December 09 / 14.45 Doncaster

14.45

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6644.12
  • 2m 3f 88y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 332-10 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Made it third-time lucky over hurdles with a 33l romp in a Fakenham maiden (2m4f) in May but he was well held on his handicap/seasonal debut at Cheltenham (2m, good; 10-1) last month; still lightly raced and now goes back up in trip but he needs to kick on again to defy this mark.
Place /
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

4

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

15:52 Ludlow

Rathmacknee

11st 3lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Danni O’Neill

Regressive 10yo who is better known as a chaser now and was just a modest third at Warwick (2m4f, good to soft) on New Year's Eve; reverts to hurdling on a tempting mark but others have more appealing profiles.

12/1

8

30th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

15:47 Stratford

Rathmacknee

11st 2lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Danni O’Neill

Has some fairly useful form on his CV but has become disappointing; returned from a break with respectable fourth in modest Worcester handicap (2m, good) in June but his 2m4f run there in July was below that level.

16/1

8

30th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

15:47 Stratford

Rathmacknee

11st 2lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Danni O’Neill

Has some fairly useful form on his CV but has become disappointing; returned from a break with respectable fourth in modest Worcester handicap (2m, good) in June but his 2m4f run there in July was below that level.

16/1

12/1

  • Place: £3.40

Form: 651938 C

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
His form has been up and down over fences and hurdles this year; won in this sphere at Worcester (2m4f, good) in June and had an excuse back at 2m at Wetherby last month but he looks handicapped near his best over hurdles and others are more persuasive; blinkers worn last time are removed.
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9th

2

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:00 Worcester

Gaelik Coast

11st 12lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Six wins divided between hurdles and fences but he's seemingly on the decline and ideally needs further these days; the cheekpieces are new.

20/1

5th

2

2nd Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

15:45 Fakenham

Gaelik Coast

11st 6lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

No longer the force of old and may be better suited by longer trips nowadays but he won over fences here in 2020 and didn't run badly when returning here for 2m4f hurdle two months ago; too well handicapped to rule out.

8/1

4th

3

1st Apr 2024

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 4

15:07 Fakenham

Gaelik Coast

11st 10lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

Hurdle and chase successes on ground ranging from good to soft; winner of one course start, over fences in 2020, and well handicapped on much of his form at about 2m4f; some way off his best on last two starts, though, and blinkers worn once last winter weren't much help.

5/1

Form: 2114-2 BF

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Useful bumper winner who was 2-5 over hurdles last season and he kicked off this campaign with a good second under Luca Morgan in 18-runner handicap at Cheltenham (2m5f, good; 4-1 joint-favourite) last month; up 4lb but he travelled strongly for a long way last time and is open to further progress; big player.
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8th

1

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:32 Worcester

Fine Casting

12st 1lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Below par when returning to hurdling at Southwell (2m4f, good) in March; has dropped 2lb since finishing fourth at Wetherby (2m3f, soft) on his most recent chase start and has claims if able to reproduce the form of that or his Bangor success (2m4f, soft) last November; acts on a sound surface.

10/1

3rd

1

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:30 Southwell

Fine Casting

12st 0lb

J: Elliott England

T: Ben Pauling

Good and bad since returned to fences (1P4); runs off a lower hurdles mark but he is a 10yo and without a win in this discipline since 2022.

6/1

Form: -8343U C

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
Creditable fourth off 1lb lower over fences at Uttoxeter (2m6f, good) in September but finished last of three at Fontwell next time and he didn't get very far over the National fences at Aintree last month; back in calmer waters on this return to hurdling but he's not run in this sphere since last May and others are more convincing; first-time cheekpieces.
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4th

2

9th Dec 2022

Good

2m 3f 88y

Class 3

14:45 Doncaster

The Golden Rebel

11st 8lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Ben Case

Creditable fourth off 1lb lower over fences at Uttoxeter (2m6f, good) in September but finished last of three at Fontwell next time and he didn't get very far over the National fences at Aintree last month; back in calmer waters on this return to hurdling but he's not run in this sphere since last May and others are more convincing; first-time cheekpieces.

