Full Result 4.20 Doncaster | 3 March 2023

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(Class 4) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m3f31yds) 2m3f Good 15 fences

1st £7,393.40 2nd £3,402 3rd £1,701 4th £851.20 5th £424.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Mongol Emperor (IRE) 6/5F Sam Twiston-Davies Neil Mulholland	Sam Twiston-Davies Neil Mulholland	8	118 tp	113	76	125	–
b g Imperial Monarch (IRE) - Hurricane Bella (IRE) (Taipan)
Travelled strongly, midfield, headway 4 out, pressed leader going easily 3 out, led 2 out, pushed along and went clear approaching last, kept on strongly run-in, comfortably (op 11/10)

2 4¾	5. Twotwothree (IRE) 11/2 Robert Dunne Sam Allwood	Robert Dunne Sam Allwood	10	1012	103	61	108	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Sibury (IRE) (Overbury)
Raced freely, towards rear, hit 7th, headway 3 out, ridden and chased winner approaching last, kept on run-in (op 9/2 tchd 6/1)

3 4¼ [9]	3. Hawthorn Cottage (IRE) 4/1 Brendan Powell Amy Murphy	Brendan Powell Amy Murphy	10	1112 tb	117	71	117	–
b m Gold Well - Miss Kilkeel (IRE) (Religiously)
Prominent, led 10th, hard pressed 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 5/1)

4 11 [20]	6. Est Illic (IRE) 22/1 William Kennedy Sarah-Jayne Davies	William Kennedy Sarah-Jayne Davies	9	1012 p	103	45	92	–
bb g Court Cave (IRE) - Ten Friends (IRE) (Shantou)
Led, not fluent and headed 3rd, dropped to rear 6th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out (op 14/1)

5 16 [36]	2. Ecume Atlantique (FR) 4/1 Harry Bannister Richard J Bandey	Harry Bannister Richard J Bandey	9	1113	118	43	99	–
b g Satri (IRE) - Force Atlantique (FR) (Top Ville)
Prominent, led 3rd, headed 10th, close up 4 out, ridden and weakening when mistake 2 out, lost touch when mistake last (op 11/2 tchd 18/5 and tchd 6/1)

PU	1. And The New (IRE) 18/1 Adam Wedge L J Morgan	Adam Wedge L J Morgan	12	120	119	–	–	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Wheredidthemoneygo (IRE) (Anshan)
Jumped right on occasions, towards rear, headway 8th, mistake 9th, in rear 10th, soon lost touch, pulled up before last (tchd 16/1)

6 ran Off time: 4:20:18 Winning time: 4m 48.45s (slow by 13.45s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Equi ex Incertis Partners (Mongol Emperor) 1st breeder: Patrick Thompson
2nd owner: Evason, Hewitt And Walsh (Twotwothree)
3rd owner: Melbourne 10 Racing (Hawthorn Cottage)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.40 £2.40 Ex: £9.10 CSF: £8.12 Trifecta: £23.40

4:20 Doncaster 3 Mar 2023

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