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Doncaster

14:05

Date 2024-03-02

Distance 3m84y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,008

Runners (9)

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
9	Curley Finger Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	145	tp	34P911	120	142	118	27d	—	—	+16	42.1	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Front-runner; won at about 3m on soft (unraced on heavy) on last two outings; respected
8	Arqoob Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	J:Bryony Frost T:Lucy Wadham	145	—	-31533	120	143	127	14d	—	—	+7	34.6	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Upped to an extended 2m3f at Ascot latest and came from a poor position to be third of 16
6	Fingal's Hill Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Peter Atkinson	J:Henry Brooke T:Peter Atkinson	150	—	-11752	125	143	99	12d	—	—	+13	35.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Returned to form on latest start but needs to improve on this first attempt beyond 2m5f
5	Copper Coin Chestnut J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Michael Scudamore	J:Beau Morgan(5) T:Michael Scudamore	153	—	62-524	128	144	98	77d	—	—	+13	21.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
2nd in three of last six races and shaped satisfactorily over an inadequate trip on latest
1	Mac Tottie Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Peter Bowen	J:Harry Skelton T:Peter Bowen	168	t	31/P-1	143	-	-	67d	—	—	+28	33.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Had a Christmas chase win after layoff; stamina query and his hurdles form isn't so good
2	Aramax Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	J:Richie McLernon T:Ben Haslam	163	t	2-1149	138	143	120	119d	—	—	+23	26.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Last March-July saw his most fruitful period for long time; tailed off in November latest
4	Lunar Power Chestnut J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	154	b	0-18PP	129	143	109	35d	—	—	+17	20.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Soundly beaten on stable debut and pulled up both starts since; had a wind op in January
3	Floueur Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Rebecca Menzies	155	t	88P-5P	130	142	-	19d	—	—	+18	20.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Mainly disappointing lately; passed over despite a career-low mark and return from chasing
NR	Equinus Bay J:TBC T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J: T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	149	tp	U-1553	124	145	133	21d	—	—	—	18.5	—	—
Not the most reliable but fair 3rd last time; tongue-tie and cheekpieces are both enlisted

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Curley Finger	9/4	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
Arqoob	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4	9/4
Fingal's Hill	11/4	11/4	5/2	5/2	5/2
Copper Coin	9/1	17/2	9/1	8/1	8/1
Mac Tottie	20/1	20/1	11/1	18/1	18/1
Aramax	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Lunar Power	33/1	28/1	40/1	28/1	28/1
Floueur	33/1	33/1	25/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Curley Finger

42.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 16.6 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

Fingal's Hill

35.4

OR: 18.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Arqoob

34.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 8.7 Odds: 8.4

5/2

Mac Tottie

33.9

OR: 23.3 Form: 9 Odds: 1.7

20/1

Aramax

26.5

OR: 22 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

28/1

Copper Coin

21.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Floueur

20.8

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Lunar Power

20.7

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Equinus

18.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mac Tottie	143	—	—
Aramax	138	143	120
Floueur	130	142	—
Lunar Power	129	143	109
Copper Coin	128	144	98
Fingal's Hill	125	143	99
Equinus	124	145	133
Curley Finger	120	142	118
Arqoob	120	143	127

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fingal's Hill	12d ago	Quick return
Arqoob	14d ago	Fit
Floueur	19d ago	Fit
Equinus	21d ago	Fit
Curley Finger	27d ago	Fit
Lunar Power	35d ago	Fit
Mac Tottie	67d ago	Fresh
Copper Coin	77d ago	Fresh
Aramax	119d ago	Long break