August 04 / 20.10 Doncaster

20.10

Good

William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League R6 (Handicap) (For horses registered to Racing League)

  • Prize money: £25770
  • 1m 3f 197y
  • Class 3
  • 13 runners
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William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League R6 (Handicap) (For horses registered to Racing League)

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.20
  • Place: £2.60

Form: 134361 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Finally won in April (over this trip on AW) and doubled his tally when successful at Epsom a week ago; more to do under 5lb penalty (will be 1lb lower in future).
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16th

5

(17)

14th Jun 2024

Good

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

16:10 York

Scampi

9st 3lb

J: Hayley Turner

T: Andrew Balding

Two good wins at 1m4f in 2023, impressing on this track (good) and just scraping home at Ascot (good to soft) in October; effective over C&D but he lacks a recent run and his time is more likely to come when back up in trip; hood refitted for the first time in 12 months.

14/1

4th

5

(10)

14th Oct 2023

Good

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

15:35 York

Scampi

9st 6lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Andrew Balding

dwelt start, in touch with leaders

7/1

7/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 361223 BF

Last run: 4 days

W: 8st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Turf and AW wins have been over shorter but solid efforts in defeat over this trip at Chester on last two starts; less exposed than several of these and not without a chance.
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12th

14

(3)

8th Jun 2024

Good

1m 3f 175y

Class 1

15:00 Haydock

Wynter Wildes

9st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Charlie Fellowes

soon led at steady pace, increased tempo over 3f out, soon headed

25/1

9/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 352022 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Two 1m4f wins at the end of last summer and this reliable sort extended his run of creditable efforts at York last time; should go well back up in grade, especially if the new headgear works (tried cheekpieces in 2020).
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1

(5)

24th Sep 2022

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:23 Ripon

Emaraty Hero

10st 3lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Grant Tuer

held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, soon ridden and lost touch, pulled up over 2f out

9/2

3rd

1

(6)

25th Aug 2022

Standard To Slow

1m 4f 98y

Class 3

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Emaraty Hero

9st 12lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Grant Tuer

midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, went third final stride

11/2

3rd

10

(13)

4th Aug 2022

Good

1m 3f 197y

Class 3

20:10 Doncaster

Emaraty Hero

9st 3lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Grant Tuer

in touch with leaders on outer, ridden on near side of group over 2f out, headway and briefly went second inside final furlong, kept on final 110yds

9/1

8/1

Form: 323371

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Bumper scorer and triple AW Flat winner; not far off his best judged on two grass runs at Newbury/York, though, and unpenalised for last week's Wolverhampton win (2lb higher in future); down in trip but can't be ruled out.
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14th

6

(7)

24th Sep 2022

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 2

15:25 Chester

Fair Star

8st 11lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

raced wide, midfield, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, dropped to rear over 1f out, soon got behind, tailed off

12/1

3rd

1

(3)

15th Sep 2022

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 3

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Fair Star

9st 12lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

slowly away, headway and prominent after 1f, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on

9/1

11

(10)

11th Sep 2022

Good To Soft

1m 6f 115y

Class 2

17:05 Doncaster

Fair Star

9st 6lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

10/1

Form: 524151 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Multiple turf/AW winner who matched his best RPR when scoring over this trip at Salisbury last time (third won next time); reliable sort who should run well from this 3lb higher mark.
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6th

4

(7)

24th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

17:03 Doncaster

Croeso Cymraeg

9st 13lb

J: Archie Young

T: James Evans

Veteran who was successful in this race last year but was in slightly better form at the time (completed an October double); that said, wasn't entirely disgraced when in the frame on latest start.

10/1

4th

1

(10)

9th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 37y

Class 5

16:12 Bath

Croeso Cymraeg

9st 12lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: James Evans

Veteran who has lost his way since winning over this far at Lingfield in June (good to soft) but he is dropping back from Class 4 level.

20/1

4

(1)

12th Sep 2025

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 4

17:25 Sandown

Croeso Cymraeg

9st 13lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: James Evans

Veteran who showed a fire still burned when winning a six-runner handicap at Lingfield (1m2f, good to soft) in June; third to Beach Point over C&D next time but his form has dipped on his last two starts; rain will help but vulnerable to less-exposed sorts.

