15:00 Doncaster
Friday 12 September 2025
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Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup Stakes (Group 2)
- 3YO plus | Class 1 | 2m 1f 197y | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 52.24s
T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, gained a place after 2f, wide turning in, smooth headway out wide over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and came clear inside final furlong, stayed on strongly op 5/6 tchd 8/11
T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: L Morris
Raced keenly in 3rd, went 2nd after 2f behind clear leader, closer 7f out, led going ok over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 4/1
T: W P MullinsJ: W Buick
Held up in 5th, smooth headway into 3rd 4f out, went 2nd 3f out, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden hung left and no impression in 3rd over 1f out, kept on for clear 3rd op 10/1
T: H MorrisonJ: Tom Marquand
Last pair, dropped to rear after 2f, pushed along on inside turning in, stayed on dourly into modest 4th inside final furlong, never any chance op 16/1
T: A M BaldingJ: P J McDonald
Raced in 4th on inside, went 3rd turning in until 4f out, chased leaders, angled out over 2f out, ridden in modest 4th 2f out, weakened into 5th inside final furlong op 16/1
T: B EllisonJ: Colin Keane
Held up in last trio, came wide turning in, soon dropped to last pair, never on terms after
T: D MenuisierJ: Oisin Murphy
Prominent out wide, led after 1f, went clear after 2f and set good pace, came back to the field, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off op 7/1 and tchd 8/1
T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch
Led 1f, steadied in 3rd after 2f, pushed along and lost that placing turning in, weakened quickly and soon behind, tailed off
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£1.91Pl:£1.10, £1.80, £1.10EX:£6.00Trifecta:£28.40Tricast:£19.88SF:£4.80Swingers:£1.80, £2.30, £4.70
Forecasts
Sweet William (10/11), Pendragon (9/2), Sunway (6/1), Hipop De Loire (9/1), Coltrane (14/1), Kyle Of Lochalsh (18/1), Oxford Comma (33/1), Tashkhan (66/1)
SWEET WILLIAM found only Trawlerman too strong in York's Lonsdale Cup last time and, with his stablemate absent here, is fancied to repeat his success in this event 12 months ago. Willie Mullins' Ebor sixth Hipop de Loire could emerge as the main danger with this return to 2m a positive, although in-form trio Sunway, Coltrane and Pendragon all need factoring in too in an intriguing Doncaster Cup.
- SWEET WILLIAM (IRE)
- HIPOP DE LOIRE (FR)
- SUNWAY (FR)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £85,065.002nd: £32,250.003rd: £16,140.004th: £8,040.005th: £4,035.006th: £2,025.00
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