Doncaster Races
Doncaster
13:50
Hippo Carpet Protector Handicap
Doncaster
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2023
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34
Place: £1.60 £2.30 £2
Exacta: £28.60
Tricast: £117.31
Trifecta: £152.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Ala Kaifi (GB) | 4 C | AVG | Ismail Mohammed | 134 lbs | 100/30F | Won | In touch with leaders - good headway on outer 3f out - led over 2f out - carried right over 1f out - kept on well - gamely(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Richard P Smith (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Ed Dunlop | 142 lbs | 7/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - headway 3f out - went second and pressed leader over 2f out - edged right over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds - just held second(op 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Ayyab (GB) | 4 F | AVG | S Woods | 137 lbs | 5/1 | 0.2 | Slowly into stride - midfield - outpaced 4f out - headway from 2f out - went third under 2f out - kept on well - nearest finish(op 3/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Palamon (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Richard Hannon | 132 lbs | 4/1 | 4 | Bumped rival start - towards rear - some headway from over 2f out - hung left over 1f out - soon went fourth(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Corsican Caper (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Aiden Brookes
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Kevin Frost | 115 lbs | 20/1 | 2.5 | Raced in second - lost second 3f out - edged right and slightly hampered rival under 2f out - soon weakened | |
| 6th | 9 | Khangai (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Mark Rimell | 125 lbs | 9/1 | 8 | Led - headed over 2f out - soon weakened(op 15/2) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Knights Affair (GB) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 129 lbs | 14/1 | 2.5 | Squeezed out start - always behind(op 11/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Redcliff Glen (GER) | 5 G | Poor | Clive Cox | 127 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Never better than midfield - slightly hampered under 2f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as soft (good to soft in places) and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | Tribal Wisdom (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 139 lbs | 16/1 | 9 | Bumped start - took keen hold - always behind(op 10/1) | ||
| 10th | 2 | Arch Moon (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Michael Dods | 140 lbs | 7/1 | 19 | Never better than midfield(op 9/1 tchd 13/2) |