M&D Foundations Piling Specialists Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Doncaster

18:45

Date 2026-04-25

Distance 1m3f197y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,653

Weather Clear

Temp 7.3°C

Wind 1mph W

Rain 0%

Winning Time 2m 31.51s (slow by 1.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Al Azd (IRE) Cieren Fallon · Roger Varian	5/4F	Won
2nd	Lopeo (IRE) Sean Levey · David Menuisier	14/1	3.75
3rd	Stoneacre Donny (GB) Cam Hardie · Tim Easterby	25/1	0.2
4th	Shushi (GB) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	18/1	10
5th	Director's Cut (IRE) James Doyle · John & Thady Gosden	11/2	1.25
6th	Sailor Song (GB) Toby Moore · Charlie Appleby	100/30	2.25
7th	Alba Gu Brath (GB) Connor Beasley · Charlie Johnston	11/2	5

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
1 (6)	Al Azd Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:Roger Varian	J:Cieren Fallon T:Roger Varian	135	b	5-2221	85	98	55	14d	—	—	-17	21.3	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Looks quirky but beat Sailor Song in Southwell maiden (AW) when suited by move up to 1m3f
2 (7)	Sailor Song Bay J:Toby Moore(7) T:Charlie Appleby	J:Toby Moore(7) T:Charlie Appleby	132	p	422	82	98	87	14d	—	—	+2	22.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Cheekpieces now after Al Azd proved too strong late on Southwell (1m3f, AW); player
4 (1)	Director's Cut Chestnut J:James Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	J:James Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	130	—	51-5	80	92	48	17d	—	—	-2	11.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Fair 5th at Nottingham (1m2f, good) on return did not press his claims for handicap debut
5 (5)	Alba Gu Brath Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Charlie Johnston	J:Connor Beasley T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	22-1	78	93	-	106d	—	—	+9	20.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Makes a striking move from 1m to 1m4f for this handicap/turf debut and needs a close look
3 (4)	Lopeo Grey J:Sean Levey T:David Menuisier	J:Sean Levey T:David Menuisier	131	—	415-	81	92	83	201d	—	—	+10	16.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
1m win on heavy at Goodwood (three ran) last September, far better than starts either side
7 (2)	Shushi Bay J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	125	—	44-3	75	86	48	26d	—	—	+5	10.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
1m3f AW maiden latest suggests she will stay 1m4f; needs to find extra on handicap debut
6 (3)	Stoneacre Donny Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Tim Easterby	J:Cam Hardie T:Tim Easterby	127	—	4613-	77	89	79	199d	—	—	+14	17.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Good third of seven off this mark at Nottingham (1m2f) in October; gelded since

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Al Azd	6/5	6/5	6/5
Sailor Song	10/3	3/1	3/1
Director's Cut	11/2	11/2	5/1
Alba Gu Brath	6/1	6/1	6/1
Lopeo	14/1	14/1	14/1
Shushi	18/1	18/1	16/1
Stoneacre Donny	28/1	25/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sailor Song

22.7

OR: 8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Al Azd

21.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

6/5

3rd

Alba Gu Brath

20.3

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Stoneacre Donny

17.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1

28/1

Lopeo

16.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Director's Cut

11.3

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

11/2

Shushi

10.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Al Azd	85	98	55
Sailor Song	82	98	87
Lopeo	81	92	83
Director's Cut	80	92	48
Alba Gu Brath	78	93	—
Stoneacre Donny	77	89	79
Shushi	75	86	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Al Azd	14d ago	Fit
Sailor Song	14d ago	Fit
Director's Cut	17d ago	Fit
Shushi	26d ago	Fit
Alba Gu Brath	106d ago	Long break
Stoneacre Donny	199d ago	Long break
Lopeo	201d ago	Long break