Hippo Pro 3 Sealant Handicap – Doncaster

Doncaster

17:20

Hippo Pro 3 Sealant Handicap

Date 2023-09-16

Distance 1m

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £25,770

Winning Time 1m 38.74s (slow by 2.14s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Liberty Lane (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	11/2	Won
2nd	Sonny Liston (IRE) Ryan Moore · Ralph Beckett	7/2F	0.05
3rd	La Trinidad (GB) Jonny Peate · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	18/1	2.25
4th	Spirit Catcher (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	12/1	1
5th	Titian (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Julie Camacho	18/1	0.1
6th	Look Back Smiling (IRE) Mia Nicholls · Gemma Tutty	33/1	0.2
7th	Pisanello (IRE) Oisin Murphy · David O'Meara	22/1	1.5
8th	Empirestateofmind (IRE) Dale Swift · John Quinn	9/1	0.05
9th	Freedom Day (IRE) George Rooke · Mark Walford	40/1	0.05
10th	Spioradalta (GB) Laura Coughlan · Mark Walford	20/1	2.25
11th	Millebosc (FR) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	11/2	1.5
12th	Brunch (GB) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	22/1	0.3
13th	Dutch Decoy (GB) Richard Kingscote · Charlie Johnston	14/1	1.25
14th	The Gatekeeper (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Charlie Johnston	10/1	.75
15th	Blue For You (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	11/1	4.75

Runners (15)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (4)	Sonny Liston Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Ralph Beckett	J:Ryan Moore T:Ralph Beckett	136	b	-92054	102	113	99	23d	—	—	+2	19.7	7/2 22%
Has performed nicely in three major 1m handicaps this term; commands respect
10 (1)	Liberty Lane Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	127	—	1-2704	97	112	100	56d	—	—	+10	22.4	11/2 15%
Unexposed 3yo who is open to more progress at this distance; interesting
6 (14)	Millebosc Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	129	—	475-79	95	114	94	46d	—	—	+3	14.6	6 17%
Disappointing on latest 1m2f start but not written off; unexposed over 1m
4 (11)	Empirestateofmind Bay J:Dale Swift T:John Quinn	J:Dale Swift T:John Quinn	132	b	720953	98	115	91	35d	—	—	+10	18.4	10 10%
Close second in this race last year and likely to go well again
9 (12)	Dutch Decoy Chestnut J:Richard Kingscote T:Charlie Johnston	J:Richard Kingscote T:Charlie Johnston	127	—	223136	93	112	105	23d	—	—	+14	22.1	17/2 11%
Consistent; ran creditably in major 1m handicaps at Goodwood and York last month
1 (3)	Blue For You Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	138	v	-50100	104	114	95	23d	—	—	+13	20.6	11 9%
Scored readily at York in July but he's yet to defy a triple-digit mark; opposed
5 (10)	The Gatekeeper Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Charlie Johnston	J:Rossa Ryan T:Charlie Johnston	130	—	302201	96	113	101	20d	—	—	+20	27.7	12 8%
Useful form on soft ground at Goodwood last month; not dismissed
7 (15)	Spirit Catcher Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	128	h	287813	94	110	87	23d	—	—	+17	22.4	18 6%
Won easily at Ripon then ran creditably at York Ebor festival; in the mix
12 (7)	Titian Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Julie Camacho	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Julie Camacho	119	—	342634	85	114	101	37d	—	—	+9	13.6	20 5%
Close second in the Spring Mile here; all wins in September/October; appealing
3 (13)	Brunch Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	133	—	0-2863	99	114	80	50d	—	—	+8	13.9	16 6%
Losing spell goes back over two years but he is well treated on peak form
8 (8)	La Trinidad Bay J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	127	—	3-3159	93	112	95	23d	—	—	+9	14.5	16 6%
2-3 at Doncaster, including an easy success in June; interesting back here
11 (5)	Pisanello Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:David Omeara	J:Oisin Murphy T:David Omeara	123	—	157315	89	112	105	42d	—	—	+15	19.5	20 5%
Disappointing favourite last time; still on career-high mark; this looks tough
14 (2)	Spioradalta Bay J:Laura Coughlan(5) T:Mark Walford	J:Laura Coughlan(5) T:Mark Walford	114	p	196164	84	107	99	14d	—	—	+10	14.7	20 5%
Largely consistent on soft/good to soft; slow ground would be a plus
13 (9)	Freedom Day Bay J:George Rooke T:Mark Walford	J:George Rooke T:Mark Walford	114	—	64-193	84	104	96	28d	—	—	+6	9.4	33 3%
Promising form on slow ground; upped in class but may do better still
15 (6)	Look Back Smiling Chestnut J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Gemma Tutty	J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Gemma Tutty	114	p	325148	84	107	98	21d	—	—	+12	15.3	40 3%
Both handicap wins at Class 5 level; something to prove in this grade

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Sonny Liston	7/2	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2
Liberty Lane	6	6	11/2	11/2	11/2
Millebosc	6	6	6	6	6
Empirestateofmind	10	9	17/2	9	9
Dutch Decoy	8	9	17/2	8	9
Blue For You	9	11	11	11	11
The Gatekeeper	12	9	9	9	9
Spirit Catcher	16	18	16	16	18
Titian	20	20	18	18	20
Brunch	16	14	14	14	14
La Trinidad	16	16	14	16	16
Pisanello	20	20	16	18	20
Spioradalta	20	20	18	16	20
Freedom Day	33	33	25	28	33
Look Back Smiling	40	40	28	33	40

Predictor

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

1st

The Gatekeeper

27.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 14 Odds: 2.2

2nd

Liberty Lane

22.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Spirit Catcher

22.4

OR: 11 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

Dutch Decoy

22.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 9 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Blue For You

20.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

Sonny Liston

19.7

OR: 13 Form: 1.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Pisanello

19.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.2

Empirestateofmind

18.4

OR: 12 Form: 4 Odds: 2.4

Look Back Smiling

15.3

OR: 8.5 Form: 6 Odds: 0.8

Spioradalta

14.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

Millebosc

14.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

La Trinidad

14.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

Brunch

13.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Titian

13.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.2

Freedom Day

9.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Blue For You Top Rated	104	114	95
Sonny Liston	102	113	99
Brunch	99	114	80
Empirestateofmind	98	115	91
Liberty Lane	97	112	100
The Gatekeeper	96	113	101
Millebosc	95	114	94
Spirit Catcher	94	110	87
Dutch Decoy	93	112	105
La Trinidad	93	112	95
Pisanello	89	112	105
Titian	85	114	101
Spioradalta	84	107	99
Freedom Day	84	104	96
Look Back Smiling	84	107	98

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spioradalta	14d ago	Fit
The Gatekeeper	20d ago	Fit
Look Back Smiling	21d ago	Fit
Sonny Liston	23d ago	Fit
Dutch Decoy	23d ago	Fit
Blue For You	23d ago	Fit
Spirit Catcher	23d ago	Fit
La Trinidad	23d ago	Fit
Freedom Day	28d ago	Fit
Empirestateofmind	35d ago	Fit
Titian	37d ago	Fit
Pisanello	42d ago	Fit
Millebosc	46d ago	Fresh
Brunch	50d ago	Fresh
Liberty Lane	56d ago	Fresh