16:50 Doncaster

Saturday 19 August 2023

All14:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2517:55

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Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 1m 38.41s

1^st

(4)

Harlem Nights

39-5

7/2

T: James HortonJ: P J McDonald

Towards rear, headway well over 2f out, switched left 2f out, ridden and pressed leaders 1f out, led over 110 yards out and edged right, ran on strongly and drew away op 4/1

2^nd

2 ¾

(6)

Hale End

39-3

11/1

T: M DodsJ: P Mulrennan

Mid-division, headway 3f out to go close 2nd 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on but no match for winner op 14/1

3^rd

(8)

Lerwick

39-8

10/3f

T: E BethellJ: J Mitchell

Chased leaders, led narrowly 2f out, soon pushed along and edged left, ridden and headed over 110 yards out where slightly hampered, no extra op 11/4

4^th

(11)

Goodfella

39-5

12/1

T: P OwensJ: Ryan Sexton (3)

Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never threatened op 14/1

5^th

(3)

Mount King

38-11

18/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Sean Kirrane

Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, kept on same pace op 14/1

6^th

1 ½

(2)

Kentucky Bluegrass

39-9

13/2

T: D O'MearaJ: D Nolan

Rear mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, plugged on, never on terms op 8/1

7^th

1 ¼

(13)

Distinguished Lady

39-9

11/1

T: Darryll HollandJ: Jason Watson

Prominent, came wide turning in 4f out to race near stands side, ridden and weakened 2f out op 17/2

8^th

2 ¾

(12)

Tabuk

39-5

40/1

T: Grant TuerJ: Oliver Stammers

Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon dropped away op 50/1

9^th

(7)

Elusive Empire

39-6

11/1

T: A WatsonJ: Hollie Doyle

In rear, pushed along and some headway over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened op 17/2 tchd 8/1

10^th

3 ¾

(14)

Merry Minister

39-8

6/1

T: E WalkerJ: Connor Planas (3)

Towards rear, ridden well over 2f out, soon beaten op 7/1

11^th

(1)

Taritino

39-5

14/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: Stefano Cherchi

Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened tamely op 16/1 tchd 20/1

12^th

1 ½

(10)

Pop World

39-3

50/1

T: M DodsJ: G Lee

Rear mid-division, hampered over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened op 40/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

John Chard Vc¹⁶

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: C G Cox J: Rowan Scott

(9)

Speriamo¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: P J McBride J: Christian Howarth

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.50, £3.60, £1.70EX:£39.20Trifecta:£172.60Tricast:£143.34SF:£43.57Swingers:£8.10, £3.20, £8.60

Forecasts

Lerwick (10/3), Harlem Nights (7/2), Merry Minister (6/1), Kentucky Bluegrass (13/2), John Chard Vc (7/1), Hale End (11/1), Distinguished Lady (11/1), Elusive Empire (11/1), Goodfella (12/1), Taritino (14/1), Mount King (18/1), Speriamo (25/1), Tabuk (40/1), Pop World (50/1)

This drop back in trip could precipitate a return to winning ways for LERWICK, who did the job well when making all at Pontefract on his penultimate start prior to finding 9.8f on soft ground too much of a test at Ripon recently. Harlem Nights arrives here on the back of a couple of solid efforts in defeat and rates the main danger, while handicap debutant Elusive Empire, Hale End and John Chard VC all merit consideration, too.