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Doncaster

19:15

Date 2024-05-18

Distance 1m6f115y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,566

Winning Time 3m 7.57s (slow by 2.07s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Churchella (IRE) Mark Winn · David O'Meara	9/1	Won
2nd	Rock N Roll Pinkie (GB) Joey Haynes · Ivan Furtado	25/1	2.25
3rd	Banderas (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Michael Bell	5/1	1.75
4th	Sax Appeal (GB) Archie Young · Charlie Johnston	12/1	1.25
5th	Two Past Eight (GB) Sean D Bowen · Alan King	9/1	.5
6th	Educator (GB) Ray Dawson · Michael Appleby	15/2	1.5
7th	Merrijig (GB) Jack Gilligan · John Berry	4/1	1.25
8th	Achnamara (GB) Phil Dennis · Philip Kirby	40/1	1.75
9th	Caustic (GB) Jim Crowley · Owen Burrows	2/1F	0.2
10th	Nova Legend (IRE) Sam James · Paul Midgley	100/1	56

Runners (11)

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
1 (5)	Caustic Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Owen Burrows	J:Jim Crowley T:Owen Burrows	135	t	3-17	80	84	-	74d	—	—	-5	15.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Won at Lingfield and creditable Southwell seventh since; considered on handicap debut
10 (2)	Merrijig Bay J:Jack Gilligan T:John Berry	J:Jack Gilligan T:John Berry	123	—	521-15	68	93	72	21d	—	—	-6	8.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Beat only one at Ripon latest; sort to bounce back though, especially reverted in trip
2 (11)	Banderas Chestnut J:Daniel Muscutt T:Michael Bell	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Michael Bell	134	—	3218-4	79	92	73	21d	—	—	-3	11.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Gelded before encouraging fourth at Ripon on return; may do better still so he's a player
8 (10)	Two Past Eight Bay J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Alan King	J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Alan King	126	b	3-5422	71	93	-	19d	—	—	-1	10.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Arrives in good form, neck second at Southwell 19 days ago; he ought to be in the shake-up
3 (3)	Educator Brown J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Appleby	J:Ray Dawson T:Michael Appleby	134	p	7-0892	79	99	32	20d	—	—	0	9.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Good second in Southwell handicap 20 days ago; much respected off an unchanged mark
9 (6)	Churchella Bay J:Mark Winn(3) T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn(3) T:David O'Meara	126	v	251013	71	93	-	19d	—	—	+12	20.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Good third of seven there 19 days ago; she can go well again off the same mark
5 (8)	Sax Appeal Bay J:Archie Young(7) T:Charlie Johnston	J:Archie Young(7) T:Charlie Johnston	131	—	8-6198	76	82	48	27d	—	—	+2	8.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won at Wolver but twice below that level since; he needs to get back on track
11 (9)	Rock N Roll Pinkie Chestnut J:Joey Haynes T:Ivan Furtado	J:Joey Haynes T:Ivan Furtado	118	—	7-0634	63	88	-	19d	—	—	+1	4.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Arrives in decent nick, fourth at Southwell latest; she is one for the shortlist
6 (4)	Achnamara Bay J:Phil Dennis T:Philip Kirby	J:Phil Dennis T:Philip Kirby	130	p	7209-5	75	86	61	134d	—	—	+5	6.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Back on track when fifth at Southwell in January; needs to hit the ground running now
7 (1)	Nova Legend Bay J:Sam James T:Paul Midgley	J:Sam James T:Paul Midgley	128	p	28/005	73	79	-	16d	—	—	+5	6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Last of five over 1m4f here 16 days ago; others appeal more
NR (7)	Dark Jedi Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	133	—	25-361	78	94	49	14d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Ended losing run in good style at Thirsk latest; up 4lb but very much one to consider

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Caustic	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Merrijig	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Banderas	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Two Past Eight	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Educator	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Churchella	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Sax Appeal	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Rock N Roll Pinkie	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Achnamara	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Nova Legend	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Churchella

20.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 13 Odds: 2.2

17/2

2nd

Caustic

15.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.2

11/4

3rd

Banderas

11.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Two Past Eight

10.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Educator

9.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Merrijig

8.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Sax Appeal

8.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Dark Jedi

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Achnamara

6.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Nova Legend

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Rock N Roll Pinkie

4.1

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Caustic	80	84	—
Banderas	79	92	73
Educator	79	99	32
Dark Jedi	78	94	49
Sax Appeal	76	82	48
Achnamara	75	86	61
Nova Legend	73	79	—
Two Past Eight	71	93	—
Churchella	71	93	—
Merrijig	68	93	72
Rock N Roll Pinkie	63	88	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dark Jedi	14d ago	Fit
Nova Legend	16d ago	Fit
Two Past Eight	19d ago	Fit
Churchella	19d ago	Fit
Rock N Roll Pinkie	19d ago	Fit
Educator	20d ago	Fit
Merrijig	21d ago	Fit
Banderas	21d ago	Fit
Sax Appeal	27d ago	Fit
Caustic	74d ago	Fresh
Achnamara	134d ago	Long break