16:40 Doncaster

Friday 17 March 2023

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Doncaster Groundworks Reinforcements Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 4m 38.69s

1^st

Fingal's Hill

711-9

15/2

T: P AtkinsonJ: Thomas Dowson

Prominent, waiting for room 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 2nd entering final furlong, led close home op 7/1

2^nd

Heros

611-4

7/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Led, 1 length ahead approaching last (usual 4 out), ridden and pressed for lead 3f out, 1 length ahead 2f out, no extra and headed close home op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Couldbeaweapon

611-8

10/3

T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan (7)

Prominent, travelling well 4f out, pushed along 3f out, pressed leader 2f out, 1 length down entering final furlong, stayed on same inside final furlong op 5/2 tchd 7/2

4^th

Saturday Song

711-3

3/1f

T: A KingJ: Alexander Thorne (5)

Held up in rear, driven over 4f out, still in touch 3f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 11/4 and tchd 16/5

5^th

Dr Sanderson

911-12

7/1

T: B HaslamJ: K Brogan

Midfield, ridden over 3f out, still in touch 2f out, weakened entering final furlong op 12/1

6^th

8 ½

Supreme Yeats

711-4

17/2

T: L MorganJ: B S Hughes

Close up in touch, not fluent 2nd, travelling okay 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 8/1 tchd 15/2

7^th

1 ¾

Perryville

611-5

25/1

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards (3)

Held up in rear, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, tailed off over 2f out op 22/1

8^th

Royle Steel

511-2

11/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Emma Smith-Chaston (3)

Midfield, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, tailed off 3f out op 9/1

Also Ran

Great Ocean

711-6

11/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Danny McMenamin

Held up in rear, travelling okay 4f out, ridden over 3f out, clipped heels and unseated rider over 2f out op 12/1

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Non-Runners

No Tackle⁵³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: S Drinkwater J: R T Dunne

Hasty Brook⁶²

Weight: 12-1| Age: 6

T: R Menzies J: Nathan Moscrop

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.30, £1.90, £1.60EX:£65.00Trifecta:£288.00Tricast:£209.16SF:£58.96Swingers:£8.20, £5.00, £4.00

Forecasts

Saturday Song (3/1), Couldbeaweapon (10/3), Heros (7/1), Dr Sanderson (7/1), Fingal's Hill (15/2), Supreme Yeats (17/2), Hasty Brook (10/1), Royle Steel (11/1), Great Ocean (11/1), No Tackle (12/1), Perryville (25/1)

SATURDAY SONG shaped well when second in a novice at Uttoxeter last time and the step back up in trip is in his favour, so he's worth a chance to make a successful start in handicaps. Couldbeaweapon looks the main threat and Heros has shown more positive signs the last twice.

SATURDAY SONG
COULDBEAWEAPON (IRE)
HEROS (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Thelasthighking

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Finn Lambert | T: N & W Twiston-Davies

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,915.002nd: £2,722.003rd: £1,361.004th: £681.005th: £339.00