November 17 / 14.45 Doncaster

14.45

Good

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  • Prize money: £3406.24
  • 2m 0f 128y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £15.50
  • Place: £3.90

Form: 4427

Last run: 88 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Irish maiden point winner in May; has since run in a bumper and three hurdle races, claimer ridden in all and best effort when second in a maiden at Bangor; only seventh of nine there on handicap debut (again 2m3f on good) later in August; had wind surgery soon afterwards and now tongue tied first time, as is stablemate Luckie Money.
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7th

11

1st Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Worcester

Maggie O

11st 1lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

in touch with leaders, weakened from 3 out

16/1

7th

3

24th Apr 2024

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:37 Ludlow

Maggie O

11st 6lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

3m point winner but sole hurdles success came over 2m and she has failed to build on it; doesn't shape as if she's crying out for this step back up in distance.

9/1

7th

3

24th Apr 2024

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:37 Ludlow

Maggie O

11st 6lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

3m point winner but sole hurdles success came over 2m and she has failed to build on it; doesn't shape as if she's crying out for this step back up in distance.

9/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 023-41 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
With new yard for last three starts and back to form on last two, winning at Hereford (2m, good) last time; probably act on soft; back up 3lb but should be seriously involved in this weak race.
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5th

6

7th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

16:37 Hereford

East End Girl

11st 6lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Alastair Ralph

C&D winner who posted a solid third of 15 back over C&D in December; comes here on the back of a recent run on the Flat so can't be dismissed.

7/1

9th

7

(7)

2nd Feb 2026

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 5

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

East End Girl

9st 6lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Alastair Ralph

Good third of 15 over hurdles in December, on her second run after a long absence; now switches back to Flat but she's well treated on old form, including a 2m win on Tapeta at Newcastle; one to keep an eye on.

12/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 647-46

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
0-8 for Tom Symonds and soundly beaten at short prices in her two handicaps (2m5f/3m1f) for new yard; tried cheekpieces on latest and now it's blinkers; while this drop in trip is plausible, she looks none too solid.
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5

9th Mar 2024

Soft

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

14:17 Hereford

Lady Berlais

11st 6lb

J: Miss Heidi Palin

T: Dan Skelton

Made all at Fakenham (2m, soft) in December when 5lb lower; nothing since and the trip is a worry.

12/1

2

12th Feb 2024

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

16:45 Plumpton

Lady Berlais

11st 9lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Dan Skelton

took keen hold, led, headed 5 out, weakened quickly after 4 out, pulled up after 3 out

5/1

Form: 32O79P

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in a bumper at Southwell in June but she's struggled over hurdles and has looked a tricky ride; back down in trip on handicap debut.
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6th

4

27th Jan 2024

Good

2m 0f 128y

Class 1

14:05 Doncaster

Riccirella

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

held up in last, weakened after 2 out

100/1

7th

5

12th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

15:07 Sedgefield

Riccirella

10st 10lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Lightly raced 6yo who doesn't look the easiest of rides and best form thus far has come on good ground; however, she stormed home for 2l fourth on handicap debut at Doncaster (2m, good) in November, despite being hampered after final flight, and could prove well treated when things really click.

7/1

Form: 46-347

Last run: 147 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
0-9, all over hurdles; bits of form, including three starts back, make her look well handicapped but there have also been some heavy defeats.
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2nd

11

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

15:55 Sedgefield

Lenebane

10st 8lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Rebecca Menzies

held up in rear

13/2

2nd

11

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

15:55 Sedgefield

Lenebane

10st 8lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Rebecca Menzies

held up in rear

13/2

3rd

12

23rd Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

17:33 Southwell

Lenebane

10st 4lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Rebecca Menzies

held up in rear

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: U653-

Last run: 216 days

W: 11st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
1m5f Flat win in Ireland last July; modest over hurdles for new yard this January-April (best show on final attempt) and got upset in the stalls (withdrawn) on her intended return to Flat last month; not disgraced in an AW Flat race 11 days later but others have more pressing claims.
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6th

1

(6)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

19:45 Windsor

Regally Blonde

9st 9lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ben Case

Drops in grade and now 2lb below her last winning mark, but well beaten in both starts since returning in April; probably needs further than this now.

10/1

5th

4

(8)

18th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 68y

Class 6

14:50 Lingfield

Regally Blonde

9st 6lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ben Case

Had no peace in front on her AW comeback here three weeks ago, when well held at a big price; back to the mark off which she won at Ripon last summer but finished last season on a downswing and needs to bounce back.

16/1

7th

3

(2)

27th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

14:15 Lingfield (AW)

Regally Blonde

9st 10lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Ben Case

Dual turf winner (1m6f/2m) last summer; off since two below-par runs in the autumn, though, and still on fairly tough mark for this rare AW run.

