William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap (Div II) – Doncaster

Doncaster

5:25

William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap (Div II)

Date 2024-03-24

Distance 5f3y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (1)	Huddle Up ch J:Connor Beasley T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Connor Beasley T:David & Nicola Barron	134	—	33337-	71	87	79	232d	—	—	-1	14.8	4/1 20%
Placed several times last year and starts his 2024 campaign on a workable mark
1 (4)	Violets Star b J:Callum Shepherd T:Adam West	J:Callum Shepherd T:Adam West	137	—	201-	74	81	58	221d	—	—	+9	22.5	9/2 18%
Made all at Ffos Las when last seen eight months ago; the least exposed contender
9 (2)	Burj Malinka ch J:Mia Nicholls(5) T:Adrian Nicholls	J:Mia Nicholls(5) T:Adrian Nicholls	126	—	175-73	63	90	81	16d	—	—	-7	7.3	9/2 18%
Finished third off 7lb higher in a division of this contest 12 months ago
7 (9)	Showalong ch J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	129	—	65607-	66	87	82	142d	—	—	-4	7.3	11/2 15%
Revival looks possible on reappearance; won off 1lb higher at Nottingham last May
4 (3)	Papa Don't Preach b J:Rossa Ryan T:Kevin Frost	J:Rossa Ryan T:Kevin Frost	130	—	07667-	67	90	84	149d	—	—	-2	6.5	17/2 11%
Ran well in the Flying Childers here as a 2yo; interesting off a greatly reduced mark
5 (5)	Maharajas Express ch J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	130	b	15-257	67	86	15	23d	—	—	0	5.9	12/1 8%
Chance partly depends on how well he responds to new headgear
6 (10)	Glory Fighter b J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	130	p	60-453	67	85	75	47d	—	—	0	5.7	14/1 7%
Finished third off 8lb higher in this race last year and can't be dismissed
3 (6)	Fortunate Star ch J:Harrison Shaw T:Declan Carroll	J:Harrison Shaw T:Declan Carroll	130	—	43789-	67	86	75	166d	—	—	+2	6.4	16/1 6%
Won in emphatic style at Nottingham last May; good chance if back in similar form
10 (7)	Zargun b J:Kieran O'Neill T:Scott Dixon	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Scott Dixon	123	—	9-5269	60	85	60	10d	—	—	-1	3.7	16/1 6%
Defied a much higher mark in 2021; far from consistent since
8 (8)	Danzart b J:George Rooke T:Stella Barclay	J:George Rooke T:Stella Barclay	129	h	12487-	66	85	80	198d	—	—	+5	8.6	18/1 5%
Has something to prove back at the minimum distance on reappearance

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Huddle Up	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Violets Star	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Burj Malinka	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Showalong	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Papa Don't Preach	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Maharajas Express	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Glory Fighter	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Fortunate Star	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Zargun	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Danzart	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Violets Star

22.5

OR: 6 Form: 12.5 Odds: 4

9/2

2nd

Huddle Up

14.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 5.1 Odds: 4.4

4/1

3rd

Danzart

8.6

OR: 4 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Burj Malinka

7.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Showalong

7.3

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Papa Don't Preach

6.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Fortunate Star

6.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.3

16/1

Maharajas Express

5.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Glory Fighter

5.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

14/1

Zargun

3.7

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Violets Star Top Rated	74	81	58
Huddle Up	71	87	79
Papa Don't Preach	67	90	84
Maharajas Express	67	86	15
Glory Fighter	67	85	75
Fortunate Star	67	86	75
Showalong	66	87	82
Danzart	66	85	80
Burj Malinka	63	90	81
Zargun	60	85	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zargun	10d ago	Quick return
Burj Malinka	16d ago	Fit
Maharajas Express	23d ago	Fit
Glory Fighter	47d ago	Fresh
Showalong	142d ago	Long break
Papa Don't Preach	149d ago	Long break
Fortunate Star	166d ago	Long break
Danzart	198d ago	Long break
Violets Star	221d ago	Long break
Huddle Up	232d ago	Long break