Doncaster tomorrow

[my miss storm cat]

GOOD LUCK to Gift Horse (*swoon* You can DO this!) , to the AOB boys, to Maggie and Al Qasi, Mac Love and King Jock, and to Flipando.

COME HOME SAFE.


Doncaster - Saturday 15 September
Going: Good to Firm


15:15
10 Run Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes (group 1)
Class 1, £496820.00 added, 3yo only, £285665.00 penalty 1m 6f 110y
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Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(9) 1294 Acapulco (IRE) A P O'Brien 3 9 0 C O'Donoghue
2(4) 163002 Celestial Halo (IRE) B W Hills 3 9 0 R Hills
3(7) 3112 Honolulu (IRE) A P O'Brien 3 9 0 J Murtagh
4(8) 114241 Lucarno (USA) J H M Gosden 3 9 0 J Fortune
5(2) 1-333 Macarthur A P O'Brien 3 9 0 C Soumillon
6(3) 911015 Mahler A P O'Brien 3 9 0 M J Kinane
7(10) 1-1203 Raincoat J H M Gosden 3 9 0 R Hughes
8(5) 1-26811 Regal Flush Sir Michael Stoute 3 9 0 R L Moore
9(6) 0-3232 Samuel J L Dunlop 3 9 0 T Quinn
10(1) 7-21122 Veracity M A Jarvis 3 9 0 P Robinson



15:50
7 Run Gner Park Stakes (group 2)
Class 1, £100000.00 added, 3yo plus, £56780.00 penalty 7f
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Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(2) 11-6021 Al Qasi (IRE) P W Chapple-Hyam 4 9 2 J Fortune
2(6) 73-2431 Duff (IRE) Edward Lynam 4 9 2 R L Moore
3(4) 543452 King Jock (USA) R J Osborne 6 9 2 P Shanahan
4(7) 430664 Mac Love J Noseda 6 9 2 T P Queally
5(5) 22-1414 Wake Up Maggie (IRE) C F Wall 4 8 13 G Baker
6(1) 2135 Arabian Gleam J Noseda 3 8 12 J Murtagh
7(3) 52131-6 Captain Marvelous (IRE) B W Hills 3 8 12 C Soumillon



17:30
9 Run 1stsecuritysolutions.co.uk Handicap (str)
Class 2, £30000.00 added, 3yo plus, £19431.00 penalty 1m

1(7) 916084 Mine (IRE) J D Bethell 9 9 7 T Quinn
2(5) 373080 Vortex Miss Gay Kelleway 8 9 6 J Murtagh
3(9) 2-33179 Eddie Jock (IRE) M L W Bell 3 9 6 R Hughes
4(6) 4-38924 Metropolitan Man D M Simcock 4 9 5 G Baker
5(2) 021020 Humungous (IRE) C R Egerton 4 9 3 R L Moore
6(4) 250103 Rio Riva Miss J A Camacho 5 9 3 T Eaves
7(3) 112037 Flipando (IRE) T D Barron 6 9 1 J Fortune
8(1) 11-5502 Ekhtiaar J H M Gosden 3 8 5 R Hills
9(8) 668411 The Illies (IRE) B W Hills 3 8 5 William Buick (3)

[NoChanceToDance]

MAHLER!!!

[my miss storm cat]

Well yeah okay but you will wish Gift-ie luck too, no?

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Well yeah okay but you will wish Gift-ie luck too, no?

I suppose

[my miss storm cat]

Great. Now he's weeping.

C'mon, send a little luck his way. He hasn't won since 2005..... have a heart.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Great. Now he's weeping.

C'mon, send a little luck his way. He hasn't won since 2005..... have a heart.

Believe me, he isn't the sort of horse who would weep.

I went to school with the guy who looks after him, it's a shame i don't really see him anymore since he moved away from Newmarket.

Gift Horse seems to enjoy the pressure.

[NoChanceToDance]

Lucarno won, he looked very good and stayed the trip. My boy Mahler was second and Mick (Kinane) rackons he could have won if he didn't lose his action. He definitley lost ground close home.

[my miss storm cat]

DONCASTER
15 September 2007
Good To Firm


2:40 Ladbrokes Portland (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+) (5f140y) 5½f