33/1

7/1

Form: 536131 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Has won three of ten starts and turned in best effort when beating three rivals to score over this C&D last time; more to do in this bigger field from slightly higher mark but may be capable of better.
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7th

3

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

14:35 Cartmel

Animato

11st 11lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Ran well for a long way when third of seven on latest hurdling start, at Doncaster (2m, soft) in February, and will be fine on the faster ground here but recent Flat form has been underwhelming; others appeal more.

10/1

3rd

5

(5)

4th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 47y

Class 5

20:09 Carlisle

Animato

9st 8lb

J: Miss Lizzie O’Neill

T: Donald McCain

Five-time Flat winner for David O'Meara but hasn't really threatened to add to tally on the Flat or over hurdles for this yard, including back on the level last month.

25/1

5th

1

(1)

25th Jun 2026

Good

1m 5f 16y

Class 6

18:00 Hamilton

Animato

11st 2lb

J: Miss Lizzie O’Neill

T: Donald McCain

Five-time Flat winner, the latest in May 2024, and he ran okay in February on his last hurdle start; he may have needed the run when back on the Flat three weeks ago and is not ruled out off a reduced mark.

16/1

20/1

Form: -P4498

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
In good form at this time last year; down to a handy mark and better than bare form (wide draw) in John Smith's Cup; 1m4f again looked bit far at Chester last time and he is taken on for that reason.
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4th

5

(5)

11th May 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

15:25 Newcastle (AW)

Cockalorum

9st 5lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Roger Fell

10yo with a 9-57 record on turf compared to 0-9 (three seconds) on AW; still a force on turf last season (won off 5lb higher) and 2025 reappearance was okay but he took a backward step at Ripon next time.

16/1

4th

5

(5)

11th May 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

15:25 Newcastle (AW)

Cockalorum

9st 5lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Roger Fell

10yo with a 9-57 record on turf compared to 0-9 (three seconds) on AW; still a force on turf last season (won off 5lb higher) and 2025 reappearance was okay but he took a backward step at Ripon next time.

16/1

6th

11

(2)

17th Apr 2025

Good

1m 1f 170y

Class 4

16:15 Ripon

Cockalorum

9st 1lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Roger Fell

in touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out

10/1

Form: 31-264 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Slipped in the weights prior to breaking losing run at Newbury last autumn and has posted two solid efforts from three starts this season; should give a good account.
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0

7

22nd Oct 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:30 Limerick

Frontispiece

11st 12lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: E McNamara

Five Flat wins in Britain; best suited by decent ground but has won on good to soft; makes belated hurdling debut at the age of nine.

25/1

9th
3 (6)
Geremia

8/1

Form: 538022 D BF

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
All three wins came on AW (for Marco Botti) but best three RPRs have been on turf and not disgraced over 2m at York latest; return to 1m4f should suit and he has claims for in-form yard.
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13

(15)

23rd Aug 2024

Soft

1m 4f 15y

Class 2

19:05 Hamilton

Geremia

8st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Two wins last year (good to soft/soft; including here) and he took a six-runner C&D handicap (good) in May; however, slow starts can be an issue and he was well beaten at Thirsk last time; the cheekpieces had no positive impact on sole previous use in 2021; others are more compelling.

33/1

15th

2

(14)

16th Jun 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:15 Thirsk

Geremia

9st 8lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Three-time winner at up to 1m5f, on good or slower; latest success came at Hamilton (1m4f, good), on his penultimate start; finished over 3l ahead of Hope You Can Run when sixth back at Hamilton latest; more needed.

9/1

6th

8

(4)

2nd Jun 2024

Good To Soft

1m 5f 16y

Class 3

16:40 Hamilton

Geremia

9st 1lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Left Jim Goldie before penultimate start; two wins from four races at Hamilton, including when he mowed down Capital Theory from the back in six-runner race (1m4f) 16 days ago; back up 4lb (peak mark was 2lb higher still) and stays further than this; another telling late challenge could be on its way.

