Howcroft Group Handicap – Doncaster

Doncaster

19:00

Howcroft Group Handicap

Date 2025-06-28

Distance 7f6y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,397

Winning Time 1m 25.97s (slow by 2.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	War Howl (IRE) Kevin Stott · Michael Appleby	15/2	Won
2nd	Bantz (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · Gemma Tutty	15/2	2.5
3rd	Zappata (GB) Liam Wright · George Scott	17/2	.5
4th	Singoura (GB) Joanna Mason · Gemma Tutty	11/2	0.3
5th	Mister Invincible (IRE) David Nolan · David O'Meara	25/1	2
6th	Arbitration (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	11/4F	0.05
7th	Andalprofit (IRE) Alex Jary · Nigel Tinkler	7/2	0.3
8th	Tuscan Point (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Richard Fahey	16/1	.75
9th	Blue Seeker (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	18/1	1

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ghostman (GB) Kyle Strydom · Dylan Cunha	25/1

Runners (10)

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
3 (8)	Arbitration Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	134	—	55-446	74	86	65	15d	—	—	-13	14.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Promising 7f run as 2yo; has been running over further; worth a go in first 7f handicap
1 (7)	Singoura Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Gemma Tutty	J:Joanna Mason T:Gemma Tutty	135	h	21-20	75	84	60	28d	—	—	-5	10.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Good return at Doncaster (7f); pulled hard and faded at York since; hood fitted
6 (4)	Andalprofit Bay J:Alex Jary(5) T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Alex Jary(5) T:Nigel Tinkler	129	—	7-1569	69	82	68	15d	—	—	-6	9.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Wide-margin 6f winner on return; in form; excuse latest; trip query back at 7f
4 (3)	Zappata Bay J:Liam Wright(5) T:George Scott	J:Liam Wright(5) T:George Scott	132	tp	211118	72	85	78	46d	—	—	+13	26.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Four quick 1m wins before fading over 1m2f latest; rested since; first 7f handicap
9 (10)	Bantz Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Gemma Tutty	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Gemma Tutty	123	—	326130	63	85	74	4d	—	—	+3	14.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Two 7f wins in 2025, including over C&D in April; stiff track may not have suited latest
5 (2)	War Howl Brown J:Kevin Stott T:Michael Appleby	J:Kevin Stott T:Michael Appleby	131	—	940-38	71	82	53	39d	—	—	-1	7.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
One very promising 2yo run; sold 20,000gns since; fair start for new yard; well held since
7 (1)	Tuscan Point Bay J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Richard Fahey	127	—	520-00	67	83	52	28d	—	—	-1	6.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Promising over 7f as 2yo; nearer last than first in two runs as 3yo; easier task here
10 (6)	Blue Seeker Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Hollie Doyle T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	123	t	563335	63	83	59	22d	—	—	+2	9.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
7f winner on AW in December; fair 5th over 6f on yard debut latest; now tongue tied
2 (5)	Mister Invincible Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	134	—	535	74	80	59	40d	—	—	+4	9.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Unraced as 2yo; has shown promise at 6f; bred to stay 7f; interesting on handicap debut
8 (9)	Ghostman Chestnut J:Kyle Strydom T:Dylan Cunha	J:Kyle Strydom T:Dylan Cunha	127	—	95-156	67	86	81	12d	—	—	+2	5.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Weak finisher in 7f handicap as 2yo; winning return over 5f; kept to that trip since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Arbitration	11/4	3/1	3/1	9/4	5/2
Singoura	5/1	5/1	5/1	4/1	5/1
Andalprofit	9/2	5/1	9/2	6/1	9/2
Zappata	6/1	6/1	6/1	17/2	13/2
Bantz	15/2	8/1	15/2	8/1	7/1
War Howl	8/1	8/1	8/1	10/1	9/1
Tuscan Point	11/1	11/1	11/1	16/1	11/1
Blue Seeker	16/1	14/1	14/1	9/1	11/1
Mister Invincible	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	22/1
Ghostman	40/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Zappata

26.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 17 Odds: 3.6

17/2

2nd

Bantz

14.7

OR: 3.3 Form: 8.1 Odds: 3.3

8/1

3rd

Arbitration

14.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

3/1

Singoura

10.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Blue Seeker

9.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Mister Invincible

9.7

OR: 6 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

33/1

Andalprofit

9.2

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

War Howl

7.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Tuscan Point

6.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Ghostman

5.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Singoura	75	84	60
Arbitration	74	86	65
Mister Invincible	74	80	59
Zappata	72	85	78
War Howl	71	82	53
Andalprofit	69	82	68
Tuscan Point	67	83	52
Ghostman	67	86	81
Bantz	63	85	74
Blue Seeker	63	83	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bantz	4d ago	Quick return
Ghostman	12d ago	Quick return
Arbitration	15d ago	Fit
Andalprofit	15d ago	Fit
Blue Seeker	22d ago	Fit
Singoura	28d ago	Fit
Tuscan Point	28d ago	Fit
War Howl	39d ago	Fit
Mister Invincible	40d ago	Fit
Zappata	46d ago	Fresh