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Doncaster · Saturday 12 September 2026 · Off 4:48 · Class 2 · 1m 2f 43y · Going: Good · Purse: £36,078 · 3yo+

British Gambler's Picks

Composite scoring across market position, Racing Post Rating, Topspeed, recent form and trainer 14-day strike rate. Tips, not guarantees — bet responsibly.

NAP

★★★★☆

Thunder Run

10/3

J: Clifford Lee · T: K. R. Burke

form 2072 hot trainer 26%

EACH-WAY

★★★☆☆

Port Of London

6/1

J: Tyler Heard · T: John & Thady Gosden

form 71-9 hot trainer 33%

DARK HORSE

★★★☆☆

City Of Poets

13/2

J: Rossa Ryan · T: James Tate

form 4101 hot trainer 27%

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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls

The market makes Thunder Run the clear favourite (implied 14.7% chance) at 10/3, trained by K. R. Burke. Tawajjah is the chief market rival at 9/2.

★ Top pick · Top pick: Thunder Run. Best price available at William Hill — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.

★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Tawajjah at 9/2. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.

★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: David Of Athens at 16/1. Form figures of 4-1100 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.

Class 2 · 1m2f43y · Good going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 26% over the last 14 days.

★ MARKET-IMPLIED WIN PROBABILITIES

Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.

Thunder Run 14.7% 10/3
Tawajjah 11.5% 9/2
Touch The Moon 9.8% 11/2
Port Of London 9.1% 6/1
City Of Poets 8.5% 13/2
Pathein 7.5% 15/2
Tony Montana 7.5% 15/2
Night Breeze 7.1% 8/1
Old Harrovian 6.4% 9/1
Sportingsilvermine 5.8% 10/1
Bunyola Bay 4.9% 12/1
David Of Athens 3.7% 16/1

Field & Odds (13 runners)

Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.

No.	Horse	J / T	Form	Best Price	Top Bookies
1 (5)	Thunder Run NAP	J: Clifford Lee T: K. R. Burke	-72072	4/1	bet365 4/1 BetVictor 7/2 Betfred 7/2
13 (10)	Tawajjah	J: Jonny Peate T: Oli Rix	221/21	6/1	SBK 6/1 BetVictor 5/1 bet365 9/2
10 (4)	Touch The Moon	J: Saffie Osborne T: William Durkan	-12481	6/1	BetVictor 6/1 bet365 6/1 Betfred 6/1
12 (12)	Port Of London EW p	J: Tyler Heard T: John & Thady Gosden	2171-9	13/1	SBK 13/1 bet365 15/2 BetVictor 7/1
4 (8)	City Of Poets DH	J: Rossa Ryan T: James Tate	394101	9/1	bet365 9/1 SBK 9/1 BetVictor 15/2
5 (13)	Pathein	J: Robert Havlin T: Ed Dunlop	15-330	11/1	bet365 11/1 SBK 10/1 BetVictor 17/2
8 (9)	Tony Montana	J: Toby Moore(7) T: Kevin Philippart De Foy	0-6849	10/1	SBK 10/1 BetVictor 8/1 bet365 8/1
6 (1)	Night Breeze	J: Billy Loughnane T: Ian Williams	412335	9/1	BetVictor 9/1 Betfred 17/2 Ladbrokes 17/2
NR (2)	Old Harrovian t	J: Jason Watson T: Andrew Balding	3/212-	—	Prices update closer to the off
9 (7)	Sportingsilvermine	J: Marco Ghiani T: James Owen	131026	12/1	bet365 12/1 SBK 12/1 BetVictor 11/1
7 (6)	Bunyola Bay	J: Sean Levey T: Richard Hannon	3-1180	20/1	SBK 20/1 BetVictor 16/1 bet365 16/1
2 (11)	David Of Athens	J: Faleh Bughanaim T: Hamad Al Jehani	4-1100	30/1	SBK 30/1 bet365 20/1 BetVictor 18/1
11 (3)	Flying Frontier	J: Tom Marquand T: James Tate	-84487	30/1	SBK 30/1 BetVictor 20/1 Betfred 18/1

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