October 25 / 15.50 Doncaster

15.50

Heavy

William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap

  • Prize money: £13085
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 14 runners
SKY
View Course
William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly sunny

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.50
  • Place: £3.50

Form: 6-0614 D BF

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Did well last autumn (including heavy-ground win) and back to form with a 1m Windsor success (good) in September; only a respectable fourth at Nottingham (good to soft) since, though.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

8

(13)

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:25 Doncaster

Desperate Dan

9st 8lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

An ideal type for this prize having ended last term with a C&D win, showing career-best form; that was on heavy but he seems versatile as regards ground; further progress is not out of the question; shortlisted.

7/1

1st

11

(3)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Doncaster

Desperate Dan

9st 1lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

Did well last autumn (including heavy-ground win) and back to form with a 1m Windsor success (good) in September; only a respectable fourth at Nottingham (good to soft) since, though.

10/1

4

(11)

8th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:28 Nottingham

Desperate Dan

9st 9lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

Off the mark in impressive style in this race last year (heavy); returned to form with a Windsor win (1m, good) on latest start, which sees him back up 4lb today (10lb higher than 12 months ago) but on the shortlist.

7/2

OUR TIP

10/1

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 070534

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Appears to handle any ground; on a three-year losing spell but has come down the weights and in-frame efforts over C&D and at Goodwood last month show he's down to a mark he can be competitive from.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

12

(18)

14th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

14:55 York

Galeron

8st 11lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Charles Hills

On a competitive mark on last year's best efforts but he's without a win since September 2022 and finished merely in mid-division on reappearance in the Lincoln at Doncaster in March (unseated rider on the way to post).

25/1

12th

11

(7)

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:32 Doncaster

Galeron

9st 3lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Charles Hills

Winless since September 2022 and 0-9 last year after returning from a stint in Australia; however, last season's best efforts came over C&D, including when fifth in this (good to soft) and runner-up in October (heavy); 7lb lower than 12 months ago and Jack Callan removes valuable 5lb; each-way claims.

12/1

2nd

3

(12)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Doncaster

Galeron

9st 12lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Charles Hills

Appears to handle any ground; on a three-year losing spell but has come down the weights and in-frame efforts over C&D and at Goodwood last month show he's down to a mark he can be competitive from.

10/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 35-403

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 1lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 4yo who goes well in the mud; given a break after a poor run over 1m4f at Epsom on Derby day and coped well with the drop back to 1m1f when third at Yarmouth (soft) on return last month, keeping on after not clear run; travelled on that occasion as if this even shorter trip may help if anything; considered.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

10

(16)

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:32 Doncaster

Valvano

9st 4lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Lightly raced 5yo who has run well in defeat more often than not in handicaps, finishing third of 14 over C&D (heavy) in October when last seen; however, he may need testing ground to be a serious force at this trip, having run well at up to 1m4f here in the past; wears first-time tongue-tie/blinkers.

10/1

3rd

1

(4)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Doncaster

Valvano

10st 1lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Lightly raced 4yo who goes well in the mud; given a break after a poor run over 1m4f at Epsom on Derby day and coped well with the drop back to 1m1f when third at Yarmouth (soft) on return last month, keeping on after not clear run; travelled on that occasion as if this even shorter trip may help if anything; considered.

9/2

2

(3)

17th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 1f 21y

Class 3

16:35 Yarmouth

Valvano

10st 1lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Lightly raced 4yo who goes well in the mud; ran to a good level in his first three handicaps but then suffered a heavy 90l defeat when prominent in the market for the Northern Dancer handicap at Epsom (1m4f, good) on Derby day; absent since, while the experiment with cheekpieces is swiftly abandoned; could bounce back.

6/1

33/1

Form: -65979

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Only 1-11 and always toward the rear in 1m Haydock handicap last time; needs a first-time visor to have a positive effect.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

5

(5)

9th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:25 Nottingham

Intrusively

9st 4lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Michael Appleby

Third in 2yo Group 2 in 2024; ran respectably off a falling mark on a few occasions last season but he's struggled in two 1m handicaps (good to soft/good to firm) this spring; has plenty to prove and overall record is now 1-14.

