Full Result 7.15 Doncaster | 7 June 2025

Happy Birthday Nigel Kirby Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 4yo+) (7f6yds) 7f Good

1st £9,630.56 2nd £4,519.04 3rd £2,257.68 4th £1,129.76 5th £563.04

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	10. Akkadian Thunder 11/4F David Nolan David O'Meara	David Nolan David O'Meara	5	95	89	73	100	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Akhania (Dalakhani)
Carried right start, towards rear on far side of group, steady headway halfway, challenging over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well final 110yds, readily (op 3/1 tchd 10/3)

2⁽¹²⁾ 1½	2. Billyjoh 9/1 Frederick Larson Michael Appleby	Frederick Larson Michael Appleby	5	98 p	92	73	99	–
gr g Mayson - Goadby (Kodiac)
Towards rear on near side of group, outpaced over 2f out, rallying when switched sharply right over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, went second towards finish, did well in the circumstances (op 8/1)

3⁽²⁾ nk [1¾]	6. Eldrickjones (IRE) 9/1 Rowan Scott Roger Fell	Rowan Scott Roger Fell	6	96	90	70	96	–
b g Cotai Glory - Dream Impossible (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Prominent on far side of group, going easily 2f out, led narrowly when edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds, lost second towards finish (op 10/1)

4⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [2¼]	4. Two Tribes 6/1 George Wood Richard Spencer	George Wood Richard Spencer	4	96 b	90	69	95	–
ch g Rajasinghe (IRE) - Warsash (IRE) (War Command)
In touch with leaders, lost ground halfway, rallied and headway over 1f out, soon challenging, no extra inside final furlong, lost third inside final 110yds (op 11/2 tchd 7/1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [3¾]	7. Lord Bertie (FR) 33/1 Mark Winn David O'Meara	Mark Winn David O'Meara	5	96 h¹	90	65	91	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Bhageerathi (IRE) (Motivator)
Steadied start, held up in last, smooth headway but bit short of room 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest finish (tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1)

6⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [5]	8. Havana Blue 18/1 Ryan Sexton Julie Camacho	Ryan Sexton Julie Camacho	5	96	90	61	87	–
gr g Havana Grey - Exrating (Exceed And Excel)
Prominent on near side of group, pressed leader over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 14/1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	14. Rhythm Master (IRE) 15/2 Kevin Stott Geoffrey Harker	Kevin Stott Geoffrey Harker	7	93 p	87	54	80	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Pastoral Girl (Pastoral Pursuits)
Held up in rear, some headway when edged left 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge (op 11/1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 3 [9¾]	3. Rock Walk (URU) 33/1 Marco Ghiani Marco Botti	Marco Ghiani Marco Botti	4	98 t	92	51	76	–
ch c T. H. Approval (USA) - Go To Heaven (BRZ) (Sulamani)
Held up in rear, outpaced and struggling over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, rallied and some headway inside final furlong, no impression (op 28/1)

9⁽⁷⁾ hd [10]	1. Glenfinnan (IRE) 22/1 Lewis Edmunds Michael Dods	Lewis Edmunds Michael Dods	5	99	93	51	77	–
b g Harry Angel (IRE) - Fatanah (IRE) (Green Desert)
Dwelt start, took keen hold, in touch with leaders in centre of group, not clear run over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding became short of room just inside 2f marker) (op 18/1 tchd 25/1)

10⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [10¾]	9. Grand Traverse (IRE) 33/1 William Cox Archie Watson	William Cox Archie Watson	5	95	89	46	71	–
b g Siyouni (FR) - Gamilati (Bernardini)
Prominent on near side of group, lost position over 2f out, weakened quickly from over 1f out (tchd 40/1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [11¼]	15. Sailthisshipalone 25/1 Oisin McSweeney ³ Richard Fahey	Oisin McSweeney ³ Richard Fahey	4	89	82	37	62	–
b g Havana Gold (IRE) - Liberisque (Equiano)
In touch with leaders in centre of group, not clear run and weakened quickly from over 1f out, eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run on a couple of occasions between 2f and 1f out) (op 20/1)

12⁽³⁾ ¾ [12]	5. Superposition 7/1 Callum Shepherd Ed Dunlop	Callum Shepherd Ed Dunlop	4	96	90	43	68	–
ch g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Melesina (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Ducked right start, prominent on far side of group, pressed leaders 2f out, soon lost position, hung right and lost action inside final furlong, eased final 110yds (jockey said gelding lost his action; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities) (op 5/1)

13⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [13¼]	11. Apotheosis (IRE) 5/1 P J McDonald Simon & Ed Crisford	P J McDonald Simon & Ed Crisford	4	95 ht	89	39	64	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Beautiful Ending (Exceed And Excel)
Took keen hold, pressed leader, briefly left in lead 2f out, headed and weakened quickly from over 1f out, lost touch inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free with no cover; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities) (op 13/2)

14⁽¹⁾ ½ [13¾]	12. Cruyff Turn 14/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	8	94	88	36	62	–
ch g Dutch Art - Provenance (Galileo)
Taken down early, started quickly, led, headed and lost ground quickly 2f out, soon dropped to last, eased inside final furlong (op 22/1)

14 ran Off time: 7:20:32 Winning time: 1m 24.00s (slow by 0.90s) Total SP: 131%
Non-runners: Warm Spell (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Windmill House Racing & Rasio Cymru (Akkadian Thunder) 1st breeder: Sam Sangster
2nd owner: Cleartherm Glass Sealed Units Ltd (Billyjoh)
3rd owner: Fishlake Commercial Motors Ltd & Partner (Eldrickjones)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £2 £3.30 £3.20 Ex: £45.20 CSF: £29.52 Tricast: £212.10 Trifecta: £331.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 45 (55%) M [7-10] 42 (11%) H [11-15] 63 (34%)

7:15 Doncaster 7 Jun 2025

Happy Birthday Nigel Kirby Handicap