10/1

10

5th Nov 2022

Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

15:11 Aintree

The Golden Rebel

10st 2lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Ben Case

Creditable fourth at Uttoxeter two starts ago but has a patchy record this year and was well beaten at Fontwell last time; 4lb out of the handicap in this hot race and first-time blinkers need to make a difference.

33/1

Form: 341/7P

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Won 2m5f handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (soft) in November 2020 but he was off for nearly two years afterwards and has struggled switched to chasing in his two runs this autumn; on last winning mark back over hurdles but has some questions to answer and needs a major revival.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

11

4th Mar 2023

Good

2m 4f 118y

Class 3

14:10 Newbury

Stimulating Song

11st 1lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Milton Harris

Well below best over fences and hurdles since back from two-year absence; has had wind surgery since pulled up on latest start in January but has it to prove at present.

25/1

6

1st Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 1y

Class 3

14:55 Fakenham

Stimulating Song

11st 13lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Milton Harris

Dual hurdle winner (2m/2m5f, both on soft); off for almost two years after his Cheltenham win in October 2020; yet to prove he retains that ability in three starts this season; handy mark but revival needed.

33/1

5th

3

9th Dec 2022

Good

2m 3f 88y

Class 3

14:45 Doncaster

Stimulating Song

11st 7lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Milton Harris

Won 2m5f handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (soft) in November 2020 but he was off for nearly two years afterwards and has struggled switched to chasing in his two runs this autumn; on last winning mark back over hurdles but has some questions to answer and needs a major revival.

10/1

Form: 520529 BF

Last run: 70 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Several creditable efforts at around 2m4f over hurdles in Ireland this year but he flopped when favourite in his final run for Jessica Harrington in September; that took his hurdle record to 1-15 and has a bit to prove on return for new yard; cheekpieces removed.
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6th

2

22nd May 2023

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

19:45 Market Rasen

Guiri

11st 11lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

led narrowly, slowed dramatically and headed 1st

8/1

3

26th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 174y

Class 4

14:40 Ludlow

Guiri

11st 9lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

held up in rear, some headway after 7th, pushed along 5 out

20/1

6th

3

21st Mar 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:25 Wetherby

Guiri

11st 12lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Ben Haslam

Ex-Irish 8yo who won at the 2021 Punchestown festival and is one to watch in the betting on his third start for this yard, but he has lots to prove having been pulled up/tailed off the last twice.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 41522- BF

Last run: 289 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Stayed on strongly to win a French juvenile hurdle (2m1f, heavy) last July; held when prominent in the market in his three runs for Dan Skelton last winter but he finished a respectable second in last two starts (2m/2m3f) and has had wind surgery since; still has potential after only five runs and he needs a close look on his handicap/seasonal debut.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

1

25th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Message Personnel

12st 1lb

J: Bridget Andrews

T: Dan Skelton

Returned from an absence last December, having had wind surgery, and was pulled up on his handicap debut; has had another wind op since; something to prove but this 5yo is in top hands and showed promise in novice hurdles early last year; cheekpieces go on and he's not written off.

10/1

3

31st Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

13:43 Uttoxeter

Message Personnel

11st 8lb

J: Bridget Andrews

T: Dan Skelton

French juvenile hurdle winner on heavy; beaten when prominent in the market in his three runs last winter but he finished a respectable second in last two starts (2m/2m3f) and has had wind surgery since; still has potential after only five runs and he needs a close look on his handicap/seasonal debut.

11/2

5

9th Dec 2022

Good

2m 3f 88y

Class 3

14:45 Doncaster

Message Personnel

11st 3lb

J: Bridget Andrews

T: Dan Skelton

Stayed on strongly to win a French juvenile hurdle (2m1f, heavy) last July; held when prominent in the market in his three runs for Dan Skelton last winter but he finished a respectable second in last two starts (2m/2m3f) and has had wind surgery since; still has potential after only five runs and he needs a close look on his handicap/seasonal debut.

5/2

Non-runners

Guiri, Message Personnel

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Payout
Exacta £27.30
Straight Forecast £29.50
Trifecta £65.90

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