2025-01-25 Doncaster 14:05
Doncaster

Pertemps Network River Don Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Distance: 3m84y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £42,713

Runners: 6

Winning time: 5m 58.90s (slow by 12.90s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 1

7 Yellow Car

J: Nick Slatter T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Age:7 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:126 SP:10/1

Towards rear but in touch with leaders - prominent 2nd - ridden and led narrowly when bumped rival before 2 out - sustained duel with runner-up after 2 out - hung badly left but kept on well run-in - just did enough

2 nk

6 Moon Rocket

J: Tom Bellamy T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Age:5 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:127 SP:11/4

Prominent - hit 7th - challenging going easily after 3 out - bumped before 2 out - sustained duel with winner after 2 out - not fluent last - carried left but kept on well run-in - just failed

3 3¼ 3½

5 Ma Shantou

J: Rex Dingle T: Emma Lavelle

Age:6 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:130 SP:5/2F

Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway 3 out - switched right 2 out - kept on but no match for first two(op 11/4)

4 17 20½

4 Jig's Forge

J: Ben Jones T: Ben Pauling

Age:6 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:- SP:4/1

Took keen hold - led at steady pace - increased tempo with one circuit to go - headed and weakened 2 out - not fluent last(op 7/2)

5 16 36½

8 Sunset Hill

J: Nathan Moscrop T: Susan Corbett

Age:6 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:115 SP:33/1

Took keen hold - towards rear early - prominent 1st - dropped to rear before 3rd - weakened gradually before 3 out - tailed off(op 40/1)

1 Western Knight

J: Brendan Powell T: Joe Tizzard

Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:132 SP:100/30

Took keen hold - towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - weakening when not fluent 2 out - jinked right and unseated just after 2 out