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Doncaster Course Guide
Home of the World’s Oldest Classic, Doncaster is one of the historic homes of horse racing. The highlight of the year on the flat is undoubtedly the four-day St Leger Festival in September, where the feature race, the St Leger, first run in 1776, is staged on the Saturday, and the meeting also boasts such prestigious races as the Doncaster Cup, Champagne Stakes, Flying Childers Stakes, May Hill Stakes and Portland Handicap.
Doncaster also stages the first and last turf race meetings of the Flat season; starting with the Lincoln Meeting in March and ending on November Handicap day. In between are a clutch of valuable afternoon and evening fixtures, including the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy, run in late October, which is often a strong pointer to the following year’s classics.
Over jumps Doncaster hosts some important fixtures over the winter; the most significant being the Yorkshire Chase in late January and the Grimthorpe Chase in early March.
Left handed, galloping. One of the fairest courses in the country, essentially flat with the exception of a slight uphill gradient about a mile and a quarter from the finish. Races between five furlongs and one mile are run on the straight course, though there is also a round mile start on an off-shoot of the round course. It is a free-draining course, underfoot conditions only occasionally being soft/heavy.
There are not many fairer courses than Doncaster, which is a lovely, virtually flat, galloping track. You do climb briefly, up and over Rose Hill, but, for the most part, it’s beautifully smooth to ride, a good, solid test of a horse. There can be one or two hard-luck stories, especially on the round course, when lots of runners are still in contention late on, and that’s where jockeyship comes in. I liked to be on the stands’ side on the straight course, but either side is fine, just as long as you’re not far off a rail.
View from the saddle: Jason Weaver
Left handed, essentially flat. Extremely well-draining course, with conditions often favouring speedier types despite its galloping nature. Surprisingly for such a galloping track, plenty of chases are well run and this perhaps explains why the casualty figures are so high.
It always pays to sit comfy on a horse at Doncaster, so, ideally, you want one that travels easily for you. If you find yourself pushing along turning into the back straight, you often get further and further behind those going better than you are. That’s especially true when the ground is quick and it’s fair to say you can afford to be a bit more patient when there’s some ease underfoot. It’s quite a tough track for a novice chaser, because a couple of the fences - including the last ditch - can test their jumping.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 78y Clic Work (Good to Soft) 29 Dec 2016 3m 54.4s 2m 3f 31y Buster Thomas (Good) 30 Nov 2018 4m 39.67s 2m 4f 115y Kalane (Good to Soft) 29 Dec 2016 4m 59.8s 2m 7f 214y Rocky's Treasure (Good) 15 Dec 2018 5m 53.1s 3m 2f Wayward Prince (Good) 28 Feb 2015 6m 24.8s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 140y Go Long (Good) 27 Nov 2015 3m 53.6s 2m 3f 88y Just Milly (Good to Soft) 29 Dec 2016 4m 33.25s 2m 4f 181y Nadaitak (Good) 30 Nov 2018 5m 0.23s 3m 84y Parish Business (Good to Soft) 29 Dec 2016 5m 47.2s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 1m 5f Irish Prophecy (Good) 26 Nov 2016 2m 56.1s 2m 128y Black Op (Good) 22 Feb 2017 3m 46.6s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 5f Ruby's Day (Good to Firm) 03 Jul 2015 57.76s 5f 143y Princess Power (Good) 29 Jun 2019 1m 6.01s 6f 110y Hoof It (Good) 11 Sep 2015 1m 16.72s 7f Realtra (Good) 10 Sep 2015 1m 22.86s 1m National Army (Good to Firm) 01 Jun 2018 1m 36.37s 1m 2f 43y West End Charmer (Good to Firm) 01 Jun 2019 2m 5.57s 1m 4f Gold Trail (Good) 10 Sep 2016 2m 31.31s 1m 6f Logician (Good to Firm) 14 Sep 2019 3m 0.27s 2m 110y Longshadow (Good to Firm) 24 Apr 2015 3m 36.94s 2m 2f Pallasator (Good) 11 Sep 2015 3m 49.6s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P F Nicholls 27 7 £77,968 25.93% -£4.13 Jonjo O'Neill 23 7 £51,691 30.43% £28.25 C E Longsdon 23 5 £57,532 21.74% £18.00 A King 21 5 £81,943 23.81% -£5.02 N J Henderson 17 5 £42,829 29.41% -£3.48 Mrs R Dobbin 7 4 £21,170 57.14% £11.75 B Ellison 13 3 £58,454 23.08% -£2.50 N A Twiston-Davies 14 3 £68,326 21.43% £13.75 N G Richards 9 3 £84,456 33.33% £19.50 Mrs S J Smith 9 3 £68,227 33.33% £7.25 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L N J Henderson 26 8 £65,781 30.77% -£6.60 D Skelton 33 7 £29,348 21.21% -£10.04 Miss E C Lavelle 18 7 £47,751 38.89% £10.75 A King 45 6 £33,029 13.33% -£10.88 Ian Williams 35 6 £29,375 17.14% £10.05 Ben Pauling 22 6 £40,655 27.27% £17.25 B I Case 19 6 £27,717 31.58% £12.46 P A Kirby 32 5 £45,609 15.63% -£11.63 D McCain Jnr 21 4 £30,796 19.05% -£6.50 P F Nicholls 18 4 £66,676 22.22% -£6.94 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L T R George 5 2 £4,223 40% £1.83 B Ellison 3 1 £1,949 33.33% -£1.38 Miss E C Lavelle 7 1 £1,949 14.29% -£2.00 K C Bailey 4 1 £2,599 25% -£0.75 Olly Murphy 2 1 £1,949 50% -£0.09 G P Mcpherson 3 1 £2,599 33.33% £6.00 N G Richards 2 1 £1,949 50% £4.50 B I Case 2 1 £2,274 50% £13.00 D Skelton 2 1 £2,274 50% £0.25 J P L Ewart 2 1 £1,949 50% £4.