Racing Chat - Friday 13th September

[The Brigadier]

Doncaster 1.50

The first of five races covered by the ITV cameras on day two of the Doncaster Leger meeting is the eight runner class 2 Mallard Handicap run over 1m 6F. The race appears to revolve around the front three in the market in the Roger Varian York winner Shadow Dance, who’s trying this trip for the first time, James Fanshawe’s 2M Goodwood winner East India Dock and the Andrew Balding trained Subsequent. It’s the last named that gets the vote having won three of his last four starts including at Newmarket last time when trying this trip for the first time, running out a comfortable 1 1/4L winner from Calvert under Callum Hutchinson. A rise of just 4lb may not be enough to stop the Galileo gelding from scoring again with Oisin Murphy taking over in the saddle.

 

SUBSEQUENT 1 point win @ 5/2 bet365

 

Doncaster 2.25

A small field of seven have declared for the listed 7F Flying Scotsman Stakes. It would be apt for the great trainer Sir Michael Stoute to score having decided to retire at the end of the season.He saddles the Juddmonte owned two year old Jonquil who made a winning debut at Sandown a fortnight ago under today’s jockey Ryan Moore. He was badly hampered a furlong out but showed his class when barging his way through and getting on top close home. He’ll need to step up again here but that is quite possible and although he’s short enough in the betting has to be the selection here. Charlie Appleby’s Symbol Of Honour hasn’t been seen since finishing sixth in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot and has been gelded since. He may be the biggest danger to Jonquil.

 

JONQUIL 1 Point win @ 11/8 Betfred

 

Doncaster 3.00

The Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes is for two-year-olds and run over the minimum distance of 5F. A case can be made for a few here with just 4lb covering the top rated seven in the twelve strong field. Mick Appleby’s Big Mojo will appreciate dropping back to 5F having finished 4th in the Gimcrack at York (3rd won since) and should be thereabouts along with Archie Watson’s Aesterius who was only 3/4L behind him at Goodwood. The horse I like however is the Irish raider Magnum Force who’s neck second to the re-opposing Tropical Storm can be seriously marked up as he was racing on the much less advantageous near side that day as well as failing to get a clear run. He should be turning the tables on his rival and Ger Lyons’s Mehmas colt can go one better here under Colin Keane, who’s here for just the one ride.

 

MAGNUM FORCE 1 point win @ 4/1 William Hill

 

Doncaster 3.35

The 2M 2F Group 2 Doncaster Cup has attracted just six runners with all bar rag Wise Eagle having claims. Rain though would be needed for last year’s winner Trueshan to show his best. John & Thady Gosden saddle a brace in Gregory and Sweet William who were separated by a head last time out in the Goodwood Cup behind champion stayer Kyprios. Both have claims but it’s the latter who appeals slightly more. He was runner up in this last year and today could be his day. I’m not quite sure why Point Lonsdale is staying at this trip as he looked a non stayer last time out at York in the Lonsdale Cup over 2M although I’m sure his trainer Aidan O’Brien knows best! Coltrane doesn’t look the same horse he once was and this test of stamina can go to Sweet William with Rab Havlin in the saddle.

 

SWEET WILLIAM 1 point win @ 2/1 BetVictor

 

Salisbury 3.55

The feature race of the day at Salisbury is the 6F Group 3 Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes, a race that was abandoned last week but rescued for today’s card. A field of eight have declared and the the two to beat are the once raced pair of William Haggas’s Jewelry, a winner at Newbury on her racecourse debut when going off a seemingly unfancied 14/1 and Ralph Beckett’s Kingman filly Tabiti. Slight preference is for the latter who was well backed on her debut at Newmarket when running out a good 3 1/4L winner under today’s pilot Rossa Ryan. The 6th has won since to frank the form and with a Group 1 Fillies’ Mile entry could be anything. She was well backed in the morning of the abandoned race last week so expect o see plenty of money for her again.

 

TABITI 1 point win @ 9/4 William Hill

 

Doncaster 4.10

The final ITV race of the day is the class 2 1M 4F fillies handicap which features seven participants. For the money the race is a bit disappointing with the Ed Walker trained Miss Alpilles the selection. She appeared to improve for the application of a first time hood last time out when winning a class 5 handicap at Haydock which has been franked since by the subsequent victories of the 2nd and 3rd. The daughter of Sea The Stars has been raised 9lb for that success so things won’t be easy but this is only her sixth racecourse start so there could easily be more improvement to come. Jamie Spencer was on board last time and retains the ride here.

 

MISS ALPILLES 1 Pont each way @ 4/1 bet365 1/5th 123

[black rabbit]

Coltrane                                                    3 35Don                           1/40th of a pt win     12/1

Mukaber                                                   2 25Don                           1/40th of a pt ew      28/1

Maw Lam                                                  3 00Don                           1/40th of a pt ew      25/1

Dream Harder                                         1 50Don                           1/40th of a pt ew      20/1

Miss Alpilles                                             4 10Don                           1/40th of a pt ew       8/1

Edited September 13 by black rabbit