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Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap

Doncaster · 16 May 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance6f2y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Novello Lad (GB) (5/1) won the Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap at Doncaster on 16 May 2026, beating Cairdeas (GB) by 2½ lengths under Billy Garritty for trainer Paul Midgley. 12 ran on Good To Soft going over 6f2y; the winning time was 1m 11.47s.

Winner Novello Lad (GB)
SP: 5/1 J: Billy Garritty T: Paul Midgley O: Mrs S Scott Flint
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 9(4) Novello Lad (GB) 5g Prominent Mehmas (IRE) – Last Frontier (FR) (Kendargent) Mrs S Scott Flint Handy early - moved through to hit front two out and pushed along inside final furlong - kept finding more to score Billy Garritty Paul Midgley 9-1 77101A111A 1:11.47 5,652.72 5/1 6.60
2nd 12(3) Cairdeas (GB) 4g Sergei Prokofiev (CAN) – Avengers Queen (GB) (Brazen Beau) Colin Alton P T Midgley Tracked the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - kept finding late for second 2½ Cam Hardie Paul Midgley 8-7 6984A105A 1:11.92 2,652.48 25/1 38.00
3rd 8(9) Wreck It Ryley (IRE) b 6g Gutaifan (IRE) – Bucks Frizz (IRE) (Havana Gold) A J Smith Settled in the pack - pushed along with 3f left then progress inside final furlong - finished well for 3rd ¾ Luke Morris Alan Brown 9-4 8092A103A 1:12.06 1,325.16 18/1 27.46
4th 5(5) Lorna B (IRE) 4f Held up Shaman (IRE) – Salariaq (USA) (Daaher) Phil Slater Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f to go - kept on to finish fourth ¾ Dale Swift Seb Spencer 9-6 8291A101A 1:12.20 663.12 11/2 6.88
5th 10(12) Supreme King (IRE) 6g Held up Kingman (GB) – Alsindi (IRE) (Acclamation) Stuart Banks David Evans Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f left then progressed inside final furlong - stayed on to finish 5th nk Ryan Kavanagh(5) David Evans 8-9 7679A100A 1:12.24 330.48 17/2 14.00
6th 4(7) Havana Rum (IRE) 6g Havana Grey (GB) – Urban Hunt (IRE) (Born To Sea) John F Doyle Held a midpack position - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on to finish sixth beaten 4.5 lengths nk Ethan Tindall(5) Richard & Peter Fahey 9-2 8385A100A 1:12.29 — 13/2 9.92
7th 3(2) Gallant (FR) t 4g Held up Hello Youmzain (FR) – Sailor Moon (IRE) (Tiger Hill) Seven Seas Held up in the pack throughout - unable to improve position - finished seventh beaten five and a half lengths 1 Jonny Peate Oli Rix 9-8 8488A97A 1:12.47 — 9/1 13.50
8th 6(10) Noble Consort (GB) v 5g Held up Too Darn Hot (GB) – Golden Reign (IRE) (Champs Elysees) Ursa Major Racing Ltd Julie Camacho Held up at the back throughout - never troubled the front - finished 8th 1¼ David Egan Julie Camacho 9-4 8079A94A 1:12.70 — 4/1F 5.90
9th 11(1) Men Of Honour (IRE) 4g Ten Sovereigns (IRE) – Danehill Music (IRE) (Danehill Dancer) Buist Shields Thompson And Mrs R Carr Sent clear early - lost front spot with two furlongs left - driven along and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished ninth 1½ James Sullivan Ruth Carr 8-10 7265A90A 1:12.97 — 12/1 16.24
10th 7(11) Hk Fourteen (IRE) 6g Starspangledbanner (AUS) – French Flirt (GB) (Peintre Celebre) D J Oseman Settled mid-pack early - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished well beaten in 10th 1 Oisin Orr Tony Carroll 9-4 8069A88A 1:13.15 — 12/1 21.00
11th 2(8) Coachello (FR) p 8g Held up Dunkerque (FR) – Rock Harmonie (FR) (Rock Of Gibraltar) Precision Facades Ltd Held up early - never a factor - well held in 11th 1 George Wood Mark Loughnane 9-9 8571A85A 1:13.33 — 40/1 80.00
12th 1(6) Lord Bertie (FR) h 6g Held up Wootton Bassett (GB) – Bhageerathi (IRE) (Motivator) The Roses Partnership Partner Dwelt at the break - held up towards the back throughout - never involved and well held in 12th nk Cian Horgan(5) David O'Meara 9-5 8665A84A 1:13.42 — 15/2 11.00

Winning time 1m 11.47s 1m 11.47s (slow by 1.97s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 12 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (12 of 12 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win £6
Tote Place £2.20 £7.90 £4
Exacta £124.30
CSF £128.94
Tricast £2150.30
Trifecta £2403.20

Quick answers

Who won the Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap at Doncaster in 2026?
Novello Lad (GB) won the Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap at Doncaster on 16 May 2026, ridden by Billy Garritty and trained by Paul Midgley.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap at Doncaster?
1st Novello Lad (GB) (5/1), 2nd Cairdeas (GB) (25/1), 3rd Wreck It Ryley (IRE) (18/1).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap at Doncaster?
Novello Lad (GB) returned a starting price of 5/1, with a Betfair SP of 6.60.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap at Doncaster?
12 horses ran in the 2026 Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap at Doncaster.
What was the winning time of the 2026 Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap at Doncaster?
The winning time was 1m 11.47s.

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