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Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2025-09-12
Distance 2m1f197y
Class Class 1
Going Good To Soft
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £85,065
Winning Time 3m 52.24s (slow by 0.24s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st 10/11F Won
2nd 9/2 3.75
3rd 9/1 2
4th 18/1 7
5th 14/1 2.25
6th 66/1 1.5
7th 6/1 14
8th 33/1 23

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
5 (5)
Sweet William
Bay
J:Robert Havlin
T:John & Thady Gosden
J:Robert Havlin
T:John & Thady Gosden
 133 v 2-3432
115
125
101
 21d — — -12
36
0.23/1
10/11
52%
Does not have the top stayers to worry about this time; big shout in Doncaster Cup defence
8 (4)
Pendragon
Bay
J:Luke Morris
T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt
J:Luke Morris
T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt
 122 — 8-1112
97
110
86
 50d — — +1
16.2
1.13/1
9/2
18%
Progressive 3yo in handicaps; dark horse venturing beyond 14.5f for the first time
4 (8)
Sunway
Bay
J:Oisin Murphy
T:David Menuisier
J:Oisin Murphy
T:David Menuisier
 133 tb -35445
113
124
110
 13d — — +5
20.8
2.00/1
8/1
11%
Third in the 2024 St Leger here and half a length behind Sweet William in the Goodwood Cup
2 (2)
Hipop De Loire
Bay
J:William Buick
T:W P Mullins
J:William Buick
T:W P Mullins
 133 — 7/5-46
106
118
79
 20d — — +7
16.9
2.50/1
10/1
9%
Ebor sixth of 22 was his best piece of Flat form and he looked due for a return to 2m+
1 (3)
Coltrane
Bay
J:P J McDonald
T:Andrew Balding
J:P J McDonald
T:Andrew Balding
 133 p 3-2251
112
123
94
 70d — — +13
19.2
4.00/1
16/1
6%
Won this in 2022, creditable 4th in 2024; major place contender if the ground isn't soft
3 (7)
Kyle Of Lochalsh
Bay
J:Tom Marquand
T:Hughie Morrison
J:Tom Marquand
T:Hughie Morrison
 133 t 433-61
105
114
103
 42d — — +10
15.4
4.50/1
18/1
5%
Hit new heights as a handicapper when winning in grand style at Glorious Goodwood (2m4f)
7 (1)
Oxford Comma
Chestnut
J:Hector Crouch
T:Ralph Beckett
J:Hector Crouch
T:Ralph Beckett
 130 — 1719-3
101
110
97
 42d — — +13
16.7
10.00/1
40/1
2%
Third to Kyle Of Lochalsh in a handicap at Glorious Goodwood (2m4f) on reappearance
6 (6)
Tashkhan
Bay
J:Colin Keane
T:Brian Ellison
J:Colin Keane
T:Brian Ellison
 133 v 5930-6
105
115
111
 42d — — +13
14.1
20.00/1
80/1
1%
Player judged on best efforts but no trace of those since October 2023; best in the mud
Horse bet365 William Hill Boyle Sports Ladbrokes Unibet
Sweet William
 8/11 4/5 8/11 10/11 5/6
Pendragon
 4/1 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2
Sunway
 7/1 13/2 8/1 4/1 13/2
Hipop De Loire
 10/1 10/1 10/1 9/1 17/2
Coltrane
 16/1 16/1 16/1 16/1 16/1
Kyle Of Lochalsh
 18/1 16/1 16/1 16/1 16/1
Oxford Comma
 40/1 33/1 33/1 33/1 28/1
Tashkhan
 80/1 66/1 66/1 66/1 66/1

Predictor

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

1st Sweet William
36
OR: 16.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 16.3
10/11
2nd Sunway
20.8
OR: 15.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 4.4
8/1
3rd Coltrane
19.2
OR: 15.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6
16/1
4 Hipop De Loire
16.9
OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9
10/1
5 Oxford Comma
16.7
OR: 12.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1
40/1
6 Pendragon
16.2
OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4
9/2
7 Kyle Of Lochalsh
15.4
OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6
18/1
8 Tashkhan
14.1
OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4
80/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Sweet William
115
125
101
Sunway
113
124
110
Coltrane
112
123
94
Hipop De Loire
106
118
79
Kyle Of Lochalsh
105
114
103
Tashkhan
105
115
111
Oxford Comma
101
110
97
Pendragon
97
110
86

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Sunway 13d ago Quick return
Hipop De Loire 20d ago Fit
Sweet William 21d ago Fit
Kyle Of Lochalsh 42d ago Fit
Oxford Comma 42d ago Fit
Tashkhan 42d ago Fit
Pendragon 50d ago Fresh
Coltrane 70d ago Fresh