17:40 Doncaster

Saturday 3 June 2017

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1517:1017:40

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  • 3YO only  |   Class 4  |   1m  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:41  |   Winning time: 1m 41.27s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(12)
Horse silk
Music Seeker15
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Tate| T: J M P Eustace| OR:  86| D
16/1
Won a soft ground Newmarket maiden last month over this trip in pleasing style on return to action / second career start. Has scope for more now sent going handicapping.
2
(14)
Horse silk
Afaak21
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-8| J: Dane O'Neill| T: C Hills| OR:  86| D
12/1
Beautifully bred colt by a top-class sprinter out of a 1,000 Guineas winner, took Thirsk maiden over this trip last month in good style. Questionable how much was achieved there but open to doing betting now handicapping.
3
(4)
Horse silk
Marzouq44
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan(7)| T: J Noseda| OR:  85
11/1
Knocking on the door in three starts this season and the 7lb claim of a very useful rider may see him go one better. Leading claims but potentially won't want too much ease in the going.
4
(5)
Horse silk
Auberge Du Lac22
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR:  84
10/3
Only just held at Ascot (1m, good to firm) last month from an opening mark of 82, he won his maiden on soft ground so should be fine with whatever ground prevails and have plenty to offer again.
5
(6)
Horse silk
Mojito7
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: R Winston| T: W J Haggas| OR:  83| D
11/4
Newcastle maiden winner on the AW in the autumn over a mile, made a pleasing start to life in handicaps last month at Haydock when close third over 7f (good to firm). Runs off the same mark and holding decent claims now upped in distance.
7
(3)
Horse silk
Whip Nae Nae15
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: Gavin Lerena| T: R Hannon| OR:  82
16/1
Maiden winner on the AW at Wolverhampton in October (1m 1½f) and ran well enough here (1m2f, good to firm, good in places) on handicap bow in April. Poor in two runs since and needs to find something for this drop back in trip. Not ruled out back at this track.
8
(11)
Horse silk
Sound Barh1225
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: R M Beckett| OR:  82| D
11/2
Oasis Dream gelding got the job done nicely last backend in a Newbury maiden over 1m, returns for handicap bow sporting first-time hood and opening mark appears fair.
9
(8)
Horse silk
Rumpole26
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: H Morrison| OR:  81| D
14/1
Bought for 130,000 gns as a yearling, made most of the running to take 1m Windsor maiden in good style last month and there may well be a bit more to come.
10
(13)
Horse silk
Mountain Angel18
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Bentley| T: R Varian| OR:  80
6/1
Didn't need to improve to land a Beverley maiden over 7½f (good) last month. Has run well on all four career starts and merits consideration again in this wide open finale on his handicap bow.
13
(2)
Horse silk
George Reme29
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-12| J: K Stott| T: J & S Quinn| OR:  76
40/1
Won a maiden over 7f at Newcastle on AW in July on his second start and has been reasonably competitive on a couple of occasions in handicaps, including when a 2¼L fourth at Beverley (7½f, good to firm) in April. Didn't appear to see out 1m1f at Musselburgh last time but now 2lb lower than Beverley and dropped back to this trip he could be involved.
14
(10)
Horse silk
Nick Vedder36
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-9| J: Jordan Vaughan(3)| T: K R Burke| OR:  73| D
50/1
Well beaten off in a 1m2f handicap here in April, drop back in distance ought to be a plus this time buts still appears to be up against things in a competitive heat where others make plenty more appeal.
15
(15)
Horse silk
Prancing Oscar54
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-3| J: D Fentiman| T: B Haslam| OR:  67
50/1
Has one effort to his name that was much improved form on his second career start and his first this year. That came over a mile on the AW at Newcastle and neither of his turf starts have been as good. Handicap bow from lowly mark but running into a few promising types.

Non-Runners

6
(9)
Horse silk
Zefferino22
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 3
T: H & R Charlton  J: K Shoemark
NR
11
(1)
Horse silk
Moolazim44
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 3
T: M Botti  J: M Harley
NR
12
(7)
Horse silk
Komodo19
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 3
T: Jedd O'Keeffe  J: David Probert
NR

Forecasts

Mojito (11/4), Auberge Du Lac (10/3), Sound Bar (11/2), Mountain Angel (6/1), Zefferino (7/1), Marzouq (11/1), Afaak (12/1), Komodo (12/1), Rumpole (14/1), Music Seeker (16/1), Whip Nae Nae (16/1), Moolazim (16/1), George Reme (40/1), Prancing Oscar (50/1), Nick Vedder (50/1)

Verdict

A really open finale and cases can be made for plenty of these. Mojito made a good start to his handicapping career last month at Haydock and will aim to build on that close third now while the manner of Music Seeker's maiden win at Newmarket on soft ground marks him out as one to note in the betting. The beautifully bred Afaak is another first-time handicapper that could have something up his sleeve along with Zefferino. Auberge Du Lac just failed to score on handicap debut at Ascot over this trip and commands huge respect but Windsor maiden winner RUMPOLE receives the nod. He did things well from the front that evening and appeared to have plenty running left in him. He may be up to defying this opening mark.
  1. Rumpole
  2. Auberge Du Lac
  3. Music Seeker

Prize Money

1st: £5,175.002nd: £1,540.003rd: £770.004th: £385.00

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