Doncaster Groundworks And Reinforcements Nursery Handicap

Doncaster

13:35

Date 2023-10-28

Distance 7f6y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £8,100

Winning Time 1m 31.76s (slow by 8.66s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Edge Of Blue (FR) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	2/1F	Won
2nd	Bill's Baar (IRE) Jimmy Quinn · Adrian Paul Keatley	16/1	1.25
3rd	Palmar Bay (FR) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	18/5	1.75
4th	Miguel (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Jack Channon	7/2	5
5th	Ice Max (GB) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	3/1	.75
6th	Bellarchi (IRE) Sam James · Grant Tuer	22/1	6.5

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (5)	Edge Of Blue Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	131	—	11	87	96	68	19d	—	—	+9	33.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
2-2 and remains to be seen where his limitations lie; plenty of potential off opening mark
2 (6)	Palmar Bay Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	132	—	211	88	101	82	23d	—	—	+14	35.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Returned with 6f conditions win at Salisbury & could prove to be better than opening mark
1 (3)	Ice Max Grey J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	135	—	4171	91	99	85	24d	—	—	+11	31.4	0.50/1	3 33%
Bolted up in Catterick nursery last time; up 11lb but has to be respected
5 (2)	Miguel Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Jack Channon	J:Oisin Murphy T:Jack Channon	123	—	23110	79	97	84	15d	—	—	+8	26.6	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won two in a row then flopped in sales race at York two weeks ago (7f, first run on soft)
4 (1)	Bellarchi Chestnut J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	129	—	114825	85	95	86	15d	—	—	+11	15.6	4.75/1	20 5%
Won three in a row in July-September but progress has stalled on last few starts
6 (4)	Bill's Baar Bay J:Jimmy Quinn T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Jimmy Quinn T:Adrian Paul Keatley	119	—	6415	75	99	84	36d	—	—	+10	14.5	6.00/1	25 4%
Looked progressive when winning at Ripon but soundly beaten on nursery debut at Ayr since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Edge Of Blue	5/2	5/2	11/4	5/2	9/4
Palmar Bay	3/1	11/4	3	3	3/1
Ice Max	3	3	3	3	3
Miguel	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Bellarchi	20	18	18/1	18	16/1
Bill's Baar	25	22	22	22	25

Predictor

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

1st

Palmar Bay

35.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

2nd

Edge Of Blue

33.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 17 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Ice Max

31.4

OR: 10.3 Form: 15 Odds: 6.2

Miguel

26.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 13.9 Odds: 5.4

10/3

Bellarchi

15.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.4

Bill's Baar

14.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ice Max	91	99	85
Palmar Bay	88	101	82
Edge Of Blue	87	96	68
Bellarchi	85	95	86
Miguel	79	97	84
Bill's Baar	75	99	84

Last Run