Skip to content

Racecards

13:45 Doncaster

Skybet.Com River Don Novices' Hurdle (Class A)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 16.10s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Black and White check, White sleeves, Black armlets
  • Form 1-615
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-11

held up and behind, headway 8th, driven to chase winner 3 out, soon ridden, kept on, no chance with winner

2
Silk - White and Royal Blue diabolo, Royal Blue sleeves, White stars, quartered cap
4/5
  • Form 11/11-12
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8

raced keenly, held up in touch, headway to lead 7th, drew well clear approaching 2 out, unextended

3
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, ORANGE Cross of Lorraine
20/1
  • Form 132466
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-8

led until hung right and tried to run out after 4th, soon driven along, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

4
Silk - GREEN, GOLD sash and armlets, GOLD and WHITE hooped cap
8/1
  • Form 7P3-211
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4

behind, close up 7th, driven and outpaced next, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out

5
Silk - White and Emerald Green check
  • Form 523-321
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

held up, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, kept on under pressure to go 3rd 2 out, not troubled leaders

6
Silk - Yellow, Maroon seams, sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 11-F214
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4

held up and behind, headway 7th, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, soon weakened

7
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
10/1
  • Form 6-91221
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

prominent, ridden to stay in touch 3 out, weakened next, finished tired

8
Silk - Green, Yellow sleeves, Pale Blue cap
  • Form 32/23-11
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-3

chased leader, led 4th to 7th, driven and lost place next, weakened 3 out

In depth

Verdict

Saltburn handler Mary Reveley boasts a good record here and can add to the tally with the highly versatile Tees Components. The son of Risk Me rattled up a sequence of bumper victories before showing progressive form on the Flat last year including a nine-length success in a competitive Newmarket handicap off a mark of 89. The eight-year-old scored with ease on his hurdling bow over this trip at Newcastle in late November and can be excused an odds-on defeat next time on account of a slow pace over an inadequate two miles. Maybe The Business was well beaten in a useful event at Newbury last time but looks the danger if reproducing the same level of form which saw him score at Folkestone previously. Coolsan comes here in top form (holds recent Fontwell winner Cowboyboots on Plumpton form) but, along with the hat-trick seeking Well Then Now Then, needs to improve to trouble the selection.