Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Handicap – Doncaster

Doncaster

15:00

Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Handicap

Date 2025-09-14

Distance 6f111y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £36,078

Winning Time 1m 17.58s (slow by 1.08s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Desert Falcon (IRE) Rowan Scott · Julie Camacho	9/1	Won
2nd	Pocklington (GB) P J McDonald · Geoff Oldroyd	9/4F	0.1
3rd	Akkadian Thunder (GB) David Nolan · David O'Meara	11/2	.5
4th	Oliver Show (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	8/1	0.05
5th	Vafortino (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Kevin Philippart De Foy	20/1	0.05
6th	Purosangue (GB) Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	5/1	.5
7th	Spangled Mac (IRE) Grace McEntee · George Boughey	28/1	0.3
8th	Russet Gold (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	20/1	1
9th	Commanche Falls (GB) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	11/1	.75
10th	Saint Lawrence (IRE) Luke Morris · Archie Watson	33/1	.5
11th	Aleezdancer (IRE) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	25/1	.5
12th	Baldomero (IRE) Warren Fentiman · Michael Appleby	22/1	.75
13th	Purest Time (GB) Saffie Osborne · Ian Williams	12/1	2.5

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 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 (5)	Pocklington Bay J:P J McDonald T:Geoff Oldroyd	J:P J McDonald T:Geoff Oldroyd	129	—	00-253	96	115	104	22d	—	—	-5	18.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Has been keeping on well in competitive 6f h'caps; this trip could be right up his street
4 (17)	Purosangue Brown J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	129	—	-47906	96	116	109	22d	—	—	+3	14.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Down to a dangerous mark and his best form has come on slow ground; interesting
8 (1)	Akkadian Thunder Chestnut J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	128	—	712909	95	112	104	8d	—	—	+7	17.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has gone off the boil on last three starts but the return to Doncaster may spark a revival
5 (10)	Oliver Show Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	129	tp	-42208	96	115	90	24d	—	—	+9	17.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Went very close in the Lincoln here in March and things didn't go his way on AW last month
16 (3)	Purest Time Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	121	—	-09722	88	112	96	21d	—	—	+13	20.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Has kept on well for second over 6f the last twice; the extra yardage could be a firm plus
17 (8)	Desert Falcon Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Julie Camacho	J:Rowan Scott T:Julie Camacho	121	—	11-213	88	114	100	43d	—	—	+4	11.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Front-runner who has won three of his last five starts and is respected
3 (2)	Commanche Falls Brown J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	132	b	026872	99	114	105	22d	—	—	+14	20	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Hasn't won for just over two years but went close in a big field at York three weeks ago
15 (11)	Baldomero Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Michael Appleby	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Michael Appleby	121	v	001459	88	110	87	8d	—	—	+8	14.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
No threat on last two starts but he's 2-2 at Doncaster, including this race last year
1 (6)	Vafortino Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	138	—	6320-5	105	112	83	38d	—	—	+11	14.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Fairly encouraging 5th of 9 last month on belated reappearance and he could build on that
7 (16)	Russet Gold Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	128	—	-67878	95	110	84	8d	—	—	+8	12.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Not easy to fancy on this year's form but well handicapped and rain would be a positive
11 (12)	Aleezdancer Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	124	b	7-9810	91	114	93	50d	—	—	+7	11.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Inconsistent but won two starts ago and has some strong form here; could go well
13 (4)	Saint Lawrence Bay J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	J:Luke Morris T:Archie Watson	123	b	770007	90	111	98	22d	—	—	+7	11	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Beaten 18 times since winning 2023 Wokingham; needs to better this summer's form
14 (9)	Spangled Mac Bay J:Grace McEntee T:George Boughey	J:Grace McEntee T:George Boughey	122	tp	050693	89	110	84	16d	—	—	+10	13.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Returned to form when third at Thirsk recently and he might not be far away
NR (7)	Ten Pounds Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Harry Charlton	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Harry Charlton	137	t	7-1034	104	113	108	64d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Third in the Wokingham and fourth in the Bunbury Cup; could still have more to offer
NR (15)	Aalto Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Ian Williams	J:Jamie Spencer T:Ian Williams	127	t	0-9207	94	116	107	24d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Has never raced over a trip this short but of interest on close second in the Bunbury Cup
NR (14)	Royal Velvet Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:William Knight	J:Marco Ghiani T:William Knight	124	—	153181	91	117	102	24d	—	—	—	26.2	—	—
Progressive filly who won at York's Ebor meeting; could play another leading role
NR (13)	Indian Run Brown J:Tom Marquand T:Julie Camacho	J:Tom Marquand T:Julie Camacho	123	p	863407	90	114	107	34d	—	—	—	10.9	—	—
Continues to drop down the weights but hasn't shone on his last two outings

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Pocklington	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
Purosangue	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Akkadian Thunder	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Oliver Show	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Purest Time	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Desert Falcon	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Commanche Falls	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Baldomero	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Vafortino	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Russet Gold	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Aleezdancer	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	16/1
Saint Lawrence	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Spangled Mac	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Ten Pounds	-	-	-	-	-
Aalto	-	-	-	-	-
Royal Velvet	-	-	-	-	-
Indian Run	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Royal Velvet

26.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 15.9 Odds: 0

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2nd

Purest Time

20.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

3rd

Commanche Falls

OR: 12.3 Form: 6 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Pocklington

18.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Oliver Show

17.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 4 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Akkadian Thunder

17.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Purosangue

14.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Vafortino

14.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Baldomero

14.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Spangled Mac

13.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ten Pounds

13.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Russet Gold

12.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Desert Falcon

11.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Aleezdancer

11.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Saint Lawrence

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Aalto

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Indian Run

10.9

OR: 10 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vafortino	105	112	83
Ten Pounds	104	113	108
Commanche Falls	99	114	105
Pocklington	96	115	104
Purosangue	96	116	109
Oliver Show	96	115	90
Akkadian Thunder	95	112	104
Russet Gold	95	110	84
Aalto	94	116	107
Aleezdancer	91	114	93
Royal Velvet	91	117	102
Saint Lawrence	90	111	98
Indian Run	90	114	107
Spangled Mac	89	110	84
Purest Time	88	112	96
Desert Falcon	88	114	100
Baldomero	88	110	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Akkadian Thunder	8d ago	Quick return
Baldomero	8d ago	Quick return
Russet Gold	8d ago	Quick return
Spangled Mac	16d ago	Fit
Purest Time	21d ago	Fit
Pocklington	22d ago	Fit
Purosangue	22d ago	Fit
Commanche Falls	22d ago	Fit
Saint Lawrence	22d ago	Fit
Oliver Show	24d ago	Fit
Aalto	24d ago	Fit
Royal Velvet	24d ago	Fit
Indian Run	34d ago	Fit
Vafortino	38d ago	Fit
Desert Falcon	43d ago	Fit
Aleezdancer	50d ago	Fresh
Ten Pounds	64d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Desert Falcon	Front Runner
Commanche Falls	Prominent
Oliver Show	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 17 runners classified.