19:30 Doncaster

Thursday 26 July 2018

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Napoleons Casinos & Restaurants Sheffield Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 5  |   1m 2f 43y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:31  |   Winning time: 2m 13.75s
1st
Horse silk
2
(5)
Rapier
39-9
1/1f
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: D Tudhope
Slowly into stride, went 2nd over 8f out, led over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on well, clear towards finish tchd 10/11
2nd
Horse silk
2
7
(7)
Archie Perkins
38-9
5/1
T: N TinklerJ: Lewis Edmunds (3)
Went left start, held up, headway over 3f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner op 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
sh
1
(2)
Vision Clear
39-9
5/1
T: E A L DunlopJ: T Eaves
Held up, headway 5f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(3)
Raaqyah
39-7
7/2
T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
20
6
(6)
Thunderhooves
38-13
33/1
T: J RyanJ: G Mosse
Hampered start, in rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten and eased over 1f out op 50/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ½
5
(1)
Tigershark
39-3
33/1
T: B SmartJ: G Lee
Led, headed over 3f out, lost place over 2f out
7th
Horse silk
43
4
(4)
Cashel
39-7
50/1
T: Tom DascombeJ: Alistair Rawlinson
Tracked leaders, pushed along over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, well behind final 3f op 40/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90Pl:£1.90, £2.00EX:£6.90Trifecta:£21.00SF:£6.38Swingers:£1.60, £1.50, £1.90

Forecasts

Rapier (1/1), Raaqyah (7/2), Archie Perkins (5/1), Vision Clear (5/1), Thunderhooves (33/1), Tigershark (33/1), Cashel (50/1)

Verdict

Roger Varian's record at getting them to win first time up in handicaps is so good that RAAQYAH is the selection despite a slight worry about the trip. Over the last year he has a 26% strike rate first time in handicaps and that cannot be ignored. Vision Clear is knocking on the door and should be on the premises, and Rapier looks another likely improver too.
  1. Raaqyah
  2. Vision Clear
  3. Rapier

Previous Winners

2017
Lightly Squeeze
Weight: 9-8  |Age: 3
J: G Lee  |  T: P Hide
9/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,752.002nd: £1,116.003rd: £558.004th: £300.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00

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