13.30
SoftWilliam Hill Prospect Stakes (Registered As The Doncaster Stakes) (Listed Race)
- Prize money: £28355
- 0m 6f 2y
- Class 1
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.50
- Place: £1.70
Form: 225204
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 (4) |
26th Oct 2024 Soft 0m 6f 2y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Yet to win but his close second in the Group 2 Mill Reef at Newbury (6f, heavy) is arguably the best piece of form on offer here; not at that level when fourth in the Group 3 Cornwallis at Newmarket (5f, good to soft) 15 days ago but it was another useful performance; blinkered first time. |
8/1 |
|
4th 2 (8) |
11th Oct 2024 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Struggled against his elders in the Abbaye last Sunday; progressive RPRs against his own age group, close second in the Mill Reef at Newbury (6f, heavy) most recently; still a maiden but he's a useful one. |
14/1 |
|
2nd 5 (10) |
21st Sep 2024 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
in rear, headway towards near side from 2f out, went second over 1f out, soon challenging, kept on, just held |
40/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.20
Form: 112 D
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 (5) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 11y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Listed winner at Longchamp (7f, good to soft) last May, then beaten on his next eight starts before winning five-runner handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good) last month; today's task is tougher and he may be vulnerable. |
11/1 |
|
1st 1 (1) |
4th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 68y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
He's tended to ply his trade in Group and Listed races and he was a Listed winner at Longchamp (7f, good to soft) last May; beaten just under 4l when seventh of 18 at York (1m, good) three weeks ago on his first handicap start and this is less competitive; could be in the mix. |
13/2 |
|
7th 2 (11) |
14th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 192y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
7f Listed winner at Longchamp last May and he ran some good races subsequently in Group/Listed contests; below par on last month's reappearance at Longchamp but may have needed the run; could go well in first handicap. |
14/1 |
3/1
- Place: £1.20
Form: 21 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (7) |
11th Oct 2025 Yielding To Soft 0m 5f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Clearcut winner of a 6f maiden here last season and then third in a Listed race at Doncaster; this campaign hasn't got off the ground and August was a belated start. |
12/1 |
|
9th 6 (4) |
28th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 0m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
3yo's sole success came in a 6f Naas maiden last October; placed in a listed race at Doncaster later that month (6f, soft) but two runs this season have been well below that level; well beaten off 96 in the Bold Lad latest; hard to make a case for. |
16/1 |
10/1
Form: 100223
Last run: 5 days
W: 9st 6lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 (9) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 2lb |
Soft-ground specialist but it was good ground he won on when snapping a two-year losing sequence at Musselburgh (5f) one month ago; was found to have bled from the nose that day and subsequently gelded; up 2lb but his 2yo form would make him a good thing off this mark should that signal a resurgence. |
9/2 |
|
1st 3 (3) |
31st Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 1y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Useful 2yo; it has been a struggle more recently but he is dropping down the weights and appeals as the type to come good soon; that may coincide with him tackling slower ground though. |
7/1 |
|
5th 2 (1) |
9th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
10st 1lb |
Two wins over 5f on soft/heavy as a juvenile, the second a Listed event at Chantilly; hasn't won since and only seventh of nine on reappearance, but on a fair mark; could go well though stall 1 a slight negative. |
14/1 |
13/2
Form: 1 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 3 (8) |
15th Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Gelded prior to his reappearance and he started 2026 with a pair of AW wins; tougher going on turf this summer but he has been in deep races and his latest second at Ascot (6f, good to firm; cheekpieces first time) has worked out well; runs off the same mark and commands respect. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 1 (7) |
10th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
10st 2lb |
Only seventh when favourite for this race last year; posted two successive career bests on AW in February and March but those efforts haven't been matched since, on the last three occasions in turf handicaps; drops in grade with cheekpieces added to his tongue-tie. |
12/1 |
20/1
Form: 168882 D BF
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 6 (5) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Hard to fancy on recent efforts with no better than a tenth-placed finish in his last five starts; however, he could be revived by a recent stable switch (from Seb Spencer) and he's fully 18lb lower than when eighth in the 5f handicap at Royal Ascot last summer; worth monitoring in the market. |
20/1 |
|
11th 10 (15) |
31st May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Eighth of 24 in a 5f handicap at Royal Ascot last season but he's finished out the back in his subsequent runs; bit risky. |
33/1 |
|
13th 7 (4) |
1st May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Ran quite well when an unconsidered 100-1 shot at Royal Ascot last summer but that didn't prove a springboard to better things; down in the weights but best watched back from a 245-day break. |
33/1 |
14/1
Form: 10247
Last run: 61 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 (6) |
26th Oct 2024 Soft 0m 6f 2y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Useful efforts when second in Group 2 Robert Papin at Chantilly (6f, good to soft) and fourth in Group 1 Phoenix at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) in the summer; gelded since a poor run in Listed race at Ripon in a first-time visor (discarded) at the end of August; bang there if back to his best but there have to be doubts after Ripon and James Doyle prefers Diego Ventura. |
14/1 |
|
7th 4 (4) |
26th Aug 2024 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Made a winning start in 5f York novice then advanced his form when runner-up in the Prix Robert Papin at Chantilly and fourth in Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh (cheekpieces on) on his last two outings; visor goes on now and he holds good form claims. |
2/1 |
4/1
Form: 31 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
10st 12lb |
Once a sprinter on the Flat but has won twice over hurdles since joining current yard, a Hereford maiden and a C&D novice (both on good); hard to know what to make of his remote second in a handicap back here a month ago when the winner strolled home by some 26l. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 5 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
Useful on testing ground on the Flat early in career and this 4yo has tapped back into that promise over hurdles this spring, winning a maiden at Hereford (2m, good) in April on his second stable start and following up in a C&D novice (good); trainer won this with Clearance, after whom this race is named, in 2022 and 2024; intriguing candidate back in a handicap. |
5/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £28.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £28.64 |
| Trifecta | £75.20 |
Selections
THE NORTH:
Francisco's PieceThe Times:
Arctic VoyageDaily Record:
BountyThe Guardian:
Fast Track HarryDaily Mirror:
Diego VenturaThe Sun:
Diego VenturaTOPSPEED:
La BellotaTelegraph:
Francisco's Piece