Doncaster

Believe Money Group Handicap

Distance: 7f6y
Going: Good To Firm
Prize: £4,397
Runners: 10
Winning time: 1m 23.58s (slow by 0.48s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 9
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 73
SP: 40/1
Led - headed and pushed along 3f out - ridden 2f out - kept on well on far side of group inside final furlong - led again inside final 110yds - edged right towards finish - just held on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had appreciated the quicker ground on this occasion - which was officially described as good to firm - good in places and he benefited from the application of first-time eye-shields in todays contest)(op 33/1)
2 shd
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 73
SP: 9/2
In touch with leaders - ran on inside final furlong - briefly led inside final 110yds - just held(op 11/2)
3 ¾ ¾
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 0lbs
OR: 65
SP: 5/2F
Prominent - led 3f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - just held third(op 11/4 tchd 9/4)
4 shd 1
Age: 7
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 68
SP: 28/1
Prominent - pressed leaders inside final furlong - hampered and lost third towards finish (jockey said mare was denied a clear run in the closing stages of the race)(op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1)
5 1 2
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 74
SP: 9/2
Held up in rear - headway 2f out - kept on against near rail inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 11/2)
6 1 3
Age: 7
Weight: 9st 1lbs
OR: 66
SP: 9/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong
7
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 68
SP: 11/1
Slowly away - held up in rear - kept on from over 1f out - never on terms(tchd 10/1)
8 2
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 73
SP: 9/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost position 2f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said he felt something amiss with gelding so he therefore eased him down)(tchd 8/1)
9 shd
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 7lbs
OR: 72
SP: 14/1
In touch with leaders - wandered around and lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 16/1)
10
Age: 8
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 74
SP: 8/1
Towards rear - outpaced 2f out - always behind (jockey said gelding ran flat)(op 9/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £43.30
Tote place: £6.90 £1.70 £1.40
Exacta: £326.40
Trifecta: £1326.90
Tricast: £648.79
CSF: £213.34