Hird Group Handicap – Doncaster

Doncaster

20:15

Hird Group Handicap

Date 2023-07-22

Distance 7f213y

Class Class 6

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,711

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (4)	Powerful Response Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Edward Bethell	J:Tom Eaves T:Edward Bethell	136	—	6-9911	66	74	59	7d	—	—	-8	9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Yard among the winners and this one is on the upgrade; every chance of the hat-trick
12 (13)	Lockdown Lass Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:Gary Hanmer	J:Josephine Gordon T:Gary Hanmer	130	—	-33501	52	68	57	8d	—	—	0	17	1.13/1	9/2 18%
7f winner last week; had plenty of chances over 1m; needs to settle better; drawn wide
5 (1)	War Defender Bay J:Sean Kirrane(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane(3) T:Tim Easterby	136	t	-60754	58	70	60	17d	—	—	-5	4.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Wins have come on Tapeta and he boasts a patchy record on good to soft and soft
3 (7)	Kodebreaker Bay J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	138	—	323642	60	69	59	14d	—	—	+2	12.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
No obvious reason he won't go well again but there's little room for error off this mark
9 (10)	Zafaan Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Hector Crouch T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	132	—	9-6014	62	67	54	16d	—	—	-6	6.6	1.50/1	7 14%
Winner off a 2lb lower mark over C&D in May; needs to settle better minus the headear
1 (12)	Handel Bay J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	J:Joey Haynes T:Chelsea Banham	140	p	-63341	62	71	57	10d	—	—	+10	17.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Came clear with a subsequent winner latest and ran well on soft ground in Ireland; player
2 (6)	Back From Dubai Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Kevin Frost	J:Joe Fanning T:Kevin Frost	139	—	352841	61	69	60	32d	—	—	+8	16.5	2.50/1	11 9%
C&D winner this time last year who bounced back latest; shortlisted off a 5lb higher mark
NR (5)	Gypsy Whisper Bay J:Dale Swift T:Scott Dixon	J:Dale Swift T:Scott Dixon	132	b	9-0755	54	65	40	22d	—	—	-10	5.3	4.25/1	18 6%
Won this race last year off 5lb higher; ground a concern but perhaps blinkers will help
6 (8)	Free Step Bay J:Hayley Turner T:Harry Eustace	J:Hayley Turner T:Harry Eustace	135	—	00-143	57	69	52	22d	—	—	-3	3.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Nothing in her pedigree to suggest soft ground will be optimal and this is deeper
10 (2)	Maffeo Barberini Bay J:Alec Voikhansky(5) T:Kevin Frost	J:Alec Voikhansky(5) T:Kevin Frost	132	—	-06585	54	69	46	14d	—	—	-4	2.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Come around a stone down the weights this year; Back From Dubai is his yard's best chance
7 (9)	Mudlahhim Bay J:Elisha Whittington(5) T:Scott Dixon	J:Elisha Whittington(5) T:Scott Dixon	132	—	730334	54	68	41	51d	—	—	+2	6.3	6.00/1	25 4%
On the downgrade in recent times and well held in one previous try on soft
11 (11)	Medina Gold Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Amy Murphy	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Amy Murphy	130	—	686	60	65	52	26d	—	—	0	3.6	6.75/1	28 4%
Yard in good nick but she's shown little in three runs to date; watch the market
13 (3)	Big Dutchie Bay J:Luke Morris T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Luke Morris T:Steph Hollinshead	124	p	547697	46	67	46	37d	—	—	-2	0.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Achieved little in two runs on soft ground and only holds outside claims

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Powerful Response	7/2	4	7/2	7/2	7/2
Lockdown Lass	5	9/2	7/2	9/2	9/2
War Defender	15/2	7	7	15/2	15/2
Kodebreaker	13/2	13/2	6	13/2	7
Zafaan	11/2	6	6	6	7
Handel	10	9	17/2	9	17/2
Back From Dubai	11	9	17/2	9	9
Gypsy Whisper	18	12	11	14	14
Free Step	14	12	11	12	12
Maffeo Barberini	12	12	11	12	12
Mudlahhim	25	25	22	25	25
Medina Gold	28	25	22	25	25
Big Dutchie	40	33	28	33	33

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Handel

17.6

OR: 3 Form: 12.4 Odds: 2.2

2nd

Lockdown Lass

OR: 0.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Back From Dubai

16.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.2

Kodebreaker

12.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 6.9 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Powerful Response

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Zafaan

6.6

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

Mudlahhim

6.3

OR: 1 Form: 4.2 Odds: 1.1

Gypsy Whisper

5.3

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 4.3

War Defender

4.7

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Medina Gold

3.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Free Step

3.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Maffeo Barberini

2.7

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Big Dutchie

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Powerful Response	66	74	59
Zafaan	62	67	54
Handel	62	71	57
Back From Dubai	61	69	60
Kodebreaker	60	69	59
Medina Gold	60	65	52
War Defender	58	70	60
Free Step	57	69	52
Gypsy Whisper	54	65	40
Maffeo Barberini	54	69	46
Mudlahhim	54	68	41
Lockdown Lass	52	68	57
Big Dutchie	46	67	46

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Powerful Response	7d ago	Quick return
Lockdown Lass	8d ago	Quick return
Handel	10d ago	Quick return
Kodebreaker	14d ago	Fit
Maffeo Barberini	14d ago	Fit
Zafaan	16d ago	Fit
War Defender	17d ago	Fit
Gypsy Whisper	22d ago	Fit
Free Step	22d ago	Fit
Medina Gold	26d ago	Fit
Back From Dubai	32d ago	Fit
Big Dutchie	37d ago	Fit
Mudlahhim	51d ago	Fresh