12:55 Doncaster

Saturday 26 January 2019

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Alan Wood Plumbing And Heating Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 4m 41.22s

Defi Sacre^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: B S Hughes| T: R Hobson| OR: 121

4/1

French chase winner made a promising enough start to life for this yard when third in a 2m novice hurdle here. Step up in trip shouldn't be an issue (ran over 2m5f in France) and enters handicaps a highly unexposed horse.

Form: 15-3

Quest For Life³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 121

6/1

Gained first win over hurdles at Hexham in May (2m4f good) but struggled in three starts this term after his summer break. Handicap tumbled to within 1lb of that win now but will need a major step up.

Form: 23-1050

Its'afreebee^t¹⁰⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: R Spencer| OR: 118| D

5/1

Campaigned on the Flat last summer winning 2 of his 11 races in a season culminating in him finishing down the field in the Cesarewitch. Very smart at his best over hurdles and fences and serious player if fully wound up off this mark.

Form: 7/P0557-

Chebsey Beau^t,v1²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁷⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 118| D

6/1

Gained third career success over hurdles at Musselburgh latest over 2m4f on good ground. Rise of 3lb for that far from unreasonable so expecting another bold bid and addition of visor interesting.

Form: 1-50771

Always Resolute³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Edward Austin⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 116| C

9/4

Lost his way for Brian Ellison but revitalised by change of scenery as he won stable debut at Wetherby, Only midfield since in warm Ascot race suggesting handicapper again has hold but not totally ruled out here.

Form: 7-3F216

Present From Dubai²⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: R T Phillips| OR: 114

14/1

Maiden of two point-to-points, a bumper and two novice hurdles but both starts over timber showed ability with two second placed finishes. Not set impossible task on handicap debut and likely he has more to give with time.

Form: 3/202-2

Kingston¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: James Nixon⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 103| D

12/1

On the go continuously since January 2018 winning three of 16 races in that spell. Only 2lb higher than most recent win now but not in great form last couple and generally comes up short in class 4 contests.

Form: 3114U4

Non-Runners

Mr Jack¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: Mrs L C Jewell J: J E Moore

Forecasts

Always Resolute (9/4), Defi Sacre (4/1), Its'afreebee (5/1), Quest For Life (6/1), Chebsey Beau (6/1), Kingston (12/1), Mr Jack (12/1), Present From Dubai (14/1)

DEFI SACRE is a very unexposed horse as he enters handicaps and shaped with significant promise here on his UK debut so could very easily prove capable off this opening mark and he gets the nod. At his best Its'afreebee would have hacked up off this mark and although he may not quite be the force of old his flat campaign showed there remains enough ability to go close here. Chebsey Beau hasn't been harshly treated for his Musselburgh win last time out so is another with sound claims.