Doncaster Mile Tips, Field Preview and Selections – 2020

The Doncaster Mile is always one of the most open Group 1 events of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and that is the case again in 2020.

A capacity field of gallopers will contest the 2020 Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick on Saturday and you can make a case for every runner in the race.

We have analysed the entire field and our complete 2020 Doncaster Mile tips can be found below.

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Melody Belle

Melody Belle is the class runner in the Doncaster Mile field and she goes into this contest with an excellent chance of claiming another Group 1 victory. She hasn’t had things run to suit in either the Futurity Stakes or The All-Star Mile, but she was still able to finish third in both races and she should now be at peak fitness. Barrier 14 is a touch tricky and it will be interesting to see how Opie Bosson elects to ride the Commands mare in the early stages of this race. With even luck in running, Melody Belle will be in the finish.

Kolding

Kolding has been a touch disappointing during his Autumn campaign. Big things were expected of him after he won the Epsom Handicap and The Golden Eagle in the Spring, but he hasn’t really been able to replicate that form. He never really looked like a winning chance in either the Futurity Stakes or The All-Star Mile and it is tough to back him in the Doncaster Mile off those performances.

Homesman

Homesman was one of the big losers of the Doncaster Mile barrier draw and he will need plenty of luck in running to be a genuine contender. He has been freshened-up since he finished a credible seventh in the Chipping Norton Stakes and I like the fact that he has had a barrier trial in between race starts. The fact that Nash Rawiller is in the saddle is a big positive, but he will need to produce an absolute gem of a ride for Homesman to have any chance.

Kings Will Dream

Kings Will Dream has been dropped back to 1600 metres following his flat effort in the Australian Cup. I’m not sure that the drop back in trip is ideal for him at this stage of his campaign. The Casamento gelding can be caught a little bit flat-footed over these shorter trips and I worry that is what will happen to him in the Doncaster Mile.

Mister Sea Wolf

Mister Sea Wolf won The Gong in the Spring and he returned to the races with an excellent third behind The Bostonian and Savatiano in the Canterbury Stakes. He generally does improve second-up and he maps to get a lovely run in transit with James McDonald in the saddle. I’m not sure that he has as much upside as some of the other horses in this field, but he still does represent some value at $15.

Best Of Days

Best Of Days returned to the races with a credible sixth in the George Ryder Stakes and he does improve the further that he gets into his campaign. He was another big loser of the Doncaster Mile barrier draw and barrier 21 does make this a difficult assignment for him. I can’t have him among the leading chances, but he is a better chance than his current odds of $61 suggest.

Mr Quickie

Mr Quickie was set for a first-up tilt at The All-Star Mile and he was never able to get into the race. I am confident that he is a better horse than that performance indicates, but I’m not sure that the Doncaster Mile is the right race for him. He will get a long way back from barrier 23, with Glyn Schofield in the saddle, and he will need to be very good to win from there.

Super Seth

Super Seth is one of the most interesting runners in the field and it is not a surprise that he has been well-backed in early Doncaster Mile betting. He looked set for a big Autumn when he won the Manfred Stakes and finished a close second in the Futurity Stakes, but he has had a setback since then and his last start effort in the George Ryder Stakes was poor. There is no doubt that he is a class horse and he must be considered, but I can’t get him as short as his current price.

Yulong Prince

Yulong Prince returned to the races with a flat effort in the Liverpool City Cup, but there was plenty to like about the way that he found the line in the Ajax Stakes. In saying that, I think that is around his level and I’m not sure that he has the upside to win a Doncaster Mile of this quality.

Cascadian

Cascadian secured his place in the Doncaster Mile field with his win in the Doncaster Prelude last Saturday. History is against him, as no horse has won the Doncaster Mile after winning the Doncaster Prelude, but he does look like the type of horse that is suited a race like this one. Barrier 18 is sticky and he is another galloper that will be giving a number of the leading chances a big headstart. $17 seems around the right price.

