20:30 Doncaster

Friday 2 June 2017

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Pentagon Supporting Weston Park Cancer Charity Handicap

Off time: 20:32 | Winning time: 1m 28.99s

1^st

(6)

Pursuing Steed

39-1

3/1j

T: H MorrisonJ: Charlie Bennett (3)

Held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well op 4/1

2^nd

(4)

Coverham

38-12

7/2

T: J M P EustaceJ: Ryan Tate

Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, held towards finish op 11/2

3^rd

(5)

Bruny Island

38-8

3/1j

T: C FellowesJ: S Donohoe

Held up mid-division and keen, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd place op 11/4 tchd 7/2

4^th

(7)

Eponina

39-2

25/1

T: B HaslamJ: G Lee

Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace op 28/1 tchd 33/1

5^th

(12)

Haworth

39-7

16/1

T: J D BethellJ: P J McDonald

Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace op 20/1

6^th

(2)

Dusty Bin

38-12

18/1

T: S R BowringJ: B A Curtis

Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left, one pace op 20/1 tchd 16/1

7^th

3 ¼

(13)

Alfonso Manana

39-5

14/1

T: J G GivenJ: R Kingscote

Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 12/1

8^th

1 ¾

(8)

Allux Boy

39-7

25/1

T: N TinklerJ: A Mullen

Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon headed and weakened op 16/1

9^th

1 ¾

(11)

Ocean Princess

39-0

16/1

T: M DodsJ: P Mulrennan

Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 20/1

10^th

(9)

Mont Royal

39-8

12/1

T: Ollie PearsJ: D Tudhope

Held up behind, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous op 9/1

11^th

(10)

Showdance Kid

39-9

14/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee (5)

Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, soon challenged, weakened over 1f out tchd 12/1

12^th

1 ½

(14)

Miss Anticipation

39-8

25/1

T: H & R CharltonJ: K Shoemark (3)

Prominent, lost place over 1f out op 20/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Used To Be³⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: Jordan Vaughan

(1)

Cryptonite³

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: M Appleby J: Ray Dawson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£2.10, £1.30, £1.40EX:£14.40Trifecta:£39.40Tricast:£32.96SF:£13.38Swingers:£3.20, £3.00, £3.40

Forecasts

Pursuing Steed (3/1), Bruny Island (3/1), Coverham (7/2), Mont Royal (12/1), Cryptonite (12/1), Alfonso Manana (14/1), Showdance Kid (14/1), Used To Be (14/1), Haworth (16/1), Ocean Princess (16/1), Dusty Bin (18/1), Eponina (25/1), Allux Boy (25/1), Miss Anticipation (25/1)

PURSUING STEED is up 7lb for a handicap victory last time out, but he looked on a lenient mark on that occasion and with the improvement he has shown his current weight could easily still be workable. He is the selection over a C&D which should suit him given his previous performances, ahead of Mont Royal, who ran a solid race on handicap debut last time, and Coverham, who has shown marked improvement since stepping up to this specialist trip.