Doncaster
15:00
Betfred Doncaster Cup Stakes (British Champions Series)
Doncaster Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2023 Distance: 2m2f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34 Place: £1.60 £1.60 Exacta: £11.40 Trifecta: £31.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - towards rear but in touch with leaders - good headway and led over 4f out - alone up the centre home straight - ridden and drifted left when joined over 1f out - led clearly inside final furlong - stayed on(op 7/2)
9 G Good Alan King 133 lbs 100/30 Won
2nd
Prominent - lost position over 4f out - raced far side home straight - steady headway going easily and went second over 2f out - joined leader over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - kept on(op 11/4 tchd 16/5)
6 G AVG John & Thady Gosden 133 lbs 3/1 1.25
3rd
Led at slow pace - headed and raced in second over 4f out - raced far side home straight - lost second over 2f out - no extra from over 1f out(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
7 H AVG A P O'Brien 133 lbs 6/1 3
4th
Held up in last - outpaced over 3f out - headway and went fourth inside final 110yds - never dangerous(tchd 50/1)
10 G Poor Ian Williams 133 lbs 66/1 .5
5th
Raced wide early - raced in second - prominent over 4f out - against far rail home straight - weakened over 1f out - eased and dropped to last inside final 110yds (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding had run flat - having run at York 21 days previously; jockey further added that he felt something amiss with gelding inside final furlong and felt it prudent to ease gelding; vet examinedgelding during routine testing and had nothing to report)(op 11/10 tchd Evens)
8 G AVG Andrew Balding 136 lbs 5/4F 1.75