Chris Garwood Retirement Party Handicap – Doncaster

Doncaster

19:15

Chris Garwood Retirement Party Handicap

Date 2025-05-17

Distance 6f2y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,653

Winning Time 1m 11.45s (slow by 1.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Twilight Romance (GB) P J McDonald · John & Sean Quinn	7/2	Won
2nd	Pals Battalion (IRE) David Nolan · David O'Meara	9/2	0.2
3rd	Gressington (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	9/2	.5
4th	Rock Opera (GB) Billy Garritty · Richard Fahey	3/1F	0.2
5th	Jenever (GB) Finley Marsh · Jessica Macey	5/1	.75
6th	Hectic (GB) Mason Paetel · Liam Bailey	11/1	1.5
7th	Almarada Prince (IRE) Elle-May Croot · Ivan Furtado	12/1	4

Runners (7)

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
2 (2)	Twilight Romance Bay J:P J McDonald T:John & Sean Quinn	J:P J McDonald T:John & Sean Quinn	136	—	-65591	86	99	69	21d	—	—	+1	27	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Everything clicked at Leicester last month (6f, good); big player despite a 6lb rise
6 (3)	Rock Opera Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	128	—	320-72	78	98	66	17d	—	—	-7	12.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
C&D win last summer; 2nd at Pontefract last time; not sure this will be run to suit though
3 (4)	Gressington Grey J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	134	v	2515-0	84	97	80	37d	—	—	-4	13.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Disappointing on reappearance, even allowing for poor draw; new headgear tried today
1 (7)	Pals Battalion Brown J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	137	v	-22172	87	98	86	14d	—	—	+11	26.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Did well on AW over the winter and ran well on his recent return to turf; contender
5 (1)	Jenever Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Jessica Macey	J:Finley Marsh T:Jessica Macey	130	—	402-56	80	98	75	17d	—	—	-2	11.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Probably best at 5f but not handicapped out of things; ran well in one previous visit here
4 (5)	Almarada Prince Chestnut J:Elle-May Croot(5) T:Ivan Furtado	J:Elle-May Croot(5) T:Ivan Furtado	134	—	0319-7	84	97	85	21d	—	—	+4	10.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
On a dangerous mark if sharper for last month's C&D return/stable debut
7 (6)	Hectic Bay J:Mason Paetel(7) T:Liam Bailey	J:Mason Paetel(7) T:Liam Bailey	124	—	501-30	74	98	18	34d	—	—	+1	7.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Needs to bounce back from a quiet run at Musselburgh and others bring stronger claims

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Twilight Romance	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2	11/4
Rock Opera	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2
Gressington	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Pals Battalion	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Jenever	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Almarada Prince	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Hectic	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Twilight Romance

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

Pals Battalion

26.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Gressington

13.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Rock Opera

12.7

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Jenever

11.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Almarada Prince

10.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Hectic

7.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pals Battalion	87	98	86
Twilight Romance	86	99	69
Gressington	84	97	80
Almarada Prince	84	97	85
Jenever	80	98	75
Rock Opera	78	98	66
Hectic	74	98	18

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pals Battalion	14d ago	Fit
Rock Opera	17d ago	Fit
Jenever	17d ago	Fit
Twilight Romance	21d ago	Fit
Almarada Prince	21d ago	Fit
Hectic	34d ago	Fit
Gressington	37d ago	Fit