Betfred Mallard Handicap – Doncaster

Doncaster

13:50

Betfred Mallard Handicap

Date 2024-09-13

Distance 1m6f115y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £36,078

Runners (8)

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
6 (6)	Subsequent Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	127	—	921151	95	103	91	20d	—	—	+11	38.7	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Asserted late on in a five-runner race at Newmarket (up to 1m6f, soft); 3yo with potential
1 (5)	Shadow Dance Grey J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	142	—	12-021	100	103	67	21d	—	—	-2	18.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Royal Ascot flop (his only run on good to firm ground); fine record in handicaps otherwise
8 (2)	East India Dock Bay J:Ryan Moore T:James Fanshawe	J:Ryan Moore T:James Fanshawe	122	p	120431	90	105	88	10d	—	—	+9	28.8	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Progressive 3yo but he has a 6lb penalty and the step back in trip may not be ideal
7 (1)	Quantum Leap Chestnut J:P J McDonald T:Edward Bethell	J:P J McDonald T:Edward Bethell	124	ht	5-2434	82	104	73	23d	—	—	+1	10.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Creditable minor honours off this mark all four starts this term (1m4f, 1m6f, 1m5f and 2m)
4 (8)	Dream Harder Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Ian Williams	J:Jamie Spencer T:Ian Williams	131	—	528626	89	104	99	15d	—	—	+11	15.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Losing run of 13; upped in trip and the cheekpieces (of last five starts) are removed
5 (4)	Faylaq Bay J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Jim Goldie	J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Jim Goldie	128	—	536212	86	104	86	21d	—	—	+21	25.3	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Ayr last month was the end of a monumental losing run but he's seldom far away
3 (3)	Evaluation Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Lucinda Russell	J:Joe Fanning T:Lucinda Russell	133	tp	-59120	91	102	70	23d	—	—	+16	19.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Unraced over shorter than 2m since August 2022; wears first-time cheekpieces
2 (7)	Citizen General Bay J:David Egan T:Ed Dunlop	J:David Egan T:Ed Dunlop	136	b	4-2100	94	104	48	126d	—	—	+10	11.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Failed to fire in better races on last two starts; off since May; very mixed messages

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Subsequent	2/1	2/1	15/8	2/1	15/8
Shadow Dance	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
East India Dock	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Quantum Leap	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1
Dream Harder	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Faylaq	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Evaluation	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Citizen General	150/1	150/1	80/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Subsequent

38.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 19 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

East India Dock

28.8

OR: 10 Form: 13.1 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Faylaq

25.3

OR: 9 Form: 15.1 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Evaluation

19.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Shadow Dance

18.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Dream Harder

15.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Citizen General

11.3

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Quantum Leap

10.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shadow Dance	100	103	67
Subsequent	95	103	91
Citizen General	94	104	48
Evaluation	91	102	70
East India Dock	90	105	88
Dream Harder	89	104	99
Faylaq	86	104	86
Quantum Leap	82	104	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
East India Dock	10d ago	Quick return
Dream Harder	15d ago	Fit
Subsequent	20d ago	Fit
Shadow Dance	21d ago	Fit
Faylaq	21d ago	Fit
Quantum Leap	23d ago	Fit
Evaluation	23d ago	Fit
Citizen General	126d ago	Long break