June 03 / 16.35 Doncaster

16.35

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Tanya Hall’s 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap

  • Prize money: £5652.72
  • 1m 2f 43y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Tanya Hall’s 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 1310-3 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Won twice last summer (1m2f, good to firm/good) and he reappeared with a promising third at Pontefract (1m, good to firm) last Friday, a performance that bodes well for another progressive campaign; wears a first-time tongue-tie and he's a major player now back up in trip.
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3

(6)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Shimmering Sands

9st 11lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

11lb lower than when second of 11 over C&D a year ago, but losing run is now up to 16 so doubts remain.

6/1

3

(6)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Shimmering Sands

9st 11lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

11lb lower than when second of 11 over C&D a year ago, but losing run is now up to 16 so doubts remain.

6/1

5th

10

(7)

4th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

17:15 Newcastle (AW)

Shimmering Sands

9st 2lb

J: Dale Swift

T: Michael & David Easterby

Last win was at Doncaster (1m2f) in June 2023 but that was off 4lb higher; mixed record in just four runs this season but he ran respectably at Doncaster last time and could be in the mix if he can build on that.

12/1

4/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 2114-0 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Four wins (1m2f, good/good to firm) from his eight turf starts last year and he may have needed his reappearance run at Newbury a fortnight ago (1m2f, good; mid-division); could play a leading role.
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8th

3

(11)

4th Nov 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

15:32 Kempton (AW)

Pledge Of Honour

9st 13lb

J: Liam Keniry

T: Dean Ivory

dwelt start, held up in last, outpaced 3f out, never on terms

20/1

8th

3

(11)

4th Nov 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

15:32 Kempton (AW)

Pledge Of Honour

9st 13lb

J: Liam Keniry

T: Dean Ivory

dwelt start, held up in last, outpaced 3f out, never on terms

20/1

7th

6

(9)

24th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Pledge Of Honour

9st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Dean Ivory

Ended losing run when successful in 1m2f handicap at Windsor in July; well held since and 0-13 on AW as opposed to 6-28 on turf.

16/1

14/1

Form: -64064

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Continues to drop down the weights but hasn't shown enough this spring to suggest he's about to take advantage.
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11

21st Oct 2024

Good

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

15:25 Plumpton

Conservative

11st 3lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

prominent, not fluent and lost position 4 out, weakening when not fluent 3 out

25/1

5

22nd Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 114y

Class 5

16:50 Plumpton

Conservative

11st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Regressive on the Flat nowadays and has shown only minor promise in three novice/maiden hurdles (2m-2m2f) this summer; moves up in trip and sports refitted blinkers on handicap hurdle debut; improvement needed.

10/1

4th

1

22nd Aug 2024

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 4

14:10 Newton Abbot

Conservative

11st 4lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Winning miler but now regressive on the Flat; has made a low-key start over hurdles.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 76-244

Last run: 65 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
0-8 and unproven at this trip but his dam won at up to 1m4f and he's run several good races; denied clear run when fair fourth at Wolverhampton (8.6f, AW) in March last time and could be involved if seeing it out.
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10th

8

(4)

7th May 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Soames Forsyte

9st 4lb

J: William Pyle

T: Michael Herrington

Gained his fourth win at his track when coming from off the pace to win by a neck here in January; kept on into fifth behind Avatar Jet over C&D 12 days ago and has each-way claims if this is run to suit.

16/1

5th

6

(6)

25th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Soames Forsyte

9st 5lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Michael Herrington

Four-time course winner, all in the winter months, latterly off this mark in January; usually misses the break and again hung left when behind Marry The Night over C&D last time; a stronger pace would help for last year's winning yard.

10/1

5th

5

(5)

5th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

16:15 Southwell (AW)

Soames Forsyte

9st 6lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Michael Herrington

Has become inconsistent but has won four times here, the latest over this trip in January; just 1lb higher and a player if on a going day.

15/2

Form: 742-37 C

Last run: 114 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Disappointing at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) in February but may have benefited from a break and he was in good form at Wolverhampton (8.6f/9.4f, AW) previously; won here (1m, good to firm) last June and could be involved.
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15

(9)

26th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 192y

Class 4

16:25 York

Master Of Combat

9st 1lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Kevin Frost

Runner-up twice in a row on AW in the winter before two heavy defeats; didn't run badly back on turf at Haydock (1m, good) last month after a break but the AW seems to be his preferred sphere (just 1-15 on grass).

33/1

7th

7

(4)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 37y

Class 4

19:45 Haydock

Master Of Combat

9st 3lb

J: William Pyle

T: Kevin Frost

Four-time AW winner but he was disappointing at Southwell (1m) in his final two runs during the winter; has won on turf but that was a long time ago and he doesn't have a great record when fresh; opposable on return.

16/1

11th

4

(6)

22nd Feb 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Master Of Combat

9st 7lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Kevin Frost

Disappointing here three weeks ago but he'd been in good form beforehand, second at Wolverhampton and Lingfield around the turn of the year; needs a full revival to win though.

8/1

3/1

Form: 34-403 C

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Has posted encouraging performances at Haydock (1m2f, good/good to firm) on two of his three runs since being gelded, most recently third last Friday; this may take less winning and this course winner is one to consider.
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10th

1

(1)

10th Feb 2024

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

15:35 Newcastle (AW)

Thunder Max

9st 9lb

J: Paula Muir

T: Jessica Bedi

0-13 since his successful racecourse debut and although he ran well when fourth of ten on stable debut here (1m) in December, he has failed to beat a rival in both starts since; plenty to prove.

33/1

12th

10

(3)

4th Feb 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Thunder Max

9st 4lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Jessica Bedi

Trained by Richard Hannon for a successful debut; has gone 0-12 in the meantime but it was a respectable stable debut over C&D in December and perhaps Chelmsford didn't suit last time.

33/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £10.70
Straight Forecast £9.87
Trifecta £53.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Shimmering Sands

The Guardian:

Soames Forsyte

TOPSPEED:

Pledge Of Honour

D Express:

Soames Forsyte

RP RATINGS:

Shimmering Sands

POSTDATA:

Shimmering Sands

The Times:

Shimmering Sands

Daily Mail:

Shimmering Sands

Daily Mirror:

Shimmering Sands

The Sun:

Shimmering Sands

The Star:

Shimmering Sands

Daily Record:

Shimmering Sands

Telegraph:

Pledge Of Honour