Race cards · Fri 12 Sep
Friday 12 September · Doncaster, England
15:00 Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup Stakes (Group 2)
- Distance
- 2m 1f 197y
- Going
- Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 150000
- Runners
- 8
Race preview
SWEET WILLIAM beat Coltrane into fourth in last year's renewal and has danced every dance at the top level this season, running with credit in each of his four starts. The Gosdens' six-year-old arguably produced his best performance of the year when second to Trawlerman in the Lonsdale Cup at York and he can retain his crown. Sunway finished just half a length behind the selection when fourth in the Goodwood Cup so he has to be of interest. Hipop De Loire is the pick of the remainder.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet William | 12-3432 | R Havlin | J & T Gosden | 9 7 | 10-11 | |
| 2 | Pendragon | 68-1112 | L Morris | Sir Mark Prescott | 8 10 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Hipop De Loire | 347/5-46 | W Buick | W P Mullins | 9 7 | 9-1 | |
| 4 | Kyle Of Lochalsh | 3433-61 | Tom Marquand | H Morrison | 9 7 | 18-1 | |
| 5 | Coltrane | 43-2251 | P J McDonald | A M Balding | 9 7 | 14-1 | |
| 6 | Tashkhan | 05930-6 | Colin Keane | B Ellison | 9 7 | 66-1 | |
| 7 | Sunway | 0-35445 | Oisin Murphy | D Menuisier | 9 7 | 6-1 | |
| 8 | Oxford Comma | 11719-3 | H Crouch | R M Beckett | 9 4 | 33-1 |