Con Te Partiro

Con Te Partiro goes into the Doncaster Mile on the back of what was clearly a career best performance in the Coolmore Classic. The Doncaster Mile is tougher again and I am skeptical whether the Scat Daddy mare can produce another performance like that one. She will be in the race for a long way, but $31 does seem like a fair price.

Imaging

Imaging had no luck in running when he made his Australian racing debut in the Liverpool City Cup, but he took good benefit from that performance to win the Ajax Stakes at Rosehill Gardens. He did get a lovely run in transit in that contest and he isn’t going to get that from barrier 20. The Oasis Dream entire does have upside though and he goes into the Doncaster Mile as a genuine contender.

Quackerjack

Quackerjack is the value runner in Doncaster Mile betting. He secured his spot in this field when he won the Villiers Stakes in the Summer and he returned to the races with an excellent win in the Liverpool City Cup. The way that the Rosehill Gardens track played didn’t suit him in the Ajax Stakes and I am willing to put the pen through that performance. If you do that, his form is ideal for a Doncaster Mile and he will get a lovely run in transit right on the speed from barrier one. He is well and truly over the odds at $15.

Star Of The Seas

Star Of The Seas is on the quick back-up following an unlucky effort in the Doncaster Prelude. I am confident that he is a better horse than that effort suggests, but I’m still not sure that he has the upside to win the Doncaster Mile.

Tally

Tally will return to the races for the first time since he finished eighth in the Kingston Town Classic in December last year. His first-up record isn’t anything to write home about and the wide barrier draw makes this a very difficult task. He is one of the extreme outsiders for a reason.

Night’s Watch

Night’s Watch was able to end a lengthy losing streak with his win in the Neville Sellwood Stakes and he has been dropped back in trip for the Doncaster Mile. I question the strength of the form coming out of the Neville Sellwood Stakes and this is a far tougher race.

Shared Ambition

I can’t get Shared Ambition anywhere near as short as his current price. Shared Ambition is clearly a talented stayer, but I don’t think that the Doncaster Mile is the right race for him. He was beaten over a mile earlier this campaign, in a much weaker race than this, and takes him a long time to wind up. I am confident that he is too one-paced to win a Doncaster Mile and it would be a truly incredibly training performance from Chris Waller to pull this off.

Nettoyer

Nettoyer is absolutely flying this campaign. She returned to the races with an excellent win in the Aspiration Quality and she finished a credible fourth behind a trio of Group 1 winners in the Ranvet Stakes. The Sebring mare will get a long way back in the run, but she will be flying home in the concluding stages.

Brandenburg

Brandenburg is the horse to beat in the Doncaster Mile. He showed his quality when he won the Hobartville Stakes first-up and he has gone on to run extremely well in both the Randwick Guineas and the George Ryder Stakes. The Burgundy colt is absolutely thrown into this race at the weights and he has a similar profile to last year’s winner Brutal. Barrier seven is ideal and jockey Glen Boss has an excellent record in the Doncaster Mile and it is no surprise that Brandenburg has been very well-backed early.

Prince Fawaz

Prince Fawaz could hardly have been tougher in the Rosehill Guineas. It took a serious horse, in the form of Castelvecchio, to run him down in that race and the drop back to 1600 metres does suit him. He would still need to improve to turn-the-tables on Brandenburg, who beat him handily in the Randwick Guineas, and $15 is around the right price.

Dr Drill

Dr Drill is the first emergency in the Doncaster Mile field. He returned to the races with a third place finish in the Abell Stakes at The Valley and this is a huge step-up in class.

Wolfe

Wolfe is the second emergency for the Doncaster Mile. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable is absolutely flying, but it would be a huge upset if Wolfe is able to win this contest.

Reloaded

Reloaded ran well in the Rosehill Guineas and he wouldn’t look out of place in the Doncaster Mile field.

Rainbow Thief

Rainbow Thief is the fourth emergency for the Doncaster Mile and looks unlikely to earn a start.

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