December 09 / 15.17 Doncaster

15.17

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  • Prize money: £4683.56
  • 2m 0f 128y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.90
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 212039 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Plenty of creditable efforts over hurdles this year, including a win at Cartmel (2m, good) in July, but he's been tailed off in two of his last three runs, including at Sedgefield last month; has a change of headgear but he comes with risks attached and needs to bounce back.
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8th

3

27th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

18:38 Cartmel

Zamond

11st 9lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Absent since December but that was a good run at Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft) and he has competitive form here on good ground; one to consider.

4/1

3

8th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

16:15 Sedgefield

Zamond

11st 10lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Ended a long losing sequence in 2m4f handicap here eight days ago; scored comfortably so he's not taken lightly under a 7lb penalty.

7/4

1st

6

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

15:37 Sedgefield

Zamond

11st 4lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Placed on last three of four starts since returning from long absence this summer, most recently when close second at Bangor (2m3f, good) this month; likely contender again.

3/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 874-62

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 5yo who has been progressive over hurdles and was a good second in a Hexham novice (2m, soft) three weeks ago; should have more to offer in handicaps and he's an interesting contender for in-form yard.
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2nd

10

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

15:00 Bangor-on-Dee

Copper Beach

10st 11lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Record of 1-18 over hurdles but he returned after 510 days off with a second at Southwell (2m4f, good) two weeks ago; that was a good effort behind an improver and he's a player if he can build on that.

3/1

2nd

10

11th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

17:47 Southwell

Copper Beach

10st 11lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Sole win came in the summer of 2023, over 2m4f on good ground; chasing never went to plan two seasons ago but he ran well back over hurdles on final sighting in late 2024; what form he'll be in after an absence is anyone's guess, so best to let the betting guide; tongue-tie added.

12/1

2nd

3

17th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 71y

Class 5

12:30 Catterick

Copper Beach

11st 8lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

towards rear

12/1

5/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: F5F64- D

Last run: 251 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Won twice on the Flat (1m4f, soft/good) in August but was disappointing in his hat-trick bid at Pontefract; returns from 117 days off and is 1-10 in this sphere but he's feasibly treated on his best hurdles form and needs watching in the market; cheekpieces removed.
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7th

1

6th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 4

16:32 Kelso

Glory And Honour

12st 0lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Has won four chases, the latest off 1lb lower at Hexham last June (1m7f, good); good second following a break at Newcastle last time (2m4f, good); should go well again.

5/1

2nd

6

11th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 19y

Class 3

14:42 Newcastle

Glory And Honour

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Won off this mark at Hexham (2m, good; in added blinkers) last June; that was in a lower-grade contest (Class 4) and his productivity ebbed away thereafter (0-5; hurdles and fences); bit to prove off a 190-day absence; likely to draw benefit from this comeback run.

5/1

Form: /13-56 CD

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
On dangerous mark and was a promising fifth of 12 at Market Rasen (2m, good) on his stable debut in September but he failed to build on that at Bangor (2m3f, soft) last month; drops back in trip/grade but he's not easy to predict and needs to step up again after that last run.
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3rd

1

24th Oct 2023

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

16:40 Hereford

Stonific

12st 0lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Gary Hanmer

Not firing on all cylinders this year but handicapped accordingly now and has been placed twice this month; suited by today's trip-and-ground combination; ought to be right in the thick of things again.

5/1

3rd

5

11th Oct 2023

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:10 Ludlow

Stonific

11st 3lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Gary Hanmer

held up in rear, hit 2nd

3/1

2nd

8

3rd Oct 2023

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

17:15 Southwell

Stonific

11st 0lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Gary Hanmer

Quite useful in his prime but has dropped a long way down the weights over the last year or so and did not look poised to capitalise when safely held at Market Rasen (a track he likes) on Saturday.