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L R Hannon 207 25 £259,099 12.08% -£35.78 R A Fahey 273 24 £159,739 8.79% -£114.30 R Varian 104 24 £353,505 23.08% -£27.64 M Johnston 105 19 £133,993 18.1% £3.16 S bin Suroor 44 16 £145,794 36.36% £10.04 Sir Michael Stoute 47 15 £208,196 31.91% £6.40 W J Haggas 67 14 £236,388 20.9% -£14.85 J H M Gosden 78 13 £649,854 16.67% -£40.88 Ian Williams 68 13 £126,180 19.12% £31.13 J R Fanshawe 56 13 £114,284 23.21% £57.87 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Henry Brooke 14 6 £99,375 42.86% £48.75 Aidan Coleman 16 6 £70,208 37.5% £3.51 Wayne Hutchinson 13 3 £29,040 23.08% -£9.27 Danny Cook 12 3 £42,421 25% -£3.25 R D Day 6 3 £53,297 50% £11.50 Nick Scholfield 8 3 £31,950 37.5% £3.58 B S Hughes 29 2 £9,228 6.9% -£26.20 Sam Twiston-Davies 15 2 £25,650 13.33% -£9.25 Craig Nichol 10 2 £43,166 20% £13.50 R P McLernon 10 2 £20,704 20% £13.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L L P Aspell 24 7 £61,911 29.17% £8.50 Harry Skelton 21 5 £21,355 23.81% -£3.29 W T Kennedy 20 5 £31,576 25% £20.50 Nico de Boinville 19 5 £33,915 26.32% £3.42 Tom Cannon 27 4 £25,036 14.81% £4.25 David Bass 15 4 £20,578 26.67% £1.21 D A Jacob 16 4 £39,958 25% -£9.42 Max Kendrick 11 4 £15,661 36.36% £11.21 B S Hughes 49 3 £13,711 6.12% -£40.06 Aidan Coleman 21 3 £20,505 14.29% -£14.50 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Kielan Woods 5 2 £4,873 40% £19.00 C O'Farrell 3 2 £3,898 66.67% £16.50 G Sheehan 4 1 £2,599 25% £2.00 Mr Kaine Wood 2 1 £1,949 50% -£0.38 Adrian Heskin 2 1 £1,949 50% £2.33 J J Burke 3 1 £2,274 33.33% -£0.50 R D Day 3 1 £1,949 33.33% £3.50 M Hamill 1 1 £2,599 100% £2.25 P J Brennan 1 1 £2,274 100% £2.50 T J Murphy 1 1 £1,949 100% £4.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Andrea Atzeni 126 24 £491,420 19.05% -£44.48 R L Moore 92 24 £1,312,746 26.09% £9.56 P J McDonald 151 22 £233,511 14.57% £55.88 D Tudhope 117 22 £216,963 18.8% £8.63 Jim Crowley 88 19 £350,108 21.59% -£12.21 J P Spencer 79 18 £201,408 22.78% £25.77 W Buick 71 14 £131,067 19.72% -£0.19 Oisin Murphy 84 12 £312,021 14.29% -£22.55 A Kirby 66 11 £69,348 16.67% £13.92 S De Sousa 80 11 £119,100 13.75% -£33.78
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16:05 Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1)
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13:50 William Hill Portland Handicap
5½f | Class 2 | 3YO plus | 22 ran
- Winner: Oxted 14/1
- Jockey: Cieren Fallon Trainer: R A Teal
- Owner: S Piper,t Hirschfeld & D Fish
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14:25 HIRD Rail Group Park Stakes
Group 2
7f | Class 1 | 3YO plus | 5 ran
- Winner: Sir Dancealot 11/4 2Fav
- Jockey: G Mosse Trainer: D R C Elsworth
- Owner: C Benham/ D Whitford/ L Quinn/ K Quinn
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15:00 Pommery Champagne Stakes
Group 2
7f | Class 1 | 2YO only | 5 ran
- Winner: Threat 6/5 Fav
- Jockey: P J Dobbs Trainer: R Hannon
- Owner: Cheveley Park Stud
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15:35 William Hill St Leger Stakes
Group 1 | British Champions Series
1m 6½f | Class 1 | 3YO only | 8 ran
- Winner: Logician 5/6 Fav
- Jockey: L Dettori Trainer: J H M Gosden
- Owner: Mr K Abdullah
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16:10 Napoleons Casinos & Restaurants Nursery
1m (Str) | Class 2 | 2YO only | 5 ran
- Winner: Lucander 9/1
- Jockey: Rob Hornby Trainer: R M Beckett
- Owner: Mrs M E Slade & Mr B Ohlsson
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16:45 P J Towey Construction Ltd Handicap
1m (Str) | Class 2 | 3YO plus | 3 ran
- Winner: Qaysar 13/8 2Fav
- Jockey: P J Dobbs Trainer: R Hannon
- Owner: Al Shaqab Racing
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17:55 Yates Drywall Ltd Handicap
1m 4f | Class 2 | 3YO plus | 2 ran
- Winner: Kitaabaat 6/4 2Fav
- Jockey: Andrea Atzeni Trainer: D M Simcock
- Owner: Khalifa Dasmal & Partners
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