15:25 Doncaster
Saturday 28 October 2017
All13:4514:2014:5515:2516:0016:3517:10
Racing Post Trophy Stakes (Group 1) (Str)
- 2YO only  |  Class 1  |  1m  |  Good (Good to soft in places)  |  12 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:30Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 40.12s
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â R L Moore
Prominent in chasing group, closed halfway, led over 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again towards finish op 11/8
T:Â J & T GosdenJ:Â Oisin Murphy
Held up in last pair, smooth headway near side of group 2f out, chased winner and edged left over 1f out, led and hung left inside final furlong, headed towards finish, kept on op 9/1
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â Seamie Heffernan
Sweating, held up towards rear, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on into 3rd towards finish op 11/1
T:Â J S BolgerJ:Â K J Manning
Never travelled with any fluency and pushed along to hold place in chasing group, closed halfway, pressed winner and every chance 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, dropped to 4th towards finish op 3/1
T:Â Sir Michael StouteJ:Â Jim Crowley
Keen in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong tchd 28/1
T:Â M MeadeJ:Â Andrea Atzeni
Held up towards rear, headway far side of group chasing leaders 2f out, soon ridden, weakened entering final furlong op 10/1
T:Â C ApplebyJ:Â W Buick
Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened op 22/1
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â D O'Brien
Took keen hold, hung left most of way, held up towards rear, never involved op 10/1 tchd 11/1
T:Â D R C ElsworthJ:Â P Mulrennan
Chased clear leading pair, closed halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
T:Â B SmartJ:Â G Lee
Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened rapidly 3f out
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â Wayne Lordan
Led with rival, set strong pace and clear of rest, reduced lead halfway, headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly
T:Â J S BolgerJ:Â Ronan Whelan
Pressed leader and clear of rest until halfway, lost 2nd inside final 3f, weakened quickly over 2f out op 80/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.20, £2.20, £3.10EX:£14.40Trifecta:£78.70Tricast:£100.60SF:£14.77Swingers:£3.00, £4.30, £11.80
Forecasts
Saxon Warrior (13/8), Verbal Dexterity (5/2), Roaring Lion (8/1), Seahenge (9/1), The Pentagon (10/1), Chilean (12/1), Loxley (25/1), Gabr (33/1), Merlin Magic (66/1), Coat Of Arms (66/1), Alfa McGuire (100/1), Theobald (100/1)
Aidan O'Brien could break the world record for the highest number of Group 1s in a year here and sends out four candidates, three with meaningful chances. SAXON WARRIOR won his Group 2 on soft ground at Naas last time, but seems likely to improve on better ground and remains very lightly raced having had only two starts; it's also notable he's the mount of Ryan Moore here. Roaring Lion is also undefeated and a winner in Group 2 company last time and also needs considering, while The Pentagon has more on his plate than when winning the Tyros Stakes but is also feared. If it rained heavily prior to the off, Verbal Dexterity would also have to enter calculations.
- Saxon Warrior
- Roaring Lion
- The Pentagon
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £122,210.002nd: £46,332.003rd: £23,188.004th: £11,551.005th: £5,797.006th: £2,909.00
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