Doncaster

Howcroft Group Handicap

Distance: 7f6y
Going: Good To Firm
Prize: £4,397
Runners: 10
Winning time: 1m 25.97s (slow by 2.87s)
Age: 3yo
Class: Class 5
1
jockey silk 5 War Howl
J: Kevin Stott
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 71
SP: 15/2
Towards rear - headway from over 2f out - led over 1f out - ridden and edged left inside final furlong - kept on well (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form; gelding was routine tested)(op 10/1)
2
jockey silk 9 Bantz
J: Kaiya Fraser
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 11lbs
OR: 63
SP: 15/2
In rear - headway and ridden over 1f out - kept on and went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner
3 ½ 3
jockey silk 4 Zappata
J: Liam Wright(5)
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 72
SP: 17/2
Prominent - no extra inside final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 6/1)
4 nk
jockey silk 1 Singoura
J: Joanna Mason
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 75
SP: 11/2
Took keen hold - prominent - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2)
5 2
jockey silk 2 Mister Invincible
J: David Nolan
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 74
SP: 25/1
Towards rear - switched right 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(tchd 28/1)
6 nse
jockey silk 3 Arbitration
J: Pierre-Louis Jamin
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 74
SP: 11/4F
Steadied start - towards rear - hampered against rail inside final furlong - ran on towards finish(op 5/2 tchd 3/1)
7 nk
jockey silk 6 Andalprofit
J: Alex Jary(5)
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 69
SP: 7/2
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free and hung left-handed)(op 5/1)
8 ¾
jockey silk 7 Tuscan Point
J: Oisin McSweeney(3)
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 1lbs
OR: 67
SP: 16/1
Led - went clear before halfway - reduced lead 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
9 1
jockey silk 10 Blue Seeker
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 11lbs
OR: 63
SP: 18/1
Held up in midfield - outpaced when hampered inside final furlong - soon weakened(op 12/1)
PU
jockey silk 8 Ghostman
J: Kyle Strydom
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 1lbs
OR: 67
SP: 25/1
In touch with leaders - weakened quickly 3f out - eased and pulled up over 1f out(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £9.30
Tote place: £2.80 £2.10 £2.20
Exacta: £89
Trifecta: £987
Tricast: £494.99
CSF: £62.95