December 10 / 11.45 Doncaster

11.45

Good

Price Promise At bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £10406
  • 2m 0f 128y
  • Class 2
  • 6 runners
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Price Promise At bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: P4-344 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 131

Form & Verdict
Went chasing last season in strong company and ran well on occasions; this is easier than recent Listed/Graded assignments over hurdles (latest in a tongue-tie following wind surgery) and this mark shouldn't be beyond him; free-goer who likes to dominate.
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5th

5

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

18:30 Uttoxeter

For Pleasure

10st 13lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

led, headed 3 out, weakened after 2 out

11/4

5th

5

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

18:30 Uttoxeter

For Pleasure

10st 13lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Multiple winner but a 10yo now and the handicapper knows the score with him; no match for the winner last time at Fakenham (2m4f, good) where he kept jumping to the right; wouldn't want to repeat that here.

11/4

2nd

1

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 3

16:20 Fakenham

For Pleasure

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

jumped right throughout, led, headed before last, kept on

5/1

Form: 6100-9 D

Last run: 226 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Bought out of the Henry de Bromhead stable for £18,000; last run over hurdles was when down the field in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham three seasons ago but he has done well as a chaser since and his last two runs on the Flat weren't too shoddy; couldn't be totally dismissed.
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9th

10

12th Dec 2023

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

14:52 Ffos Las

Tiger Voice

10st 9lb

J: Jordan Williams

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Formerly a useful hurdler/chaser in Ireland but has plummeted down the weights and been very disappointing for new stable this year; sports refitted tongue-tie and cheekpieces today; needs to stop the rot.

40/1

13th

1

16th Nov 2023

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

12:40 Taunton

Tiger Voice

12st 0lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Formerly a useful hurdler/chaser in Ireland but plummeted down the weights and was very disappointing for new stable in first half of this year; needs to have been revitalised by six-month break.

16/1

5th

3

22nd May 2023

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:50 Ffos Las

Tiger Voice

11st 5lb

J: Robert Williams

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Formerly useful for Henry de Bromhead in Ireland but in poor form over fences/hurdles for new stable this year; needs to stop the rot.

25/1

Form: 10/1-3 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Won two bumpers and picked up an injury when making successful hurdling debut at Bangor (2m, good) last September; made a promising return when beaten under 5l at Wetherby and now goes handicapping off a reasonable mark.
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7th

7

13th May 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 144y

Class 1

15:15 Haydock

Fruit N Nut

10st 7lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Enjoyed a fruitful period in Class 3 handicaps last season before finishing tailed off in a higher grade at Aintree (soft no real excuse); this is another rung up the ladder and he looks up against it.

33/1

10th

17

14th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 103y

Class 2

17:15 Aintree

Fruit N Nut

11st 3lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Sound record in Class 3 handicaps this year, including wins at Sedgefield (2m1f, good to soft) and Newbury (2m, good); however, has more on his plate off new mark in this higher grade.

25/1

1st

4

4th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

15:25 Newbury

Fruit N Nut

11st 8lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

4-8 under rules and 2-5 over hurdles, latest win in handicap at Sedgefield (2m1f, good to soft; acts on good) in January; creditable third off this 4lb higher mark at Catterick latest and he's in each-way calculations.

5/1

Form: 30F-37 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Ran some good races in defeat in handicap hurdles last season and again on his Chepstow return; however, Haydock last time was underwhelming and he wants softer ground than this.
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2nd

2

3rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

17:00 Newton Abbot

Zambezi Fix

12st 0lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Has been struggling for form since reappearing in October and offered little encouragement on April's return from just over two months off; has come a long way down in the weights and drops into a Class 5, but that's for good reason and he needs to turn things around.

12/1

6th

9

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 3

14:15 Chepstow

Zambezi Fix

10st 7lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Bernard Llewellyn

All three hurdle wins have come over C&D but he failed to beat a rival here in December and was tailed off again at Ffos Las in January; overall record is now 4-48 and others are preferred.

16/1

6th

4

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Zambezi Fix

11st 11lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Veteran who is normally suited by Chepstow but failed to beat a rival back there last time; not particularly solid on his form this season.

20/1

Abandoned

Form: /13-56 CD

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Seven Flat wins and two over hurdles; ran okay on stable debut (2m, good; in this new headgear combination) after a year out and softer conditions perhaps not ideal next time; however, well held when fourth here on Friday.
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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: /251/2 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Easy winner of a Newcastle maiden (2m, good) two years ago and there were positives to take from his belated return when second in a Musselburgh handicap (good to soft); looks sure to go well again.
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9th

10

16th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

15:40 Carlisle

Fostered Phil

11st 5lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: William Young Jnr

Veteran who won twice in 2025, the second by 7l over C&D (soft) in December; now 5lb higher in a stronger race.

14/1

7th

9

1st Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:04 Ayr

Fostered Phil

11st 5lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: William Young Jnr

11yo who is lightly raced for his age and won at Perth (2m4f, good) in September before 2l third at Kelso (2m5f, good); well-beaten third at Perth (2m4f) since when the soft ground may not have been ideal, and a similar surface is expected today.

9/1

Verdict

Fruit N Nut and Fostered Phil – feared in that order – ran encouraging races after layoffs but FOR PLEASURE faces his most realistic assignment for a while and is taken to make all under his optimum conditions.[Alistair Jones]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

For Pleasure

The Guardian:

Fruit N Nut

Telegraph:

Fostered Phil

TOPSPEED:

Stonific

Daily Mail:

Fruit N Nut

D Express:

Fruit N Nut

Daily Record:

Fruit N Nut

Daily Mirror:

Fostered Phil

RP Ratings:

For Pleasure

POSTDATA:

For Pleasure

The Times:

For Pleasure

The Sun:

For Pleasure

The Star:

For Pleasure