Doncaster
17:25
William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap (Div II)
Doncaster Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £13.10 Place: £3.60 £3.40 £1.50 Exacta: £169.70 Tricast: £479.91 Trifecta: £737.30
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Made all - ridden and faced challenge over 1f out - kept on well and went clear inside final 110yds - edged left towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a return to turf - particularly on a slower surface - officially described as soft on this occasion)(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
9 G Poor Scott Dixon 123 lbs 12/1 Won
2nd
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and prominent halfway - ridden and challenging over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 12/1)
5 G AVG Jack Jones 130 lbs 11/1 2.25
3rd
Towards rear but in touch with leaders - ridden and headway over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 4/1 tchd 5/2)
6 G Poor David & Nicola Barron 134 lbs 11/4F .75
4th
Held up in rear - pushed along halfway - kept on and went fourth inside final furlong(tchd 4/1)
6 G Poor Adrian Nicholls 121 lbs 9/2 0.3
5th
In touch with leaders on near side of group - weakened final furlong(op 12/1)
8 G AVG Paul Midgley 130 lbs 14/1 3
6th
Prominent - weakened final furlong(op 9/2)
6 G Poor Tim Easterby 129 lbs 11/2 0.2
7th
Blindfold off late and slowly away - swerved sharply left and nearly lost jockey soon after start - towards rear throughout (jockey said that the blindfold had got stuck in bridle of gelding so he was slow away as a result)(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
7 G AVG Stella Barclay 129 lbs 28/1 0.05
8th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 16/1 tchd 9/1)
4 G AVG Declan Carroll 130 lbs 10/1 .5
9th
Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1)
5 G Poor Kevin Frost 130 lbs 11/1 1.5
10th
Prominent - hung left and weakened 2f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said filly hung left-handed)(op 4/1)
4 F Poor Adam West 137 lbs 7/1 13