12:55 Doncaster

Saturday 26 January 2019

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:25

Alan Wood Plumbing And Heating Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 4m 41.22s

1^st

Always Resolute

811-10

9/4f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Edward Austin (7)

Raced keenly, tracked leader, stumbled 1st, led 3 out, joined last, edged left under pressure and kept on gamely run-in op 3/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Its'afreebee

911-12

5/1

T: R SpencerJ: S Bowen

Raced keenly, held up in last pair, steady headway into 4th place before 3 out, 2nd soon after 3 out, every chance last, edged left and stayed on same pace run-in op 10/3

3^rd

Quest For Life

712-1

6/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Chased leading pair, 3rd and one pace from 2 out, no chance with leading duo op 10/1

4^th

Present From Dubai

611-8

14/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up last, pushed along before 3 out, 4th and one pace from next op 9/1

5^th

Defi Sacre

612-1

4/1

T: R HobsonJ: B S Hughes

Raced keenly, led, mistakes 4th 5th and next, not fluent and headed 3 out, weakened and beaten when blundered next op 11/2 tchd 7/2

6^th

1 ¼

Kingston

1010-11

12/1

T: A W CarrollJ: James Nixon (7)

Held up off the pace in 5th, weakened on long run before 3 out tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1

7^th

4 ½

Chebsey Beau

911-12

6/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Danny McMenamin (7)

Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, hit 5th, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, behind when mistake next op 9/2 tchd 4/1

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Non-Runners

Mr Jack¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: Mrs L C Jewell J: J E Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.70, £2.00EX:£13.80Trifecta:£70.50Tricast:£53.71SF:£13.04Swingers:£2.70, £2.30, £4.40

Forecasts

Always Resolute (9/4), Defi Sacre (4/1), Its'afreebee (5/1), Quest For Life (6/1), Chebsey Beau (6/1), Kingston (12/1), Mr Jack (12/1), Present From Dubai (14/1)

DEFI SACRE is a very unexposed horse as he enters handicaps and shaped with significant promise here on his UK debut so could very easily prove capable off this opening mark and he gets the nod. At his best Its'afreebee would have hacked up off this mark and although he may not quite be the force of old his flat campaign showed there remains enough ability to go close here. Chebsey Beau hasn't been harshly treated for his Musselburgh win last time out so is another with sound claims.

Defi Sacre
Its'afreebee
Chebsey Beau

Previous Winners

2018

Slanelough

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: Craig Nichol | T: R Dobbin

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00