13:25 Doncaster

Saturday 16 December 2023

All11:4012:1512:5013:2514:0514:4015:15

Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 4m 53.40s

1^st

Serious Operator

610-9

10/3

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge (3)

Held up in mid-division, flattened 5th, good headway tracking leaders out wide home turn, led 2 out, ridden and over 1 length ahead when hit last, driven out op 3/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Pentland Hills

812-0

6/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Close 3rd, led going well before 3 out, headed next, over 1 length down last, no extra run-in op 9/1

3^rd

Glinger Flame

1111-9

7/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Sean Quinlan

Ran in snatches in mid-division out wide, pushed along and struggling in rear after 4 out, headway into moderate 3rd between last two op 15/2 tchd 8/1

4^th

Anyharminasking

611-11

85/40f

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Held up in last pair, headway between horses approaching 3 out, pushed along and no impression in 3rd before next, weakened into 4th between last two op 9/4 tchd 5/2

5^th

Romeo Brown

911-1

14/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Tom Midgley (3)

Led, pushed along and headed before 3 out, lost 2nd 3 out, chased leaders, weakened between last two op 11/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

Caius Marcius

1211-3

25/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Callum Bewley

Mid-division, ridden and weakened before 3 out tchd 28/1

7^th

Barrichello

710-12

5/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before next tchd 4/1

8^th

1 ¼

Aquila Sky

810-7

40/1

T: S AllwoodJ: Craig Nichol

Held up in rear, never involved op 28/1 tchd 50/1

9^th

Breaking Waves

910-2

16/1

T: A M HalesJ: Bryan Carver

Raced wide, chased leader until pushed along before 3 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Skytastic¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.50, £2.20, £1.60EX:£24.90Trifecta:£185.60Tricast:£132.83SF:£24.41Swingers:£4.90, £4.90, £7.80

Forecasts

Anyharminasking (85/40), Serious Operator (10/3), Barrichello (5/1), Pentland Hills (6/1), Glinger Flame (7/1), Romeo Brown (14/1), Breaking Waves (16/1), Skytastic (16/1), Caius Marcius (25/1), Aquila Sky (40/1)

ANYHARMINASKING is generally progressive and, having finished second in a better race at Newbury last time, he's worth a chance to resume winning ways. Glinger Flame and Serious Operator look the main dangers.

ANYHARMINASKING (IRE)
GLINGER FLAME (IRE)
SERIOUS OPERATOR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Rathmacknee

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 6

J: Paul O'Brien | T: N J Henderson

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00