Ian 'Festa' Smithurst Memorial Handicap.
Doncaster · Saturday, 20 Jun · 20:55
· 7f 6y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
17:55
Off time
13
Runners
Good to Firm
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
TOASTMASTER (IRE
🥈 Second
FRENCH AFFAIR (IRE
🥉 Third
VEGA STORM (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 13 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3
2/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
12
11/1
05 · —
13
12/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
19
18/1
08 · —
23
22/1
09 · —
23
22/1
10 · —
23
22/1
11 · —
34
33/1
12 · —
41
40/1
13 · —
81
80/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | 1 |
Three Non Blondes (F)
Made it 2-3 when comfortably on top on 7f Wolverhampton handicap debut in January. Ran creditably despite looking to find the drop to 6f against here when fifth of 14 when last seen at Newcastle at the start of April. Return to further wil…
|
1-2153 | Alexandra Egan | Hayley Burton | 3 | 62.1 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 8th | 2 | 9 |
Galileo Island (C)
[P1]
Winner of a Chelmsford maiden in August before following up on handicap bow at Epsom a month later. Good efforts when in the frame on his last 2 outings on all-weather, albeit with the run of the race at Southwell on New Year's Day, but he…
|
1132-48 | P J McDonald | M Botti | 3 | 61.2 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | 2 |
Flight Control (G)
Calyx gelding who was sold unraced by Coolmore last autumn and looked a shrewd purchase in making a winning start in 14-runner 6f course novice (good to firm). Matched, rather than improved upon, that form in 2 similar races since but open…
|
135 | William Pyle | K Frost | 3 | 61.2 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 9th | 4 | 11 |
Chale Chalo (G)
[P]
Got up late to win a 4-runner nursery at Lingfield (7f, all-weather) in December and ran at least when runner-up in a stronger 8-runner race at Southwell (7f) the following month. Broke his maiden on turf last summer and he's worth a betti…
|
0931-29 | William Cox | Tom Dascombe | 3 | 60.3 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 13th | 5 | 3 |
Watcha Snoop (G)
[P1]
Stiff tasks on final 2 starts as a juvenile following a convincing Ascot novice success last September. Down the field all 3 starts in handicaps this season, though, including upped to this trip at Kempton last time. Cheekpieces need to ha…
|
180-000 | L Morris | H Palmer | 3 | 59.9 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 7th | 6 | 4 |
Gesayed (F)
Overcame inexperience to make a successful debut at Hamilton (6f) in June. Didn't race again at 2 yrs but has run to a similar level in novice events under a penalty so far this season, most recently when fifth of 7 at Ascot (1m) early las…
|
1-35 | C Lee | K R Burke | 3 | 59.9 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 6th | 7 | 5 |
French Affair (G)
Successful over 6f as a juvenile and has improved in defeat this season, posting just about his best effort yet when second of 20 in handicap at York (7f) in May. Backed that up with a creditable fourth in a 10-runner C&D event 2 weeks ago…
|
4-25424 | Alec Voikhansky | R Hannon | 3 | 59.4 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 4th | 8 | 6 |
Cotai Eye Joe (G)
Took a step forward when opening his account in 11-runner maiden at Wolverhampton (7f) in April but never better than mid-field on handicap bow at York 4 weeks ago and he still looks too high in the weights.
|
3310 | D Nolan | I Furtado | 3 | 59 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 12th | 9 | 8 |
Mighty Vega (G)
[TP]
In fine form on polytrack at Lingfield this spring, scoring in March and twice a runner-up before finding a bit more improvement to record a first success on turf in a 7-runner event there (7f, good) last month. Again ran creditably when t…
|
182213 | Christian Howarth | S Dixon | 3 | 59 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 1st | 10 | 7 |
Toastmaster (G)
FAV
Consistent on the whole for the Crisfords and produced an improved display on debut for new yard when third in a big field York handicap (7f) 2 weeks ago. Turned the tables with French Affair (ahead of him at York) when a close third in a …
|
2-23533 | Edward Greatrex | M Herrington | 3 | 58.1 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 11th | 11 | 13 |
Comprador (C)
[T1P]
Consistent rather than progressive when placed all 3 starts in novice/maidens and it's been a similar story in 2 handicap outings so far, leaving Ed Walker prior to his third in a 11-runner event at Wolverhampton 3 weeks ago. Tongue strap …
|
33353 | Cam Hardie | A Brittain | 3 | 57.2 kg |
81
80/1
|
| 5th | 12 | 10 |
Harswell Angel (G)
Winner at Redcar on his penultimate start at 2 yrs and he arrives here in better heart than form figures suggest, meeting interference at the start and not getting the smoothest of passages late when eighth of 20 in handicap (25/1) at York…
|
7-48885 | O McSweeney | Roger Fell | 3 | 56.2 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 10th | 13 | 12 |
Vega Storm (G)
Third in a Newcastle maiden on debut before filling the same position in a Ripon novice (both 6f). Took a step forward in form terms when fifth of 11 in novice at Catterick (7f, good, 11/1) 40 days ago, the longer trip clearly suiting well…
|
3350 | Ryan Sexton | R A Fahey | 3 | 55.3 kg |
15
14/1
|
Betting forecast: Toastmaster (2/1), French Affair (5/2), Flight Control (9/2), Harswell Angel (11/1), Gesayed (12/1), Vega Storm (14/1), Mighty Vega (18/1), Three Non Blondes (22/1), Cotai Eye Joe (22/1), Galileo Island (22/1), Watcha Snoop (33/1), Chale Chalo (40/1), Comprador (80/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5653.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2652.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1325.0 GBP |
| P4 | 663.0 GBP |
| P5 | 330.0 GBP |