20/1

9th

6

(5)

20th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 219y

Class 3

15:42 Redcar

Intrusively

9st 2lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Michael Appleby

Third in 2yo Group 2 in 2024; unable to reproduce that promise last season and well beaten in last month's Spring Mile on stable/seasonal debut; however, he has a reduced mark to work with and his new trainer may well find the key to him sooner rather than later; the returning visor may be a plus.

11/1

15th

10

(19)

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:25 Doncaster

Intrusively

9st 7lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Michael Appleby

Ties in with Desperate Dan on the C&D form shown on final start for Ed Bethell but it remains to be seen whether that 50-1 effort is backed up; gelded since; still in same ownership; gained sole win in 2yo maiden.

16/1

11/1

Form: -19217 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Successful on soft ground in Ireland; has notched two handicap wins since joining Ed Walker (including under today's rider Oisin Murphy) but he needs to bounce back from a below-par run at Goodwood last time; same trainer/jockey won this last year.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

1

(10)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 212y

Class 4

16:15 Haydock

Ata Rangi

9st 9lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Ed Walker

Two wins for Ed Walker last season and positives can be drawn from the fact that one was on his seasonal return and the other was over C&D (good ground); returns from a six-month break on a manageable mark and a promising claimer is booked; contender.

7/2

5th

7

(8)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Doncaster

Ata Rangi

9st 6lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Ed Walker

Successful on soft ground in Ireland; has notched two handicap wins since joining Ed Walker (including under today's rider Oisin Murphy) but he needs to bounce back from a below-par run at Goodwood last time; same trainer/jockey won this last year.

11/1

7th

9

(6)

24th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Goodwood

Ata Rangi

8st 11lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Seems versatile as regards surface; won a shade comfortably at Haydock (7f) most recently, taking form figures for current stable to 1921; may be capable of further progress, with return to 1m no issue; big player.

4/1

Form: 22154 D BF

Last run: 50 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Two solid handicap efforts since making all in 1m maiden at Ffos Las in July; proved himself in the mud when fourth of 18 in Ascot handicap last time and the first and third in that both ran well in the Balmoral back there last weekend; surprising were this 3yo to have reached his limit after only five starts.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

5

(4)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

14:40 Newbury

High Degree

9st 5lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Narrowly landed skinny odds in a Ffos Las maiden (1m, good) last July and although out of the first three in three big-field handicaps (1m/1m2f) subsequently, he was far from disgraced; gelded since last seen seven months ago but looks the type with more to offer this year.

3/1

6th

5

(7)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Doncaster

High Degree

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Two solid handicap efforts since making all in 1m maiden at Ffos Las in July; proved himself in the mud when fourth of 18 in Ascot handicap last time and the first and third in that both ran well in the Balmoral back there last weekend; surprising were this 3yo to have reached his limit after only five starts.

4/1

16

(16)

5th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:40 Ascot

High Degree

8st 11lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Made debut in May and runner-up on first two starts before making all at Ffos Las (1m) in July; made his handicap debut in a warm good-ground 1m2f event at Glorious Goodwood last time and ran well to be fifth of 18 despite being drawn widest and racing freely; drop back in trip looks a positive and his dam won her only start on soft; makes plenty of appeal.

5/1

Form: 264345 CD

Last run: 8 days

W: 8st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
0-17 since winning the Spring Mile over C&D (soft) in March 2024 but running well in handicaps lately and better than latest Newcastle selling fifth might suggest having met trouble inside the final furlong.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

6

(9)

5th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:55 Bath

Look Back Smiling

9st 3lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Neil Mulholland

Usually slowly away; lost his form last autumn but he's thrown in judged on plenty of earlier 2025 form, never mind peak efforts; first run since he left Gemma Tutty for 9,000gns in December and the market may guide.

14/1

11th

6

(14)

4th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

13:25 Redcar

Look Back Smiling

9st 10lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Gemma Tutty

Stuck on a losing run but competitive in 7f/1m handicaps this year (and a seller) and heavy ground perhaps not ideal the last time; could go well.

