08000 722 421 Freephone Betting From Sky Bet Handicap Hurdle (Class C) (Class 3)(29/01/05 DONCASTER 1:10)

Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	Age	RPR	OR	Odds	B High	B Ave	B Low	In run	Finished	Dist Behind
Kasthari	Warren Marston	J Howard Johnson	10-12	6	140	121	11/4F	4.5	4.06	3.7	1.01	1
Lord Of Beauty	Brian Crowley	Noel T Chance	10-12	5	124	121	8/1	16	11.33	9.6	10	2	15
Fireball Macnamara	Noel Fehily	M Pitman	10-4	9	110	113	20/1	38	28.29	20	22	3	3
Fontanesi	Tom Malone	M C Pipe	10-13	5	117	127	16/1	36	20.73	17	2.04	4	7
Better Days	Dominic Elsworth	Mrs S J Smith	10-5	9	99	114	5/1	15	7.65	5.3	5	5	5
Through The Rye	John McNamara	E W Tuer	11-12	9	117	135	40/1	130	73.43	34	26	6	3½
October Mist	Mr D T Stratton	K G Reveley	10-0	11	96	116	40/1	95	61.21	42	60	7	1¾
Doce Vida	Wayne Hutchinson	A King	10-3	7	87	112	8/1	14	10.67	9	6.6	8	5
Kaparolo	J M Davies	John A Harris	10-1	6	87	113	20/1	46	27.05	18	9.8	9	½
Mister Arjay	Wilson Renwick	B Ellison	10-2	5	73	111	12/1	34	18.2	14.5	17	10	12
Karathaena	Brian Harding	M E Sowersby	10-0	5	0	109	25/1	65	40.65	17.5	7	11	dist
Migration	Lee Vickers	Mrs S Lamyman	10-10	9	0	122	33/1	80	39	12	22	12	¾
Cloudy Grey	J A McCarthy	Miss E C Lavelle	11-12	8	132	135	7/2	6.2	4.78	3.45	3	UR

Non runners:

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Analyis of the race

The ground was described as sticky. A good gallop to this handicap hurdle, though very few featured and the winner KASTHARI raced close up throughout. Although he edged and jumped left in the straight, he was clear from the second last and stayed on well. The sticky ground was no inconvenience to him, and although he came into the race on a fair mark compared to his one on the Flat, he won't find life so easy after he's reassessed.

Lord Of Beauty, who had run poorly at Kempton on his previous start, shaped much better this time, for although he made a mistake or two he ran on to take second without getting to the winner.

Fireball Macnamara, back over hurdles, shaped well on ground that wouldn't be ideal for him though, like most of these, he never got to the leaders. He hasn't been the most consistent of performers, so it remains to be seen whether he will reproduce this next time.

Fontanesi is back on a fair mark and shaped a little better though will need to improve again to win.

Better Days, back over hurdles, was gradually outpaced in the final mile, but Through The Rye is an interesting one as this trip wouldn't be ideal for him and he ran better than his finishing position suggests.

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