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17:15 Doncaster
Saturday 19 July 2025
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Go Racing In Yorkshire Festival Apprentice Handicap
- 3YO plus | Class 5 | 5f 3y | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:18 | Winning time: 59.49s
T: M DodsJ: Rhys Elliott (5)
Keen start, soon steadied and held up towards rear, steady headway far side from halfway, ridden to chase leader 2f out, led final 110 yards, edged right towards finish (rider suspended for 2 days for careless riding as he had allowed his mount to drift right-handed without sufficient correction) op 9/2 tchd 7/2
T: Martin DunneJ: Luke Catton
Dwelt, slowly away, in rear, rapid headway from over 2f out, went third 1f out, ridden and when second toward finish, ran on op 20/1 tchd 25/1
T: Ollie SangsterJ: Connor Planas
Held up towards rear, waiting for room 2f out, ran on well final furlong, took third final strides op 16/1
T: P J McBrideJ: Ashley Lewis (7)
Slightly awkward start, midfield early, good headway to lead halfway, ridden over 2f out, headed final 110 yards, weakening when short of room and hampered towards finish, dropped to fourth final strides op 3/1 tchd 11/4
T: J & S QuinnJ: Mason Paetel (5)
Got warm start, prominent, pushed along halfway, outpaced final furlong, weakened final 110 yards op 3/1 tchd 11/4
T: M DodsJ: O McSweeney
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, soon struggling, dropped to last 2f out, rallied and made modest headway final 110 yards, never on terms op 5/1 tchd 16/5 and tchd 11/2
T: P D EvansJ: Phoebe Edwards (7)
Sweated up start, pushed along start, soon prominent, outpaced halfway, soon struggling, weakened and dropped towards final furlong op 7/1
T: Mrs R CarrJ: Kaiya Fraser
Led, headed halfway, soon outpaced, weakened quickly final furlong op 12/1 tchd 16/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.60, £4.50, £5.40EX:£98.40Trifecta:£821.30Tricast:£1,794.86SF:£83.24Swingers:£12.50, £12.70, £34.10
Forecasts
Fletcher's Flight (10/3), Midnight Lir (10/3), One More Dream (7/2), King's Crown (5/1), Level Up (8/1), Betweenthesticks (14/1), Money Pockets (18/1), Radio Star (22/1)
MIDNIGHT LIR returns from a break with the Michael Dods stable in its best form of the season and is worth siding with off what is a favourable mark based on his peak form. Level Up arrives at the top of his game and is second choice ahead of One More Dream and the selection's stablemate King's Crown.
- MIDNIGHT LIR (IRE)
- LEVEL UP (IRE)
- ONE MORE DREAM
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,397.002nd: £2,063.003rd: £1,031.004th: £516.005th: £257.00
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