16/1

Form: F0/6-3 D

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Did well on the Flat (form figures of 321) in his first three runs for Iain Jardine and was a respectable third back over hurdles at Ayr (2m, good to soft) in October; was only beaten around 8l after going off hard in that race and he could make a big impact if he can settle better this time.
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2nd

7

(3)

28th Apr 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:30 Ayr

Cant Stop Now

9st 1lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Inconsistent last season and tailed off over C&D when last seen; however, he's posted wins over C&D on two of his last four starts (good to soft/good) and can be bang there if at the top of his game on this return.

6/1

2nd

7

(3)

28th Apr 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:30 Ayr

Cant Stop Now

9st 1lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Inconsistent last season and tailed off over C&D when last seen; however, he's posted wins over C&D on two of his last four starts (good to soft/good) and can be bang there if at the top of his game on this return.

6/1

12th

1

(3)

10th Oct 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

13:40 Ayr

Cant Stop Now

9st 12lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Iain Jardine

took keen hold, soon led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened

6/1

Form: /212-P D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Won a Stratford novice (2m, good) last summer but after 486 days off he was pulled up on his handicap debut at Warwick (2m3f, soft; weak 18-1 shot) last month; still unexposed in this sphere but that was a laboured effort last time and he is best watched unless market is persuasive.
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13th

11

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:15 Exeter

Gregor

11st 1lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Jeremy Scott

held up in rear

25/1

2

26th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

11:55 Market Rasen

Gregor

11st 12lb

J: Bridget Andrews

T: Dan Skelton

prominent, lost position and pushed along briefly 3rd, reminders after 4th, ridden and struggling after 5th

10/1

6th

7

9th Dec 2022

Good

2m 0f 128y

Class 4

15:17 Doncaster

Gregor

11st 9lb

J: Bridget Andrews

T: Dan Skelton

Won a Stratford novice (2m, good) last summer but after 486 days off he was pulled up on his handicap debut at Warwick (2m3f, soft; weak 18-1 shot) last month; still unexposed in this sphere but that was a laboured effort last time and he is best watched unless market is persuasive.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 510-4P D

Last run: 24 days

W: 12st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Now 3lb lower than for his Huntingdon win (2m, good) in March but that was in a three-runner race and his form has disintegrated in three runs since; drops back to 2m but he was pulled up at Lingfield (cheekpieces added) last month and has plenty to prove.
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5

6th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 36y

Class 4

15:45 Wetherby

Kannapolis

11st 4lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Toby Lawes

Has won two handicap hurdles on good ground and he's shaped a little better the last twice in two handicaps at Sandown (good to soft/soft); not bred for fences but has got himself well treated.

16/1

5th

5

7th Mar 2023

Good

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:50 Sandown

Kannapolis

11st 8lb

J: Sgt Nathan Rahman

T: Toby Lawes

Has won two handicaps on good ground and there was some sign of a return to form when fourth (behind Mayhem Mya) over C&D 19 days ago when he weakened back into fourth; these conditions should be more suitable.

20/1

5th

5

16th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:15 Sandown

Kannapolis

11st 6lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: Toby Lawes

Has won two handicaps on good ground but hasn't run a race of note this season, with and without headgear; others safer.

33/1

Form: F516-1 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 12st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Three wins as a juvenile hurdler last season and he improved his record to 4-9 in this sphere when scoring at Leicester (1m7f, good to firm) on his return last month; this is a deeper race but he's only 2lb higher than last time and is versatile ground-wise; key player.
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6th

5

27th Jan 2024

Heavy

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

14:33 Uttoxeter

Sacre Pierre

11st 4lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

raced in second, lost position after 7th, weakened quickly before 3 out, tailed off

16/1

6th

4

23rd Dec 2023

Soft

2m 2f 191y

Class 4

11:45 Haydock

Sacre Pierre

11st 8lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

Winner of four small-field hurdles at about 2m1f, on ground ranging from soft to good to firm; the latest one, at Leicester last November was as good as it's got but he ran poorly next time and also when back from a break in March; off again since and guesswork involved for now.

