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13:57 Doncaster

Good To Firm

Believe Specialist Finance Apprentice Handicap

  • Prize money: £4396.56
  • 1m 2f 43y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Doncaster

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 4-2544

Last run: 65 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict

Ex-Richard Hughes; 20,000gns buy in July; seven-race maiden; fair efforts on last two starts, finishing fourth in a Nottingham maiden (8.5f, good) and a Newbury handicap (1m, good to firm); fourth on only go at 1m2f; quite interesting on stable debut.

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1

(2)

17th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

13:57 Doncaster

Keady Town

9st 11lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Barry Murtagh

Ex-Richard Hughes; 20,000gns buy in July; seven-race maiden; fair efforts on last two starts, finishing fourth in a Nottingham maiden (8.5f, good) and a Newbury handicap (1m, good to firm); fourth on only go at 1m2f; quite interesting on stable debut.

13/2

4th

4

(1)

13th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:25 Newbury

Keady Town

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Richard Hughes

led, edged left under 2f out, headed over 1f out

7/1

4th

5

(6)

2nd Jun 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

14:15 Nottingham

Keady Town

9st 5lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Richard Hughes

Sole turf start was debut (6f, good) when well beaten; fair form in the last three of his four AW starts, notably in his two handicaps (8.6f and 1m2f) in March; off since and probably needs some improvement but the penultimate start looked promising.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form: 33344

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict

In the frame on all starts, including in both handicaps, last time finishing fourth over 1m4f at Thirsk (good); yet to run on fast ground; back down in trip with cheekpieces tried.

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2

(7)

17th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

13:57 Doncaster

Liberty Coach

9st 11lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: John & Sean Quinn

In the frame on all starts, including in both handicaps, last time finishing fourth over 1m4f at Thirsk (good); yet to run on fast ground; back down in trip with cheekpieces tried.

3/1

4th

9

(6)

3rd Aug 2024

Good

1m 4f 8y

Class 5

17:05 Thirsk

Liberty Coach

9st 4lb

J: David Allan

T: John & Sean Quinn

in touch with leaders, headway and prominent after 3f

9/2

4th

7

(9)

15th Jul 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:10 Ayr

Liberty Coach

9st 5lb

J: Jason Hart

T: John & Sean Quinn

in touch with leaders

7/2

Form: 1-6177 D

Last run: 39 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict

Three AW wins at up to 9.5f last autumn; off the mark on turf in three-runner event at Redcar in May (1m2f, soft) despite being slowly away; has since run twice over hurdles and well beaten back on the Flat last time (1m4f, soft); hood now tried.

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3

(6)

17th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

13:57 Doncaster

Kaaress

9st 10lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Ollie Pears

Three AW wins at up to 9.5f last autumn; off the mark on turf in three-runner event at Redcar in May (1m2f, soft) despite being slowly away; has since run twice over hurdles and well beaten back on the Flat last time (1m4f, soft); hood now tried.

8/1

7th

6

(6)

9th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 4f 5y

Class 5

16:10 Pontefract

Kaaress

9st 5lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Ollie Pears

Switched to juvenile hurdles the last twice, going close on first occasion; sole turf win came in a weak race at Redcar (1m2f, soft) in May; now 1lb higher in a deeper field.

10/1

15/2

Form: 46237

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 68

Form & Verdict

11,000gns buy out of David Loughnane's yard in July; has shown some promise (close third in a 1m2f handicap at Yarmouth in July) and should improve upon last month's stable debut run at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm); player.

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3rd

2

(8)

28th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 208y

Class 6

15:35 Musselburgh

Epidavros

9st 11lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Katie Scott

midfield

13/2

4

(5)

17th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

13:57 Doncaster

Epidavros

9st 7lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Katie Scott

11,000gns buy out of David Loughnane's yard in July; has shown some promise (close third in a 1m2f handicap at Yarmouth in July) and should improve upon last month's stable debut run at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm); player.

15/2

Form: 365222

Last run: 2 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict

Hasn't won since June 2023; in fair form on last few starts, notably when clear second at Salisbury on Thursday (1m, good to firm); stays 1m2f; contender.

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5th

6

(6)

31st Aug 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Chelmsford (AW)

Persian Phoenix

9st 4lb

J: Archie Young

T: Charlie Johnston

Yet to add to her 2yo novice win but came second on her last four appearances, most recently when losing out only by a neck on turf a fortnight ago; also suited by Polytrack and likely to be in the shake-up again.

4/1

5

(4)

17th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

13:57 Doncaster

Persian Phoenix

9st 2lb

J: Archie Young

T: Charlie Johnston

Hasn't won since June 2023; in fair form on last few starts, notably when clear second at Salisbury on Thursday (1m, good to firm); stays 1m2f; contender.

2/1

2nd

6

(10)

15th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:10 Salisbury

Persian Phoenix

9st 8lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Charlie Johnston

Just one win from 16 starts; gave it a good go from the front at Yarmouth (1m2f) when ultimately reeled in by a Prescott handicapper; won't mind returning to 1m but she's 4lb higher than last time; still has stronger claims than many.

5/1

Form: 1-7776

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict

Wolverhampton nursery winner in November last year (8.5f); now 4lb lower, having failed to live up to that AW win in turf handicaps this season; needs to bounce back.

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3rd

1

(3)

9th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Roman Secret

9st 9lb

J: Connor Murtagh

T: Richard Fahey

Course winner last November off a 7lb higher mark; not found her best form this year but wasn't beaten far at Doncaster last time and this is weaker; strong contender.

11/4

6

(3)

17th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

13:57 Doncaster

Roman Secret

9st 2lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Richard Fahey

Wolverhampton nursery winner in November last year (8.5f); now 4lb lower, having failed to live up to that AW win in turf handicaps this season; needs to bounce back.

8/1

6th

8

(6)

20th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

19:05 Newmarket (July)

Roman Secret

9st 5lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Richard Fahey

Won a Wolverhampton handicap (8.6f, AW) last November but that was a surprise at 25-1 and she's finished a well-held seventh back on turf in her three runs this season; down the list.

12/1

Form: 0968

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict

Modest efforts in three 7f novice events; well beaten when stepped up to 1m on handicap debut at Ayr last time (good); may do better over 1m2f.

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7

(1)

17th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

13:57 Doncaster

Spring Festival

9st 1lb

J: Mark Winn

T: David O’Meara

Modest efforts in three 7f novice events; well beaten when stepped up to 1m on handicap debut at Ayr last time (good); may do better over 1m2f.

16/1

8th

9

(1)

29th Jul 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Ayr

Spring Festival

9st 7lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

Made debut on June 11th and down the field at big odds on all three runs (7f); however, there's potential in his pedigree and his half-brother Autumn Festival left his first three runs behind to win for this yard on handicap debut in 2022, when attracting market support; interesting.

7/1

6th

8

(10)

17th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

15:22 Thirsk

Spring Festival

9st 4lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

held up in rear

66/1

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Selections

RP RATINGS:

Persian Phoenix

The Guardian:

Liberty Coach

SPOTLIGHT:

Epidavros

D Express:

Roman Secret

Telegraph:

Kaaress

Daily Mail:

Liberty Coach

The Sun:

Liberty Coach

POSTDATA:

Persian Phoenix

The Times:

Persian Phoenix

Daily Mirror:

Persian Phoenix

The Star:

Persian Phoenix

Daily Record:

Persian Phoenix