Heavy track form guide: $4 million Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick
Here is a heavy track form guide for Saturday's $4 million Doncaster Mile.
1. THINK ABOUT IT: Has never run on a heavy track.
2. OBAMBURUMAI: Has never run on a heavy track.
3. PERICLES: Five runs on a heavy track for one win and three placings. Ran second to Opal Ridge in the Tapp-Craig over 1400m at Randwick on a Heavy 10.
4. MILITARIZE: One run on a heavy track for one win in the Group 1 Sires' Produce Stakes (rated a Heavy 9), winning by 3½ lengths.
7. KOVALICA: One run on a heavy (8) for a third over 1400m at Randwick, beaten 2.9 lengths.
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8. DETONATOR JACK: Two runs on a heavy for one win and a second. Won The Gong on a Heavy 8 by 2.3 lengths.
9. BERKSHIRE SHADOW: Has never run on a heavy track.ICYMI | Detonator Jack bombed em in The Gong! 💣 pic.twitter.com/qI3K9kFnu8
- 7HorseRacing ðŸÂÂÂÂÂŽ (@7horseracing) November 26, 2023
10. RUSTIC STEEL: Two wins from four runs on a heavy track. Defeated Dr Drill and Atishu over 1600m at Scone on a heavy 9.
12. LADY LAGUNA: One win and four thirds from six runs on heavy tracks. She won at Rosehill as a two-year-old on a heavy 10 by four lengths. Ran third to Magic Time on a heavy 9 in the PJ Bell Stakes.
13. DEMOCRACY MANIFEST: Two wins from four starts on heavy tracks at BM64 and BM68 level.
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14. PHEARSON: One win (in a maiden) from two runs on heavy tracks.
15. LOCH EAGLE: Two wins and three seconds from six runs on heavy tracks. Ran second to Detonator Jack in The Gong.
16. LINDERMANN: Unplaced in three runs on heavy tracks, not getting closer than 7.6 lengths. Beaten 14.8 lengths in last year's Doncaster on a heavy 9.
18. ANOTHER WIL: Two runs on heavy for one win and one second. His win came in a maiden at Moe in July last year, when he won by five lengths on a heavy 9.
19. CELESTIAL LEGEND: Has never run on a heavy track.Almighty Wil was wide the whole way, but still barely got out of a canter ðŸ¤
The half-brother of star jumper Wil John trots in for @cmaherracing & @MattCartwrigh14 💪 pic.twitter.com/yZSpSPdQHn
- Racing.com (@Racing) July 6, 2023
21. NUGGET: One run on a heavy track when he finished third in last year's Doncaster behind Mr Brightside, beaten one length.
22. HINGED: Two wins and two thirds from five runs on heavy tracks. Both of her wins were on Heavy 10s, including the Group 1 Surround Stakes in 2022.
23. NAVAJO PEAK: Two wins and a second from five runs on heavy tracks. Won over 2000m on a heavy 10 at Randwick in October 2022.What a thriller as Hinged edges out Startantes in the Group 1 @DrinkWiseAus Surround Stakes at @royalrandwick. The first stakes winner by @CMFThoroughbred's Worthy Cause (oldest 3YOs), Hinged is part-owned by Yes Bloodstock and won 6 from 12 and over $700,000 in stakes. pic.twitter.com/K9f5rDeej6
- Aushorse (@Aushorse_TBA) February 26, 2022
24. PALMETTO: Three wins from five runs on heavy tracks, all in New Zealand. Won at Riccarton in June 2021 on a heavy 11 by 3.3 lengths.
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