Betfred Mallard Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Doncaster

Doncaster

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Betfred Mallard Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-09-12

Distance 1m6f115y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £36,078

Runners 13

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (8)	Shadow Dance gr Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	135	—	213-90	99	106	83	20d	—	—	+2	16.3	5/1 17%
Close third in this race (good to soft) last year off 1lb higher; probable player again
2 (3)	Maxi King b Rowan Scott · Kevin Philippart De Foy	Rowan Scott · Kevin Philippart De Foy	137	—	0568-3	101	109	101	97d	—	—	+6	19.8	5/1 17%
Good 3rd at Epsom (1m4f, good) in April on final start for Raphael Freire; off again since
13 (5)	Synergism b Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	114	—	214112	87	115	84	22d	—	—	+18	32.3	5/1 17%
Huge improvement, on AW, in his most recent starts but he's still one to note back on turf
11 (7)	Promethean gr Warren Fentiman(5) · David Menuisier	Warren Fentiman(5) · David Menuisier	116	—	-76541	80	110	91	21d	—	—	+10	20.4	7/1 13%
Deservedly off the mark last time, in 1m4f French maiden; not dismissed over this new trip
5 (6)	Duraji b William Buick · D K Weld	William Buick · D K Weld	134	—	1-6584	98	111	66	41d	—	—	+12	21.9	8/1 11%
4th of 14 off this mark on handicap debut at Glorious Goodwood (1m6f, good to soft)
6 (10)	Align The Stars br Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	130	b	475784	94	112	104	6d	—	—	+5	13.5	15/2 12%
4th of 15 with blinkers at Haydock last Saturday was his most competitive run for a while
8 (12)	Beylerbeyi b Clifford Lee · Ian Williams	Clifford Lee · Ian Williams	127	t	031114	91	110	98	21d	—	—	+21	27.9	10/1 9%
Muddling race when bidding for a four-timer at 1m4f; now looks worth a crack at this trip
1 (11)	Subsequent ch Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	138	t	21-609	102	109	69	20d	—	—	+5	16.1	10/1 9%
Creditable, staying-on ninth of 22 at 40-1 in the Ebor at York (1m6f, good to firm) latest
3 (4)	Roaring Legend gr Jason Hart · Hugo Palmer	Jason Hart · Hugo Palmer	137	tp	166940	101	109	103	20d	—	—	+9	14.1	22/1 4%
Last two outings were far and away his best turf form but he needs better still
10 (2)	Good Show b P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	122	—	3180/6	86	108	102	96d	—	—	+5	10.6	20/1 5%
Made a respectable return over 2m in June from a long absence; withdrawn on good to firm
9 (1)	Arqoob b Tom Marquand · Lucy Wadham	Tom Marquand · Lucy Wadham	125	b	604841	89	110	98	20d	—	—	+17	20.6	33/1 3%
First go at 1m6f and in blinkers when he won in good style at Newmarket (five ran) latest
12 (13)	Midnight Lion br Amie Waugh(3) · Jim Goldie	Amie Waugh(3) · Jim Goldie	115	—	104000	79	114	83	22d	—	—	+6	7.6	80/1 1%
Front-runner; opposable judged on last three runs and the big majority of his turf form
7 (9)	Nachtgeist ch Kieran Shoemark · Olly Murphy	Kieran Shoemark · Olly Murphy	128	—	1/350-	92	-	87	—	—	—	+17	17.8	125/1 1%
One win (1m6f in Germany in 2023) from 20 races; inconsistent over hurdles

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Shadow Dance	9/2	5/1	9/2	5/1	9/2
Maxi King	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Synergism	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Promethean	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2
Duraji	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2	13/2
Align The Stars	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Beylerbeyi	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Subsequent	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Roaring Legend	20/1	22/1	20/1	16/1	20/1
Good Show	20/1	12/1	20/1	16/1	18/1
Arqoob	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Midnight Lion	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
Nachtgeist	125/1	100/1	125/1	125/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Synergism

32.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 19 Odds: 4

5/1

2nd

Beylerbeyi

27.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 15.6 Odds: 2

10/1

3rd

Duraji

21.9

OR: 12 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Arqoob

20.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Promethean

20.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Maxi King

19.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4

5/1

Nachtgeist

17.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Shadow Dance

16.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Subsequent

16.1

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

10/1

Roaring Legend

14.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Align The Stars

13.5

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Good Show

10.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Midnight Lion

7.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Subsequent Top Rated	102	109	69
Maxi King	101	109	101
Roaring Legend	101	109	103
Shadow Dance	99	106	83
Duraji	98	111	66
Align The Stars	94	112	104
Nachtgeist	92	—	87
Beylerbeyi	91	110	98
Arqoob	89	110	98
Synergism	87	115	84
Good Show	86	108	102
Promethean	80	110	91
Midnight Lion	79	114	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shadow Dance	20d ago	Fit
Maxi King	97d ago	Long break
Synergism	22d ago	Fit
Promethean	21d ago	Fit
Duraji	41d ago	Fit
Align The Stars	6d ago	Quick return
Beylerbeyi	21d ago	Fit
Subsequent	20d ago	Fit
Roaring Legend	20d ago	Fit
Good Show	96d ago	Long break
Arqoob	20d ago	Fit
Midnight Lion	22d ago	Fit
Nachtgeist	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Midnight Lion	Front Runner
Beylerbeyi	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 13 runners classified.

Going: Good To Soft

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