13:15 Doncaster
Friday 12 September 2025
All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:4016:1016:4517:20
Betfred Mallard Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
- 3YO plus  |  Class 2  |  1m 6f 115y  |  Good to Soft (Good in places)  |  13 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 13:15Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 6.99s
T:Â A M BaldingJ:Â Oisin Murphy
In touch with leaders, smooth headway out wide over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish op 17/2
T:Â Ian WilliamsJ:Â C Lee
Steadied and switched left start, held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide stayed on inside final furlong, took 2nd close home, not reach winner
T:Â H PalmerJ:Â Jason Hart
Led and set decent pace, went clear inside final 2f, ridden and reduced lead over 1f out, headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home op 20/1
T:Â K P De FoyJ:Â Rowan Scott
Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final 110 yards op 5/1
T:Â Sir Mark PrescottJ:Â L Morris
Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden disputing 2nd 2f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 9/2
T:Â L WadhamJ:Â Tom Marquand
In touch with leaders inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong op 28/1
T:Â R VarianJ:Â Ray Dawson
Raced keenly towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on but never going pace to get involved op 5/1
T:Â A M BaldingJ:Â P J McDonald
Mid-division inside, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, never dangerous after tchd 22/1
T:Â D K WeldJ:Â W Buick
Raced keenly and always towards rear, never involved op 8/1 tchd 15/2
T:Â C JohnstonJ:Â J Fanning
Tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f op 15/2
T:Â D MenuisierJ:Â Warren Fentiman (5)
Held up towards rear, no impression when hung left final 2f tchd 7/1
T:Â O MurphyJ:Â K Shoemark
Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after op 80/1 tchd 150/1
T:Â J S GoldieJ:Â Amie Waugh (3)
Well away, raced keenly and soon steadied well off the pace in rear, never a factor, tailed off op 66/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£13.00Pl:£3.80, £3.10, £4.40EX:£114.90Trifecta:£2,067.00Tricast:£1,938.13SF:£124.57Swingers:£25.60, £35.40, £34.40
Forecasts
Maxi King (9/2), Shadow Dance (9/2), Synergism (5/1), Promethean (13/2), Align The Stars (8/1), Duraji (17/2), Beylerbeyi (10/1), Subsequent (12/1), Roaring Legend (16/1), Good Show (20/1), Arqoob (40/1), Midnight Lion (80/1), Nachtgeist (125/1)
SHADOW DANCE was a lot better than his mid-field finishing position suggests in the Ebor and is taken to go 2 places better than in this race last year. Sole 3-y-o Synergism is progressive and is second choice ahead of Dermot Weld's Duraji, a good fourth in a similarly competitive handicap at Glorious Goodwood. Last year's runner-up Subsequent completes the shortlist.
- SHADOW DANCE
- SYNERGISM (GER)
- DURAJI (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £36,078.002nd: £16,919.003rd: £8,463.004th: £4,228.005th: £2,114.006th: £1,057.00
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