Doncaster Races
Doncaster
16:10
PJ Towey Construction Handicap
Doncaster
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2023
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63
Place: £1.30 £2
Exacta: £7.60
Trifecta: £16.80
Non-Runners: Akhu Najla (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | La Yakel (GB) | 5 G | Good | William Haggas | 133 lbs | 13/8F | Won | Raced in second - pushed along and led over 2f out - soon faced challenge - ridden and clear with one other over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form other than gelding ran freely at Ascot when caught wide throughout with no cover)(op 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Simply Sondheim (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | George Boughey | 129 lbs | 100/30 | 1 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - smooth headway and pressed winner over 2f out - went clear with winner over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 3/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Lightening Company (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Ben Haslam | 125 lbs | 9/2 | 3.75 | Slowly away - raced in last - outpaced over 3f out - headway and prominent over 2f out - edged left and no extra from over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 18/5 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Masekela (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Andrew Balding | 128 lbs | 5/1 | 3.25 | Led at steady pace - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Symbol Of Light (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Julie Camacho | 135 lbs | 7/1 | 18 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - raced wide over 4f out - edged left and dropped to last over 2f out - soon weakened - lost touch over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right; trainer said gelding may have been unsuited by the soft ground on this occasion which in her opinion was riding sticky; vet had nothing to report)(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 15/2) |