Betfred Mallard Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)
| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
4y 138 lbs |
Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding |
102 | – | |
| 🥇 1st |
4y 131 lbs |
Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden |
95 | 7/4F | |
| 🥈 2nd |
4y 131 lbs |
Callum Rodriguez Hamad Al Jehani |
95 | 11/2 | |
| 8 |
4y 129 lbs |
Greg Fairley Ewan Whillans |
93 | 16/1 | |
| 🥉 3rd |
4y 129 lbs |
Billy Garritty Liam Bailey |
93 | 6/1 | |
| 5 |
6y 129 lbs |
David Probert Ian Williams |
93 | 17/2 | |
| 6 |
4y 127 lbs |
Callum Shepherd Simon & Ed Crisford |
91 | 10/1 | |
| 7 |
8y 127 lbs |
Harry Davies Lucy Wadham |
91 | 22/1 | |
| 4 |
6y 126 lbs |
Edward Greatrex Warren Greatrex |
90 | 4/1 |
Fantasy World heads this nine-runner Class 2 contest at Doncaster on good ground, sitting narrowly ahead of Ernst Blofeld and two pounds clear of Valedictory over the fourteen-furlong trip, and there is enough in the ratings to make a reasonable case for the selection to outperform the field. Ernst Blofeld and Valedictory will push hardest given how close they sit in the ratings, while Dancing In Paris, three pounds below Valedictory, cannot be dismissed either in what shapes as an open middle-distance heat. The selection's slight edge, however small, combined with the fourteen-furlong trip on a fair surface at Doncaster, provides the basis for cautious optimism. Fantasy World is our pick to take this.