1 Fullandby (IRE) 21 T J Etherington 5 8-13 P J McDonald(3) 20/1 97 107 —
2 hd Paradise Isle 11 C F Wall 6 9-7 Richard Hughes 25/1 102 111 —
3 1 Pearly Wey 14 C G Cox 4 9-0 Philip Robinson 7/1 95 101 —
4 1¼ Orpsie Boy (IRE) 12 N P Littmoden 4 8-8 Luke Morris(5) 28/1 94 96 —
5 shd Gift Horse 13 D Nicholls 7 8-12 v Stephen Donohoe 7/1 93 95 —
6 1¾ Green Manalishi 16 K A Ryan 6 9-2 P Townend(7) 20/1 104 100 —
7 shd River Falcon 15 J S Goldie 7 9-4 T Quinn 25/1 99 95 —
8 ½ Orientor 20 J S Goldie 9 8-12 Daniel Tudhope 33/1 93 87 —
9 shd Qadar (IRE) 18 N P Littmoden 5 8-8 b William Buick(3) 33/1 92 86 —
10 shd Judd Street 2 Eve Johnson Houghton 5 9-9 Stephen Carson 18/1 104 98 —
11 hd One More Round (USA) 3 N P Littmoden 9 8-12 b Royston Ffrench 33/1 93 86 —
12 hd Buachaill Dona (IRE) 7 D Nicholls 4 9-7 Adrian T Nicholls 9/1 102 94 —
13 shd Fantasy Believer 17 J J Quinn 9 8-13 Jimmy Fortune 13/2 94 86 —
14 dht Off The Record 8 J G Given 3 9-0 T P Queally 12/1 97 88 —
14 hd Tabaret 22 R M Whitaker 4 8-12 Tom Eaves 16/1 93 84 —
16 1 King Orchisios (IRE) 4 K A Ryan 4 9-5 p Paul Mulrennan 66/1 100 88 —
17 ¾ Lipocco 19 R M Beckett 3 9-3 George Baker 6/1F 100 86 —
18 hd Hoh Hoh Hoh 10 R J Price 5 9-0 J Murtagh 12/1 95 80 —
19 nk Green Park (IRE) 9 R A Fahey 4 8-13 Paul Hanagan 50/1 94 78 —
20 2½ Golden Dixie (USA) 5 R A Harris 8 9-2 Ryan Moore 20/1 97 73 —
21 5 Bounty Quest 1 K A Ryan 5 9-3 D O´Donohoe 66/1 98 57 —


21 ran TIME 1m 6.63s (fast by 1.37s) TOTAL SP 128%
NON RUNNER: Rising Shadow (IRE)
1st OWNER: Miss M Greenwood BRED: Mrs A Haskell Ellis TRAINER: T J Etherington
2nd OWNER: The Equema Partnership
3rd OWNER: Dennis Shaw

TOTE WIN £28.60 PL £7.10, £4.80, £2.10, £11.40; Ex £1735.90; CSF £437.86; TRICAST £3902.93w/u TRIFECTA £14079.90 w/u
My Notes Analysis Comments In Running
As would befit a highly competitive sprint handicap of this value there was a cracking finish and the draw may have had no discernable effect. The place to be was with the fastest pace, which was towards the stands' side. FULLANBY had won the best turned out prize but there was a bigger pot going his way as he came through to snatch the spoils in the closing stages. He has been held up towards the rear but found the reserves from over a furlong out as he finished strongly on ground that wouldn't havebeen ideal for him.
He picks up a 5lb penalty for the Ayr Gold Cup, which takes his weight to 8st 11lb, but could conceivably have more suitable ground by next weekend and could well give another bold showing now that he has returned to winning form.
Paradise Isle had been given a three-month break after racing in Dubai earlier in the season and ran an absolute cracker. Her handler had opined that she would have to put up a career best to win this off 102 but she so nearly succeeded. She tracked the leaders until surging into the leader over a furlong out but was just worn down in the closing stages. She could find compensation in a little Listed contest or something similar before too long.
Pearly Wey had come good at Goodwood last time and ran another cracker as he was behind early on and had to be switched towards the centre to deliver his challenge from over a furlong out. He ran on well on possibly the slowest of the ground towards the centre and he would be very much one to have on the short list for Ayr.
Orpsie Boy showed that his heart fibulations were behind him as he also came from a similar position to the third and kept on well in the closing stages. He is an improved performer and there looks likely to be other major pay days for connections.
Gift Horse once again went well in the visor and, with his handler's impeccable record in the Ayr feature, would also have be a serious contender for that contest. He kept on best off all in the closing stages, looks well handicapped on his best form and could be finding his best form at the ideal time.
Green Manalishi has run in a Listed event at the course three days earlier and put in a sound effort back in handicap company. He chased the leaders throughout butthe handicapper appears to have his measure.
River Falcon had returned to form at York and ran well on ground that wouldn't have been ideal and he kept on well in the closing stages and could be another to be right in the firing line at Ayr, whilestablemate Orientor, who chased in mid-division, ran a similar sort of race and still has his love of the game despite being in the veteran stage.
Qadar raced in mid-division and kept on in the final furlong and credit has to go to Judd Street, who had been raised 4lb for a cracking effort at Haydock seven days earlier and came home first on the far side after leading that group over a furlong out and confirmed his trainer's opinion that he is improving.
One More Round missed the break but was another to perform well on the far side and kept on well in the closing stages and he is another who may have more to offer in a similar event.
Buachaill Dona was held in the far group and never really got in a blow and Fantasy Believer was another who could get in a blow after being held on the stands' side.
Off The Record had made the running on the far side until headed by Judd Street, while Tabaret had employed a similar role on the stands' side until Paradise Isle took it up there. [TE]