Simon Mapletoft analyzes every race on Finals Day on Good Friday, live on Sky Sports Racing, where the best performers of the winter will compete for £1 million.
1.18 Listed Bet MGM Burradon Stack (1m)
Kevin Ryan Room service A step up in distance on his seasonal reappearance could confirm himself a genuine Qipco 2000 Guineas contender. He confirmed himself as a promising colt by landing a prized sales race over 6.5f at Doncaster’s St Leger Festival in September, earning an official rating of 102.
Ryan’s record with three-year-olds at Newcastle for the first time this year bodes well for his son Cuddy Bear.
Gosden J Orn, who is going very late when third in the Listed Spring Cup last time out at Lingfield, is a clear threat. He would appreciate a return to 1m but a 5lb penalty for that previous Group 3 success leaves him a shade weaker.
1.53 BetUK All-Weather Championships Marathon Handicap (2m1/2f)
Alan King has made a habit of winning big prizes on this tapita track in recent years. This year the trainer is back with another potential star Spartan Army. This year has been a revelation since switching to synthetics. The five-year-old is unbeaten in three starts, holding off several of his rivals in a valuable marathon trial at Lingfield on March 1.
Ralph Beckett’s multiple group winners Max Vega Vigilly over 1m4f at Wolverhampton last month was very good for Royal but carrying too much weight during a trip that might have stretched him raises doubts.
At a double-figure price, Hughie Morrison’s Kyle of Lochlish Guarantees respect. He showed enough improvement at Chelmsford City before Christmas to justify a move to the top flight and should see no problem in the long haul.
Winning room service (second left) at Doncaster Racecourse
2.25 BetMGM All-Season 3-Year-Old Championship Handicap (6f)
Sommelier On New Year’s Day, the trial was rejected here and he should be back in action again. He may have come out too early but is only 4lb better for half a length so I expect this classic, well-respected son of Dave Diligence to come out on top with the excellent Rosa Ryan trusting to get the right components.
fire worshiper He put a poor display at Lingfield behind him when powering home at Kempton Park last month. He saw a different proposal that faced a more rapid test and looked well handicapped despite taking a 5lb rise in this top grade.
Trained by Andrew Balding he receives 11lb from the sommelier and looks hand-crafted in Stall 10 but sets the standard for three years of botty and can be judged.
3.00 BetMGM Fillies’ and Mares’ Championships Handicap (7f)
Shades of summer Winning both trials will earn her a £75,000 bonus if she can take it for regular partner Laura Pearson. This scoop proved too strong for the horse nine ten Over course and distance on New Year’s Day but it’s a different picture three months later.
William Haggas’ filly is better than 8lb but has improved, beating all but star miler Dear My Friend in the Listed Tandridge Stakes at Lingfield, before going one better in that grade than this month’s Lady Wulfruna Stakes 7f. Up in Wolverhampton.
Iain Jardine’s progressive Philly Sybil charm His form was taken to new levels in a course and distance handicap earlier this month. It demands more but this four-year-old is developing, runs the track effectively and can influence the weight of his relatives.
3.35 BetUK All-Weather Sprint Handicap (6f)
There is no doubt that Godolphin to cover A sprinter is on the go but he comes with a point to prove, having won both starts over the shortest distance on this track. John and Thady Gosden’s four-year-old has a 6f win on his CV, but it was around a very fast track.
Facing hotter opposition than he’s faced thus far, this tough test may leave him at the mercy of fast finishers, so I’m opting for a better value alternative. Five thousand tons. Andrew Balding’s competitor has looked better than ever in the Weiser this year, powering home with a strong pace to win a Class 2 handicap at Kempton last month.
At a great price among them, The dust fell He has got his mojo back after joining David O’Meara and will appreciate this Test. With newly crowned champion jockey Rosa Ryan on board, he could make his second in the Lady Wolfrona Stakes listed here.
Fivethousandtoone (right) is Simon Mapletoft’s 9/1 pick for the final day
4.10 BetUK All-Season Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap (1m2f)
in the feature beautiful people (Nab) He puts his growing reputation on the line in this £200,000 feature. David Egan rides a four-year-old who has all the hallmarks of a ‘group horse in a handicap’.
The elegant man scored a stunning win over the same distance in a Dundalk Stakes race at just the third start of his career at the end of January but posted his best effort in defeat in the Listed Wildflower Stakes at Kempton in December, driving the breed. Romance of Cup Turf Hero and recent Doha Group winner Rebel over 1m4f.
Simon Pierce Storm Catcher Has been won twice by Mick Appleby’s Middle-Distance Star Penzance It’s winter, but it’s a weight to turn the tables on. He failed by just a short head on trial day here in January but is now 6lb better off.
Penzance showed his consistency at Lingfield earlier this month, winning despite a stiff test, but taking on better opposition than the 8lb high mark.
Philly of Simon and Ed Cresford oh great He has made rapid progress over the winter, landing the prized Winter Oaks Fillies’ Handicap at Lingfield back in January. Although she has found winning form over the course and distance, she may be pushed to strong finishers in competition deeper than her top rating.
French invaders touch Has won back-to-back Listed races at Cagnes-Sur-Mer on Polytrack and looks as good as ever. His latest success came at the expense of Fast Raj over 1m, who runs in the mile final, so a big performance here would give his gliding chances a timely boost.
4.40 BetMGM All-Weather Championship Mile Handicap (1m)
Restored dear my friend (nip) He has taken the mail division by storm this winter and if he continues in the same vein he will be hard to beat.
His unbeaten run of four on All Weather began a year ago in the Listed Burradon Stakes and continued on Trial Day in January when the one-time Derby hope returned to form strongly following wind surgery and a gelding operation. He has dominated in his last two runs and has set himself up well for this.
However, it remains to be seen if kingdom come Dear My Friend could produce a stronger finishing effort on this tough track, a comment that also applies to the French competition. fast reign. He had the pace to beat eventual Finale d’Sprint winner Boutemont at Chantilly in 2021 and has since developed into a Group 3 winning miler, but this is the most demanding stamina test he has faced so far. is the.
Simon’s Last Day Picks:
1.18 Room Service
1.53 Spartan Army
2.25 Monday
3.00 Nine Ten
3.35 Five thousand tons
4.10 Beautiful People (NB)
4.40 My Dear Friend (Nap)
