Results From Doncaster - Wednesday, 22nd February 2023

made all, shaken up going best after 3 out, 1 length ahead when left clear last

prominent, pushed along 4 out, weakened from 3 out, left in poor second last

prominent, not fluent 1st, ridden and hung badly left before 2 out, 1 length down and keeping on when fell last

jumped slightly left throughout, took keen hold, held up in last, mistake 1st, struggling when mistake 4 out, jumped badly left 3 out, soon pulled up

prominent, ridden and pressed leader just before 2 out, soon pushed along to lead, ridden out and kept on run-in

took keen hold, led, mistake 7th, not fluent 4 out, hard pressed when mistake 2 out, soon ridden and headed, no extra from last

held up in last but in touch with leaders, mistake and ridden 3 out, held before 2 out

took keen hold, prominent on outer, dropped to last and pushed along after 9th, reminder 10th, fell heavily 5 out

self certificate

midfield, chased leaders 3rd, headway and disputed lead 2 out (usual 3 out), led run-in, faced challenge and ridden final 110yds, kept on, always doing enough

held up in rear, headway before last (usual 2 out), ridden and went second run-in, made challenge towards finish, kept on, always held

raced lazily at times, prominent, chased leaders 3rd, niggled along 3 out (usual 4 out), headway and disputed lead 2 out (usual 3 out), mistake last (usual 2 out), ridden run-in, weakened final 110yds

towards rear, pushed along 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden last (usual 2 out), went modest fourth run-in

led, joined 3rd, led again 3 out (usual 4 out), headed and mistake last (usual 2 out), weakened run-in

prominent, disputed lead 3rd, ridden and weakened 2 out (usual 3 out)

midfield on outer, dropped to rear 2nd, lost touch before 3 out (usual 4 out), soon pulled up

prominent, disputed lead 13th, led clearly after 5 out, ridden when good jump 3 out, clear when another good jump last, kept on well

prominent, disputed lead 2nd, led clearly 5th, disputed lead 13th, raced in second after 5 out, ridden 4 out, held from 2 out, kept on

disputed lead, mistake 1st, soon prominent, ridden after 5 out, held from 4 out, hit 2 out, kept on

held up in last, ridden 5 out, held from 4 out

disputed lead, prominent 5th, not fluent 12th, ridden and dropped to rear after 5 out, weakened from 4 out

prominent, ridden and outpaced last (usual 2 out), rallied omitted last, kept on well to lead final 110yds

led, clear before 1st, reduced lead after 3rd, pushed along against near rail 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and headed last (usual 2 out), rallied and went second towards finish

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, pressed leader going easily 2 out (usual 3 out), led after last (usual 2 out), ridden omitted last, headed final 110yds, lost second towards finish

midfield, shaken up but still plenty to do 2 out (usual 3 out), mistake last (usual 2 out), nudged out and went modest fourth run-in

took keen hold, midfield, not fluent 1st, not fluent 3rd, ridden before last (usual 2 out), no extra and lost fourth run-in

always towards rear, mistake 2nd, mistake 3 out (usual 4 out), soon weakened, tailed off

took keen hold, always towards rear, mistake 2nd, weakened after 3 out (usual 4 out), tailed off when pulled up 2 out (usual 3 out)

took keen hold, disputed lead, led narrowly from 3rd, pushed along when briefly headed before 2 out (usual 3 out), faced strong challenge before last (usual 2 out), ridden 2f out, kept on well, all out (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding may have benefited from his reappearance run after a long break)

took keen hold, disputed lead, prominent with one circuit to go, not fluent 5th, shaken up when challenging before last (usual 2 out), ridden and outpaced 2f out, rallied and kept on well inside final 110yds, just held

prominent, not fluent 3rd, outpaced after last (usual 2 out), pushed along when rallying 1f out, soon hung left, kept on well and went third towards finish (jockey said gelding hung both ways)

disputed lead, not fluent 1st, pressed leader from 3rd, not fluent 5th, briefly led before 2 out (usual 3 out), pushed along before last (usual 2 out), ridden from under 2f out, kept on

in touch with leaders, not fluent 3rd, headway before 3 out (usual 4 out), shaken up and challenging when not fluent last (usual 2 out), soon ridden and lost ground, weakened and lost two places inside final 110yds

held up in rear, slightly hampered 2nd, headway before 2 out (usual 3 out), pushed along before last (usual 2 out), ridden and kept on inside final furlong

in touch with leaders, pushed along and lost ground from 2 out (usual 3 out), well held from last (usual 2 out)

jumped left on occasions, disputed lead, prominent after 2nd, ridden and lost ground before 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened before last (usual 2 out)

travelled strongly, held up in rear, jumped slightly left throughout, pushed along when hung left after 2 out (usual 3 out), beaten before last (usual 2 out)

took keen hold, towards rear, some headway after 3 out (usual 4 out), pushed along and no response before 2 out (usual 3 out), jockey looked down to see if something was amiss before last (usual 2 out), eased

prominent, mistake 2nd, pecked on landing 5th, mistake and lost ground 3 out (usual 4 out), soon dropped to last and pulled up

held up in rear, jumped left throughout, slightly hampered 2nd, shaken up after 4th, behind and eased when pulled up before 2 out (usual 3 out) (jockey said gelding was never travelling)

in touch with leaders, shaken up and lost ground after 3 out (usual 4 out), jockey looked down to see if something was amiss then pulled up before 2 out (usual 3 out) (jockey said gelding lost his action rounding the home bend; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)

prominent, led over 5f out, pushed along and headed 3f out, ridden and rallied from over 1f out, led again final 110yds, kept on well

midfield, headway 5f out, led 3f out, ridden 1f out, kept on but headed final 110yds

towards rear, pushed along and some headway 4f out, ridden and went third over 2f out, no match for first two

prominent, ridden 4f out, lost third and weakened over 2f out

took keen hold, midfield, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out (trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise)

led, pushed along and headed over 5f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off

always towards rear, tailed off, never going well

took keen hold, midfield, dropped to rear and pulled up 6f out, lost action (jockey said gelding lost his action on the bend leaving the back straight; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)