14:55 Doncaster

Saturday 2 December 2017

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Betfred Festive Giveaway Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 6m 49.90s

Barlow³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick Cowley⁽⁶⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 98

7/1

Has run very well in much better races than this in the past but has been poor in hunter chases and point-to-points lately and wasn't much better on stable debut at Ludlow last time out.

Form: P5/03P-3

Kings Cross^p,t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Stock⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 98

10/1

Has won at a higher level than this in the past, but hasn't gotten in front for almost two years and generally seems better over shorter.

Form: 5-2P624

Final Fling^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 94

6/1

Still 5lb higher than when winning at Hexham in August, and having been well-beaten twice since he may find this mark too challenging.

Form: 729135

Lakefield Rebel^p1¹⁹³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: H Hogarth| OR: 93

5/1

Ran a great race on his reappearance at Hexham last time and should be fine here off 2lb higher. Extra distance will help and he is lightly-raced for his age. Cheekpieces on.

Form: 75255-2

Feast Of Fire^p¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Coltherd| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 87

25/1

Mixed form for this yard so far, would be in with a small chance on the best of those performances but can't be relied on even off a fairly low mark.

Form: 62/41-P8

Frank The Slink^t²²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: H Thompson Brown⁽⁸⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 84| D

9/4

up 6lb after winning at Hexham last time but this rider's claim offsets that. He should enjoy the trip and this is now his level, though he has been effective over shorter in the past.

Form: P62-361

Smiling Jessica^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Grant Cockburn| T: R Menzies| OR: 83

6/1

Point-to-point winner who is lightly raced under rules, yet to win in this sphere but ran encouragingly at a big price when second at Southwell last time out.

Form: 084VP2

Mazurati¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Max Kendrick⁽⁶⁾| T: B I Case| OR: 77

20/1

Point-to-point winner but was pulled up on first attempt at fences under rules at Huntingdon last time and much more needed here.

Form: 23U1-4P

Brown Trix^p,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Killian Moore| T: S England| OR: 76

10/1

Put in a fair performance at Uttoxeter two starts ago but tame performances either side of that and could probably do with softer ground than is likely here.

Form: 6P594P

Attention Please^p1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: R D Day| T: R Dobbin| OR: 76

16/1

In fair form last summer prior to a lay-off, but well-beaten on two starts back and needs to improve over shorter than his best in first time cheekpieces.

Form: P6/32-07

Trillerin Minella^v¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: J K Hunter| OR: 70

66/1

Only tame performances for this yard so far, and needs to return to his form from a few years ago to have even a small chance.

Form: 0-6PP8P

Forecasts

Frank The Slink (9/4), Lakefield Rebel (5/1), Smiling Jessica (6/1), Final Fling (6/1), Barlow (7/1), Kings Cross (10/1), Brown Trix (10/1), Attention Please (16/1), Mazurati (20/1), Feast Of Fire (25/1), Trillerin Minella (66/1)

Lightly raced for an 11 year old, LAKEFIELD REBEL could take the beating here. Running well at Hexham last time to finish second, he should come on from that off just 2lb higher and there's every chance that first-time cheekpieces may have a positive impact as well. He can see off recent Hexham scorer Frank The Slink, as well as Smiling Jessica, a point-to-point winner who may have a race of this nature in her at some point.