33/1

4

12th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:15 Market Rasen

Sacre Pierre

11st 12lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

4-10 over hurdles, the latest win gained in four-runner race at Leicester (1m7f, good to firm) in November; not seen since 60l defeat three months ago but should be fine on today's ground and is unexposed over 2m4f.

10/1

Form: P25/1- C

Last run: 572 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Recorded his third hurdle win when landing a conditions event in France (2m3f, soft) last May but he's been on the sidelines since; well treated on his old form but he's left Tom George and has something to prove back at 2m on comeback for new yard.
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7

20th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 3

15:50 Carlisle

Doctor Dex

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Nick Kent

Hurdle/chase winner for Tom George who returned from a long absence with an encouraging third over hurdles on his stable debut at Haydock (2m3f, soft) in December; could build on that and he's one to consider.

14/1

8

4th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 3

15:23 Wetherby

Doctor Dex

11st 5lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Nick Kent

Won over hurdles in France for Tom George in spring 2021 and, after a long layoff, outran 50-1 odds when placed for new yard at Haydock (2m3f, soft) in December; still very well handicapped on old form; could have a say.

6/1

3

29th Jan 2023

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:10 Southwell

Doctor Dex

11st 12lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Nick Kent

Chase/hurdle winner who only recently returned from a long absence and it was in a higher grade that he finished a 12l third in that Haydock race (2m3f, soft) a month ago; that was encouraging and he's on a dangerous mark.

10/1

Form: 14-217 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Won twice over hurdles at Fakenham (2m, good to soft) and Hexham (2m4f, good) in first half of this year but he's been well below form on the Flat and over hurdles in his two runs this autumn; has some questions to answer and he's still 3lb higher than for last win.
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5th

3

1st Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 3

19:10 Market Rasen

Restitution

11st 10lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

took keen hold, prominent, pressed leader after 5th, hit 7th

11/1

6th

4

13th May 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 3

19:25 Warwick

Restitution

11st 7lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Displayed huge improvement when sauntering to 12l win at Doncaster (2m, good) in December and put two lesser efforts behind him when staying-on third at Wincanton (2m5f, good to soft) last month; still unexposed over this trip and may benefit from the addition of cheekpieces.

6/1

3rd

3

16th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 82y

Class 3

14:25 Wincanton

Restitution

11st 13lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Alan King

Appeared to display huge improvement when sauntering to 12l win at Doncaster (2m, good) in December; subsequent defeat in major handicap is not viewed harshly but he looked out of sorts at Stratford last month and it's hard to know what to expect from him here.

20/1

Form: 45-165 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Won a maiden at Market Rasen (2m2f, good) in June but he has a patchy profile and has been beaten around 15l in two 2m handicaps (good to soft/soft) this autumn; hurdle record now stands at 1-9 and he needs to resume his progress.
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4th

3

23rd Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

15:20 Market Rasen

Rory And Me

12st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

pressed leader, not fluent and lost ground 5th

4/1

2nd

2

9th Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

14:20 Market Rasen

Rory And Me

12st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

All three wins here, two in bumpers and a maiden hurdle (2m2f+) a year ago; best effort since when close fourth over C&D last month (in cheekpieces for first time, behind Magna Moralia) and each-way hopes.

7/1

4th

4

22nd May 2023

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

19:45 Market Rasen

Rory And Me

11st 3lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

prominent, pushed along and lost position last (usual 3 out)

3/1

Non-runners

Doctor Dex, Restitution, Rory And Me

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Payout
Exacta £23.30
Straight Forecast £19.59
Tricast £68.15
Trifecta £109.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Copper Beach

Telegraph:

Sacre Pierre

TOPSPEED:

Glory And Honour

The Times:

Restitution

POSTDATA:

Zamond

The Sun:

Can't Stop Now

Daily Mail:

Doctor Dex

RP Ratings:

Copper Beach

The Guardian:

Copper Beach

Daily Mirror:

Copper Beach

The Star:

Copper Beach

Daily Record:

Sacre Pierre

D Express:

Glory And Honour