Wall Of Fire burns bright again

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The rest of the action from Doncaster on Friday, where Josephine Gordon’s fine season continued with victory in the Mallard Handicap.

The Hugo Palmer-trained three-year-old had plenty to do in the straight but found an extra gear where it mattered to get up close home and snatch the spoils.

Having gone clear at the furlong-pole under George Baker, Seamour looked like gaining a deserved victory after an agonising defeat in the Northumberland Plate, but just like at Newcastle, he was mugged in the last 50 yards.

This time it was Wall of Fire (5/2 favourite) who took the prize by a length and a quarter, with First Mohican half a length away in third.

Wall Of Fire had won the Melrose Handicap at York on his previous start and was emulating Sausalito Bay who won both races in 1997.

Gordon, who is second to …

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