13:50 Doncaster

Saturday 2 March 2019

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888Sport Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 53.20s

Jersey Bean³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR: 140| D

9/2

In excellent form early in the season (on good ground) when winning back-to-back races at Market Rasen (2m4f+) and Newbury (3m); that said, far less proficient of late and potentially now in the grip of the handicapper.

Form: 1-112P5

Who's My Jockey^p1⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: S Bowen| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 136

9/4

Absent since Boxing Day when posting an eye-catching third to the subsequent winner Erick Le Rouge (2m5f Kempton, good to soft); will appreciate this sound surface and with cheekpieces applied is of considerable interest off just a 2lb higher mark.

Form: 1-43003

Wemyss Point^p⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 136

6/1

Twice made all when winning over an extended 2m3f on quick ground (good) at Wetherby in November; 4lb higher than his last winning mark and debatable as to whether or not he truly stays this trip.

Form: 3-P1144

Brillare Momento^p⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Stock⁽⁵⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 135

16/1

All of her best form has come between 2m4f-2m5f, although she does admittedly have the ground conditions in her favour today; difficult to enthuse about her chances based upon her lacklustre efforts in 2018; chasing career swiftly abandoned.

Form: 80-3P7P

Three Ways^t³⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 133| CD

12/1

4lb higher than when beating the Kim Bailey-trained Abbreviate by 1¼L over C&D (good to soft) in February 2017; his form over fences tailed-off a fraction last season; market a guide on return from a 340-day absence.

Form: 8/221F3-

Bordeaux Bill¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Cook| T: B Ellison| OR: 126| D

9/2

Belatedly back to winning ways over the smaller obstacles at Kelso (2m6f+, good) gamely fending off Aye Right; 4lb higher in the weights and could have a big say come the finish under his optimum conditions; stays 3m.

Form: P-45631

Faithful Mount^p¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Edward Austin⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 114

6/1

Hasn't won over hurdles since April 2015, although in all fairness has forged a decent career on the Flat (8-35); under pressure when falling at the second last in a race won by Worthy Farm at Ascot (2m7f+) last month; carries a light-weight.

Form: F26/58F

Non-Runners

Gunfleet⁴⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: Aidan Coleman

Knock House⁶⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 10

T: D McCain Jnr J: W T Kennedy

Whatthebutlersaw⁶⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 10

T: D J S Ffrench Davis J: M D Grant

Forecasts

Who's My Jockey (9/4), Bordeaux Bill (9/2), Jersey Bean (9/2), Faithful Mount (6/1), Wemyss Point (6/1), Gunfleet (6/1), Knock House (13/2), Three Ways (12/1), Brillare Momento (16/1), Whatthebutlersaw (20/1)

It's difficult to be confident about the chances of plenty of those in the line-up, so the probability is that this race is far less competitive than the numbers imply. Bordeaux Bill demonstrated a gritty attitude when repelling a course specialist at Kelso, and with proven stamina over 3m should go very close to following up off just a 4lb higher mark. However, despite coming with minor risks attached (broken blood vessels in the past) the preferred choice is WHO'S MY JOCKEY. He was a massive eye-catcher when finishing third to a subsequent winner at Kempton on Boxing Day, he relishes a sound surface and newly-applied cheekpieces won't hinder in any shape or form.