Our star columnist looks back to look ahead to the remainder of his runners at Doncaster this weekend.
Saturday
VINTAGE CLARETS – 2.25 Doncaster
He goes for the Betfred Portland Handicap and I’m hoping five and a half furlongs will be ideal for him. He ran okay over that trip at York last time, but he needs to step up on that and he still looks to be paying for a good season. The ground will be fine and he’s very fit and very well, so we hope he runs well.
SOUTHERN VOYAGE – 2.40 Chester
A nice son of Wootton Bassett’s, he came to me from Archie Watson’s but he had a setback and hasn’t run for a year. As much as he’s well in himself and in good order I’ve a feeling he might well need it after the time off.
SWIFTLY – 4.50 Musselburgh
You have to say she has been a disappointing filly for us this season. There’s no getting away from that but I did think she’d be capable of winning a race like this for us. Things didn’t go great for her at Musselburgh the other day but we’re hoping things pan out better for her at the same track on Saturday.
CRAVEN – 6.00 Musselburgh
I’m fond of him even though he has two ways of running. He won at Leicester and then ran well at York and Thirsk but he bombed out at Newcastle last time. Perhaps that was the all-weather, I hope so, fingers crossed he bounces back here.
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