10/1

11th

6

(14)

4th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

13:25 Redcar

Look Back Smiling

9st 10lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Gemma Tutty

Stuck on a losing run but competitive in 7f/1m handicaps this year (and a seller) and heavy ground perhaps not ideal the last time; could go well.

10/1

Form: 507250 C

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Won at Ayr (1m, soft) in July and second there (1m, soft) last month; again ran well when fifth to Cerulean Bay at Goodwood (1m, good) 13 days ago but only midfield in the Balmoral at Ascot last weekend.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

13

(14)

14th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

14:55 York

Theoryofeverything

8st 10lb

J: Jason Hart

T: David O’Meara

Second of 14 off 1lb higher behind Thunder Roar at Ayr (1m) last September on his favoured soft ground, and didn't run badly when 4l 11th of 21 in the Lincoln at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) on his reappearance; however, others have more compelling credentials.

25/1

11th

16

(10)

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:32 Doncaster

Theoryofeverything

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: David O’Meara

Second of 14 off this mark behind Thunder Roar at Ayr (1m) last September on his favoured soft ground; however, he was below that level more often than not last season and is likely to find this too competitive.

33/1

Form: 315212 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Added to 1m Ayr handicap success in August when landing odds of 1-3 in a four-runner seller at Musselburgh (1m1f, soft) at the beginning of this month but edged out in another seller at Newcastle since and remains 3lb above the mark he defied at Ayr.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11th

13

(5)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 3

16:47 Thirsk

Empirestateofmind

8st 13lb

J: Jason Hart

T: John & Sean Quinn

Multiple wins at 1m and 1m1f (good or softer) include two over C&D; quite favourably treated now and he was a very respectable fourth at Ripon recently, when just behind a subsequent winner; needs a bit more here.

16/1

4th

2

(6)

16th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:25 Ripon

Empirestateofmind

9st 12lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: John & Sean Quinn

Two wins last year (1m/1m1f, good/soft); the last of them came in a seller and he was well beaten on last month's reappearance at Doncaster, but that was the competitive Spring Mile and he may have needed the run; won this in 2022 and he's not discounted off a handy mark.

10/1

10th
12 (11)
Canvas

18/1

Form: 125717 C

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Front-runner; two C&D wins this summer and went in again in a big field at York (1m, good) under Sam Feilden last month; faded over 1m2f there a fortnight ago but can bounce back returned to shorter; acts on heavy.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

7

(7)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:42 Newmarket

Canvas

9st 5lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

Front-runner who won three handicaps last year, including in a big field at York (1m, good) in September; campaign ended with two lesser runs and off since, but he's just 1lb higher than at York and is not written off.

40/1

10th

12

(11)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Doncaster

Canvas

8st 12lb

J: Sam Feilden

T: Scott Dixon

Front-runner; two C&D wins this summer and went in again in a big field at York (1m, good) under Sam Feilden last month; faded over 1m2f there a fortnight ago but can bounce back returned to shorter; acts on heavy.

18/1

6

(8)

10th Oct 2025

Good

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

14:40 York

Canvas

8st 10lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Scott Dixon

Front-runner; 1m wins in May, July and September, latterly at this track on latest start despite 15 opponents; only twice seen beyond 1m but appeared to get 1m2f when second at Haydock in July and can't be comfortably ruled out.

13/2

11th
13 (13)
Titian

25/1

Form: 414650 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Hasn't been at his very best since his 1m2f win at York in June but he's back to only 1lb above that successful mark and is a dual soft-ground scorer.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

1

(3)

27th May 2026

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 5

15:45 Beverley

Titian

9st 9lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Julie Camacho

Won an amateur riders' race off a mark 2lb higher than today's at York (1m2f, good) last June but he didn't match that level on his six subsequent starts; never-dangerous sixth of ten at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) when last seen 181 days ago and has since undergone his second wind operation; each-way claims on his return.

10/1

11th

13

(13)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Doncaster

Titian

8st 11lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Julie Camacho

Hasn't been at his very best since his 1m2f win at York in June but he's back to only 1lb above that successful mark and is a dual soft-ground scorer.

