Full Result 4.40 Doncaster | 17 March 2023

Doncaster Groundworks Reinforcements Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m3f88yds) 2m3½f Good 4 hurdles 6 omitted

1st £5,914.72 2nd £2,721.60 3rd £1,360.80 4th £680.96 5th £339.36

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Fingal's Hill (IRE) 15/2 Thomas Dowson Peter Atkinson	Thomas Dowson Peter Atkinson	7	119	111	111	118	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Fingal's Sister (IRE) (Oscar)
Prominent, shaken up 3f out, switched left under 2f out, carried left over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, kept on, comfortably (op 7/1)

2 1	9. Heros (FR) 7/1 Shane Quinlan ³ Venetia Williams	Shane Quinlan ³ Venetia Williams	6	111	106	105	111	–
b g Voiladenuo (FR) - La Colombe D'Or (FR) (Martaline)
Led, shaken up under 3f out, drifted left under 2f out, hung left 1f out, headed final furlong, kept on, no match for winner (op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1)

3 2¼ [3¼]	5. Couldbeaweapon (IRE) 100/30 Beau Morgan ⁷ Ben Pauling	Beau Morgan ⁷ Ben Pauling	6	111 p¹	110	107	113	–
ch g Mahler - Wild Fuchsia (IRE) (Sonus)
Took keen hold, prominent, ridden and edged left under 3f out, slightly hampered over 1f out, soon lost second, drifted left final 110yds, kept on, no match for first two (jockey said gelding hung left-handed) (op 5/2 tchd 7/2)

4 11 [14¼]	10. Saturday Song 3/1F Alexander Thorne ⁵ Alan King	Alexander Thorne ⁵ Alan King	7	1012	105	91	99	–
b g Kayf Tara - Fernello (Presenting)
Held up in rear, ridden under 4f out, soon outpaced, switched right under 2f out, kept on and went fourth towards finish (tchd 11/4 and tchd 16/5)

5 ¾ [15]	2. Dr Sanderson (IRE) 7/1 Kevin Brogan Ben Haslam	Kevin Brogan Ben Haslam	9	1112	114	100	106	–
b g Jeremy (USA) - Guydus (IRE) (Old Vic)
In touch with leaders, shaken up under 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, edged left and hampered rival under 2f out (op 12/1)

6 8½ [23½]	8. Supreme Yeats (IRE) 17/2 Brian Hughes L J Morgan	Brian Hughes L J Morgan	7	114 tv¹	106	83	93	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Supreme Bailerina (IRE) (Norse Dancer)
Prominent, mistake 1st, pushed along 2f out, gradually lost position (op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

7 1¾ [25¼]	7. Perryville (IRE) 25/1 Alex Edwards ³ Mel Rowley	Alex Edwards ³ Mel Rowley	6	112	107	82	91	–
b g Mahler - How Is Things (IRE) (Norwich)
In touch with leaders, slightly hampered 1st, pushed along and edged left 4f out, soon outpaced, well held 2f out (op 22/1)

8 19 [44¼]	11. Royle Steel (FR) 11/1 Emma Smith-Chaston ³ Micky Hammond	Emma Smith-Chaston ³ Micky Hammond	5	1013	104	60	70	–
gr g Spanish Moon (USA) - Suffisante (FR) (Smadoun)
Raced freely, in touch with leaders, ridden and lost position last (usual 3 out), struggling 3f out, tailed off (op 9/1)

UR	6. Great Ocean (FR) 11/1 Danny McMenamin Neil Mulholland	Danny McMenamin Neil Mulholland	7	116 tp¹	108	–	103	–
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Diamond Of Diana (FR) (Kapgarde)
Held up in rear, shaken up under 3f out, soon switched left, in touch with leaders when hampered and unseated rider over 1f out (op 12/1)

9 ran Off time: 4:40:27 Winning time: 4m 38.69s (slow by 6.69s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Hasty Brook (unsuitable ground), No Tackle (vet's certificate)
1st owner: P G Atkinson (Fingal's Hill) 1st breeder: J Kinsella
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Simon E Bown (Heros)
3rd owner: Easy Going Racing (Couldbeaweapon)
Tote win: £8.50 PL: £2.30 £1.90 £1.60 Ex: £65 CSF: £58.96 Tricast: £209.16 Trifecta: £288

All three hurdles in the home straight were omitted

4:40 Doncaster 17 Mar 2023

Doncaster Groundworks Reinforcements Handicap Hurdle