17:30 Doncaster

Thursday 12 September 2019

All14:1014:4015:1515:4516:2016:5517:30

DFS Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 26.79s

1^st

(1)

Mutamaasik

39-7

5/6f

T: R VarianJ: Jim Crowley

Tracked leader, effort to challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead near finish op 10/11 tchd 4/5

2^nd

(5)

The Great Heir

38-10

13/2

T: K A RyanJ: Shane Gray

Tracked front pair, headway and effort to challenge towards far side over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon ridden, kept on, headed near finish op 11/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

(6)

Archaeology

38-5

3/1

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Sean Davis (3)

Held up in rear, headway and effort over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, went 3rd over 1f out, no chance with front pair op 11/4

4^th

2 ¾

(2)

Dutch Treat

39-0

6/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Led, driven 2f out, headed over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong op 13/2 tchd 11/2

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Non-Runners

(3)

I Could Do Better¹⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Ian Williams J: Non Runner

(4)

Madkhal³¹⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: S bin Suroor J: R L Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.60EX:£5.60Trifecta:£8.80SF:£6.35Swingers:£5.70

Forecasts

Mutamaasik (5/6), Archaeology (3/1), Madkhal (10/3), Dutch Treat (6/1), The Great Heir (13/2), I Could Do Better (10/1)

Mutamassik is on a roll but there's just the sneaking suspicion that it wasn't the strongest of Class 4 handicaps that he plundered on turf debut at Newmarket, and a subsequent 10lb rise in the weights does him precious few favours. Although fully respected there are certainly potential dangers lurking, including the returning (unexposed) Godolphin colt Madkhal and the lowly-weighted ARCHAEOLOGY. The selection is a course winner (1m) who was keeping on from off the pace when runner-up at Ascot last week. He is due a small weights rise (2lb) and his canny trainer also utilises the 3lb claim of Sean Davis in order to further boost his winning chance.

Archaeology
Mutamaasik
Madkhal

Previous Winners

2018

Picture No Sound

Weight: 8-3 |Age: 3

J: P Hanagan | T: R A Fahey

20/1

Prize Money

1st: £12,450.002nd: £3,728.003rd: £1,864.004th: £932.005th: £466.006th: £234.00