25/1

Form: 802138 D

Last run: 66 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Below par on AW when last seen in August but he's 2-2 on going softer than good, latterly a 1m Carlisle handicap (soft) at the expense of the reopposing Look Back Smiling; no surprise were he to resume his progression now back on deep ground.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

12th

9

(2)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Doncaster

Sheriffs Court

9st 2lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Below par on AW when last seen in August but he's 2-2 on going softer than good, latterly a 1m Carlisle handicap (soft) at the expense of the reopposing Look Back Smiling; no surprise were he to resume his progression now back on deep ground.

11/1

3

(9)

8th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:58 Nottingham

Sheriffs Court

9st 10lb

J: Poppy Scott

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Resumed winning ways at Carlisle (1m) in July but only eighth of 12 in 1m Kempton handicap 49 days ago; he's the sort to bounce back after a break.

10/1

2

(4)

20th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:20 Kempton (AW)

Sheriffs Court

10st 2lb

J: Poppy Scott

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Low-mileage 4yo who scored at Carlisle (1m) in July and backed it up with a solid third of ten in 1m Newcastle handicap 25 days ago; he must enter calculations off the same mark.

5/1

9/2

Form: 28-111 D

Last run: 50 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Drew a blank in four runs for this yard last year but different story in 2025, making it 3-3 in 1m handicaps when seeing off nine rivals (including Look Back Smiling in third) in amateur riders' event at Ascot (soft) seven weeks ago; should remain very competitive off 3lb higher.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

12th

16

(5)

14th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

14:55 York

Walsingham

8st 5lb

J: Harry Davies

T: David O’Meara

Ran just four times last year, winning on three occasions (1m, good/soft), and back on the scoresheet at Pontefract (1m, good) a fortnight ago on his second start of the season; did it cosily last time and a 4lb rise may not stop this thriving 6yo.

11/1

1st

3

(5)

29th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 4

15:23 Pontefract

Walsingham

9st 8lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

Completed a hat-trick last summer with the first two legs coming over C&D (good ground); promising third at Ripon on his seasonal return two weeks ago, keeping on well from 2f out having earlier clipped a rival's heels as the race was hotting up; still has more to offer and the drying ground is the only imponderable (unraced on faster than good).

4/1

3rd

1

(8)

16th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:25 Ripon

Walsingham

10st 0lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: David O’Meara

Made it 3-3 for the year (1m, good/soft) when winning at Ascot last September; well beaten at Doncaster in October but on heavy ground; this is his first run since and he could still have more left in the tank.

9/2

Form: -79506 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Went close in Group 3 at Epsom (8.5f, good to soft) last June but a long way below that level on her seven outings since, five this season; 1m2f might have stretched her at Newmarket last time but others are still more convincing.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

14th

4

(14)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Doncaster

Chic Colombine

9st 10lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Went close in Group 3 at Epsom (8.5f, good to soft) last June but a long way below that level on her seven outings since, five this season; 1m2f might have stretched her at Newmarket last time but others are still more convincing.

20/1

6th

2

(8)

4th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 2

13:30 Newmarket

Chic Colombine

9st 8lb

J: Colin Keane

T: George Boughey

Went close in Group 3 at Epsom (8.5f, good to soft) last June but a long way below that level on her six outings since, four this season; drops in class and runs in her first handicap since September 2023; tried 1m2f once, when tailed off last June; plenty to prove.

14/1

10th

4

(2)

14th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 1

16:10 Doncaster

Chic Colombine

9st 4lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Went close in Group 3 Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Epsom (8.5f, good to soft) last June but she was a long way below that level on her three outings this season; appears for the first time since June.

33/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £119.10
Straight Forecast £91.46
Tricast £370.90
Trifecta £568.20

Selections

The Times:

Valvano

SPOTLIGHT:

High Degree

The Guardian:

Walsingham

RP RATINGS:

Look Back Smiling

Telegraph:

Chic Colombine

LAMBOURN:

Galeron

POSTDATA:

High Degree

D Express:

High Degree

Daily Mail:

Valvano

Daily Mirror:

Valvano

The Star:

Valvano

Daily Record:

Walsingham

TOPSPEED:

Look Back Smiling