8/1

16/1

Form: 816-04 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Better on AW than turf but had a good time of it on grass last year with three 1m4f wins; stepped up on reappearance form when fourth at Ripon last time and is now on a good mark.
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6th

9

(9)

19th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 4f 13y

Class 4

14:42 Catterick

Furzig

9st 3lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Richard Fahey

slowly away, in rear

20/1

7th

3

(5)

2nd Oct 2024

Good To Soft

1m 4f 13y

Class 5

17:05 Catterick

Furzig

10st 0lb

J: Connor Murtagh

T: Richard Fahey

His last four wins have been over C&D, albeit spread over nearly three years; latest came by a nose in July and he was runner-up at Haydock on penultimate outing, before losing his chance at the start at Chester latest; well capable of being on the premises, including on soft.

11/1

OUR TIP

8/1

Form: -76521 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Horse

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Multiple Grade 1 winner in Argentina; dropped 13lb for this yard before getting back to winning ways last time (Kempton, made all); not without a chance back on turf from 3lb higher.
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6th

1

(8)

18th Nov 2022

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 3

19:15 Kempton (AW)

Nao Da Mais

10st 0lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Marco Botti

Has made all to win two handicaps here since June and he reportedly bled when below par last time; on a tough mark even if back to his best.

8/1

5th

2

(1)

31st Oct 2022

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 2

17:45 Kempton (AW)

Nao Da Mais

9st 8lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Marco Botti

Made all to win two of his last three starts, both at this track; 6lb higher than for last time and he will need another step forward to come out on top.

4/1

1st

4

(12)

28th Sep 2022

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 3

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Nao Da Mais

10st 0lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Marco Botti

made all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong

25/1

Form: 2430-1 D

Last run: 54 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Ex-French; interesting runner who broke his losing run on stable/seasonal debut in an amateur riders' handicap at York in June; that form worked out well and he has a big chance up 5lb.
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4th

2

(2)

21st Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

2m 0f 102y

Class 4

18:45 Southwell (AW)

Zealandia

9st 7lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Ian Williams

16lb below his last winning mark, but losing run now up to 15; might get more of a pace to run at than when fifth of nine over C&D last time, but others have more to recommend them; stable also runs Simiyann.

11/4

5th

9

(9)

28th Aug 2025

Standard

2m 0f 102y

Class 3

19:15 Southwell (AW)

Zealandia

8st 3lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Ian Williams

Handicapper has been relenting and he showed a lot more with third of 14 in a Racing League handicap at Newcastle (about 2m, Tapeta; 25-1) one week ago; a repeat of that puts him bang there; 2lb well in.

11/2

7

(3)

21st Aug 2025

Standard

2m 0f 56y

Class 4

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Zealandia

9st 6lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Ian Williams

Has got himself well handicapped for good reason and his recent thirds were none too threatening; doubts remain; another tweak on the headgear front.

20/1

Form: 1-4058

Last run: 6 days

W: 8st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
7f AW winner who ran well on turf on reappearance (1m) and over 1m2f on penultimate start; well beaten up to 1m3f back on AW last time and has plenty to prove from out of the weights.
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13

(8)

4th Aug 2022

Good

1m 3f 197y

Class 3

20:10 Doncaster

Augmentarium

8st 2lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: David Loughnane

7f AW winner who ran well on turf on reappearance (1m) and over 1m2f on penultimate start; well beaten up to 1m3f back on AW last time and has plenty to prove from out of the weights.

40/1

8th

6

(5)

29th Jul 2022

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 23y

Class 4

19:35 Southwell (AW)

Augmentarium

9st 2lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: David Loughnane

prominent, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hung left over 1f out

12/1

Non-runners

Augmentarium

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £33.00
Straight Forecast £29.21
Tricast £200.60
Trifecta £232.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Zealandia

The Times:

Animato

Daily Express:

Wynter Wildes

POSTDATA:

Geremia

NEWMARKET:

Nao Da Mais

Telegraph:

Emaraty Hero

TOPSPEED:

Frontispiece

The Star:

Wynter Wildes

Daily Mail:

Animato

The Sun:

Animato

RP Ratings:

Zealandia

The Guardian:

Zealandia

Daily Mirror:

Zealandia

Daily Record:

Zealandia