15:10 Doncaster

Sunday 14 June 2020

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:4016:1516:50

Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 2f 43y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:10  |   Winning time: 2m 7.99s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(7)
Horse silk
Sky Defender7
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR:  99| D
7/1
A winner twice each on turf/AW at up to 1m4f. Yet to race on ground slower than good, and will need some improvement to defy this mark on his reappearance.
2
(2)
Horse silk
Fifth Position12
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR:  99| BF
9/4
Unraced at two, but made up for that with a good level of form in his first five starts last year, despite winning just one of them (1m½f, good to soft) at Nottingham 14-months ago. Listed-placed and not disgraced in a Group 3, and is a contender.
3
(4)
Horse silk
Spanish Archerh206
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR:  98| CD
9/1
Won a Nottingham novice event (1m2f, good to firm) in 2018 and added a handicap over C&D (good to soft) last August. Has been competitive from this 4lb higher mark since, so can't rule him out on his reappearance. Has won when fresh.
4
(8)
Horse silk
Derevo247
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR:  96| D
11/8
Has won half of his six starts at 1m2f/1m4½f. 5lb higher than the last of those at Newcastle last July. Not seen since October, but remains open to more from this mark, and it will be a surprise if he can't go close again.
5
(1)
Horse silk
Anythingtoday13
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR:  94| D
15/2
Triple turf winner, who handles cut and stays 1m4f. Reappeared after an eight-month absence with an encouraging 3L third at Newcastle (1m4½f) recently. Same mark today and arrives with an each-way chance.
7
(3)
Horse silk
Archie Perkins280
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-7| J: Rowan Scott(3)| T: N Tinkler| OR:  85| D
33/1
Multiple winner at around 1m2f, including twice on good to soft. 5lb higher than the most recent of those in a 0-85 at York last July. Should still be competitive from this mark, but record when fresh is a little offputting.
8
(5)
Horse silk
Hillwalker12
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR:  84
33/1
Won a fast ground Gowran Park maiden (7f) on his second start for Thomas Cleary in 2018. Hasn't managed significant improvement since, but posted a good effort on stable debut at Newcastle recently and can step up on that over this longer trip.

Non-Runners

6
(6)
Horse silk
Sandret209
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 4
T: B Haslam  J: P Mulrennan
NR

Forecasts

Derevo (11/8), Fifth Position (9/4), Sky Defender (7/1), Anythingtoday (15/2), Sandret (8/1), Spanish Archer (9/1), Archie Perkins (33/1), Hillwalker (33/1)

Verdict

An interesting race where the suggestion is DEREVO, who looks capable of better and can improve his already healthy strike-rate. Fifth Position looks like being his biggest challenger, though Spanish Archer, Anythingtoday and Hillwalker are others who could come into the reckoning.
  1. Derevo
  2. Fifth Position
  3. Spanish Archer

Prize Money

1st: £9,704.002nd: £2,888.003rd: £1,443.004th: £722.00

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