10/1

Form: 55PF-5

Last run: 162 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner in 2021 but little to cheer since, including eight starts over hurdles; well down the weights.
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12

23rd Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 88y

Class 5

14:50 Doncaster

Rhyme Scheme

10st 7lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Peter Winks

Her two Flat wins came in 2021 and she's 0-15 over hurdles; tailed on AW in November following an absence and is probably best watched.

100/1

3

2nd Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

13:50 Wetherby

Rhyme Scheme

11st 0lb

J: James Best

T: Peter Winks

Has been operating off lowly marks in handicaps and is yet to win one; it would be a huge shock if she wins this.

200/1

3

2nd Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

13:50 Wetherby

Rhyme Scheme

11st 0lb

J: James Best

T: Peter Winks

Has been operating off lowly marks in handicaps and is yet to win one; it would be a huge shock if she wins this.

200/1

Form: 88-007

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Showed little for Gordon Elliott in Ireland and beaten a long way when 40-1 in all three of her handicaps (2m, 2m7f and 2m3f), the latest when wearing first-time cheekpieces on debut for new yard nine days ago.
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8th

3

17th Nov 2023

Good

2m 0f 128y

Class 5

14:45 Doncaster

Minnie Beets

11st 5lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Henry Oliver

Showed little for Gordon Elliott in Ireland and beaten a long way when 40-1 in all three of her handicaps (2m, 2m7f and 2m3f), the latest when wearing first-time cheekpieces on debut for new yard nine days ago.

33/1

7th

4

8th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Warwick

Minnie Beets

11st 2lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Henry Oliver

Showed little for Gordon Elliott in Ireland and well held when 40-1 for both handicaps, over 2m and 2m7f; taken out of soft- and heavy-ground races in both countries so has a going query; wears first-time cheekpieces on debut for new yard.

20/1

Form: 121260 D

Last run: 87 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
2m handicap wins on good ground in May and June but off the boil on last two outings and has since left James Owen for 8,000gns; usually wears a hood and tongue-tie but not today; perhaps best watched.
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8th

8

(4)

31st Oct 2024

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

16:10 Southwell (AW)

Vision Of Hope

9st 1lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon Pearce

Touched off on Flat in May and over hurdles in July; well beaten on last two starts (Flat/hurdles) but she won at this track two winters back and also had serious form here early in 2024, so she can't be dismissed.

14/1

8th

8

(4)

31st Oct 2024

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

16:10 Southwell (AW)

Vision Of Hope

9st 1lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon Pearce

Touched off on Flat in May and over hurdles in July; well beaten on last two starts (Flat/hurdles) but she won at this track two winters back and also had serious form here early in 2024, so she can't be dismissed.

14/1

Form: 537

Last run: 60 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Made a belated racecourse debut in July and showed a little ability on first two starts but tailed off on latest; had wind surgery the following day; also now tongue tied for this handicap debut, for a major yard which also runs Maggie O; market strength may tell the tale.
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6

1st Jun 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

20:00 Stratford

Luckie Money

11st 4lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jennie Candlish

Some promise in her second start over hurdles at Bangor (2m, good) last year but was below that level in two further starts for Donald McCain; bit to prove on stable debut; unraced on ground slower than good.

18/1

Form: 17-552 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Won a mares' handicap at Fakenham (2m, soft) in April by just over 7l off 7lb lower; bit disappointing since until second of 14 at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) last month after a summer break, so she's back in calculations.
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0

9

17th Nov 2023

Good

2m 0f 128y

Class 5

14:45 Doncaster

Luna Dora

10st 10lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Tom Symonds

Won a mares' handicap at Fakenham (2m, soft) in April by just over 7l off 7lb lower; bit disappointing since until second of 14 at Uttoxeter (2m, good to soft) last month after a summer break, so she's back in calculations.

3/1

2nd

10

8th Oct 2023

Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

17:15 Uttoxeter

Luna Dora

10st 8lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Tom Symonds

Landed a mares' handicap at Fakenham (2m, soft) in April by just over 7l, off 5lb lower; bit disappointing since and her form claims rest solely on that win.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta £56.90
Straight Forecast £37.13
Tricast £191.08
Trifecta £298.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

East End Girl

RP RATINGS:

Luna Dora

D Express:

Regally Blonde

The Guardian:

Vision Of Hope

POSTDATA:

Luna Dora

The Star:

Luna Dora

The Times:

East End Girl

Telegraph:

East End Girl

Daily Mail:

East End Girl

Daily Mirror:

East End Girl

The Sun:

East End Girl

Daily Record:

East End Girl