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15:55 Hexham

Doncaster Bloodstock Sales/e.B.F. Mares' Only Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Qualifier) (Class H)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 50.10s
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Maroon, White sleeves, striped cap

Farrago

27
20/1
  • Form 6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

led and set steady pace, quickened up halfway, headed over 4f out, soon ridden and weakened 3f out

3
Silk - Red, Royal Blue hoop, hooped sleeves, White cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, headway halfway, every chance 4f out, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out

4
Silk - Royal blue, grey and Royal blue halved sleeves, grey cap
  • Form 300-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up in touch, headway halfway, chased winner 4f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, one-paced under pressure final furlong

5
Silk - Brown, Beige hoop, Beige and Brown hooped sleeves, Orange cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, headway halfway, every chance 4f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out

6
Silk - Light Blue, Brown braces, Brown sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Yellow cap
4/7
  • Form 4-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, headway halfway, led 5f out, pushed out final furlong

7
Silk - Pale blue, red sleeves, black and red check cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leader, headway to dispute lead after 3f, pushed along and lost place over 5f out, soon behind

8
Silk - Maroon, Blue and White quartered cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, dropped rear halfway, soon pushed along and behind

2
NR
  • Form 44
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

In depth

Verdict

Silken Pearls is likely to be a warm order for this. Fourth on her only run - in a race from which the third went on to finish seventh in the Cheltenham Festival bumper - that form looks well above anything that the others have achieved. It seems unlikely that any of the newcomers are anything out of the ordinary in a race that seems to lack strength in depth. Mighty Minster looks to be best of the rest.