Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup Stakes (Group 2)

Doncaster

3:00

Date 2025-09-12

Distance 2m1f197y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £85,065

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (5)	Sweet William b Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	133	v	2-3432	115	125	101	21d	—	—	-12	36	10/11 52%
Does not have the top stayers to worry about this time; big shout in Doncaster Cup defence
8 (4)	Pendragon b Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	122	—	8-1112	97	110	86	50d	—	—	+1	16.2	9/2 18%
Progressive 3yo in handicaps; dark horse venturing beyond 14.5f for the first time
4 (8)	Sunway b Oisin Murphy · David Menuisier	Oisin Murphy · David Menuisier	133	tb	-35445	113	124	110	13d	—	—	+5	20.8	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 b William Buick · W P Mullins	William Buick · W P Mullins	133	—	7/5-46	106	118	79	20d	—	—	+7	16.9	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 b P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	133	p	3-2251	112	123	94	70d	—	—	+13	19.2	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 b Tom Marquand · Hughie Morrison	Tom Marquand · Hughie Morrison	133	t	433-61	105	114	103	42d	—	—	+10	15.4	18/1 5%
Hit new heights as a handicapper when winning in grand style at Glorious Goodwood (2m4f)
7 (1)	Oxford Comma ch Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	130	—	1719-3	101	110	97	42d	—	—	+13	16.7	40/1 2%
Third to Kyle Of Lochalsh in a handicap at Glorious Goodwood (2m4f) on reappearance
6 (6)	Tashkhan b Colin Keane · Brian Ellison	Colin Keane · Brian Ellison	133	v	5930-6	105	115	111	42d	—	—	+13	14.1	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

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

Hipop De Loire

16.9

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Oxford Comma

16.7

OR: 12.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1

40/1

Pendragon

16.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Kyle Of Lochalsh

15.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Tashkhan

14.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sweet William Top Rated	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

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

Going: Good To Soft

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