rival start - took keen hold - held up in last - pushed along 3f out - ridden and chased leaders 2f out - disputing second final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 33/1)
5th 4 Imperial Fighter (IRE) 6 G Poor Andrew Balding 127 lbs 11/1 .5 Took keen hold - tracked leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on but no impression final furlong(op 10/1)
6th 6 McTigue (IRE) 4 G AVG J S Bolger 127 lbs 33/1 10 Bumped start - tracked leaders - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and dropped to rear over 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 40/1)
7th 2 Bullet Force (IRE) 3 C Poor K R Burke 127 lbs 100/1 3 Towards rear - pushed along on near side of group over 3f out - ridden and struggling 2f out - soon weakened
8th 7 Royal Patronage (FR) 5 H AVG Mark Johnston 127 lbs 7/1 1.5 Led - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden and headed - hung left over 1f out - weakened quickly and eased inside final furlong (vet said colt was struck into on his left hind)(op 6/1 tchd 8/1)