This is always a decent race even though the form of the runners has to be taken on trust. Doncaster is a funny old sprint track with higher drawn animals seemingly having a tad of an advantage on ground no worse than g/soft - it pays to watch the 5flngs to see where the pace is and which side is favored but it really is no more than a confidence builder if your money is already on !
Winners tend to come from either side
pays to look for the 4/5 year olds who have had a run in the last 60 days and animals who are fit from Meydan for example the probable favourite jack Dexter beat home the ole boy Hitchens on thier last meeting - but that one has a real turn around in the weights of 5lbs for a beating of only 1.5 l and the placings could easily be reversed. Hitchens is now 8 yrs old and that was a return to his better form.
This has been won by 4 and 5 yr old's in the last ten years.
YEAR WINNER AGE WGT SP TRAINER JOCKEY RPR
2012 Colonel Mak 5 9-0 33/1 David Barron McNiff 107
2011 Horseradish 4 9-3 5/1F Michael Bell Hayley Turner 105
2010 Kaldoun Kingdom5 9-3 6/1 Richard Fahey Paul Hanagan 107
2009 Palace Moon 4 8-8 5/1F Hughie Morrison Steve Drowne 114
2008 Pusey Street Lady 4 8-5 40/1 John Gallagher Joe Fanning 98
2005 Merlin's Dancer 5 8-11 16/1 David Nicholls Adrian Nicholls 96
2004 Steel Blue 4 9-61 6/1 Richard Whitaker Michael Hills 89
2003 Law Breaker 5 8-13 66/1 J A Gilbert Brian Reilly 96
you can see there have been shocks in the race at 33/1 40/1 and 66/1 the only thing that holds them together was they were fit from All weather campaign
So 4 yr old 5 yr old with form at the distance ground and track -
Spinatrix has the profile and a RPR of 116 and 2lbs in hand for its last run - does not have any sort of draw advantage out of this box the ground is the key and am praying no rain before the race. I expect a big run
Shropshire is very interesting out of the 17 box has its ground and distance its win off this mark at ascot was scintillating playing catch me if you can under this brill lil pilot Mathew Lawson wasn't beaten far in the Stewards cup carrying a penalty
Good luck All
Bob
Godsmejudge is the youngest Scottish Grand National winner since Gingembre triumphed in 2001. Anyone remember that victory?
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