19:30 Doncaster

Friday 31 May 2019

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Blue Line Taxis Barnsley Supporting WPCC Handicap

Off time: 19:33 | Winning time: 1m 24.61s

(10)

Laieth¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 95| D

11/8

Has won three of his seven starts and bolted up on turf debut at Newmarket earlier this month. 7lb rise looks perfectly fair and less exposed than some of his rivals here.

Form: 1/12-301

(4)

Tommy Taylor¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 89| D

7/1

Talented performer on his day with his latest win coming in a Listed race at York in September 2017. Soft ground is needed for him to be at his best but he has won over this trip and he's dangerously well-handicapped at present.

Form: 05-6030

(12)

Whinmoor¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 89| D

8/1

Rattled off a four-timer last summer and shaped well on return at Yarmouth. Not in the same form in a competitive race at York last time but he's the type to bounce back, though does look a little vulnerable from a handicapping perspective.

Form: 1126-20

(2)

Starlight Romance¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 88| D

8/1

Inconsistent performer but put in one of her better efforts in a competitive race at York (7f, good to firm) last time out. 3lb higher but may be able to build on that from a handy draw.

Form: 9-57302

(1)

Pettifogger^h¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Dane O'Neill| T: M Botti| OR: 87| D

15/2

Fairly prolific in Italy, placed in Listed company and gained his first UK win with a game success at Newmarket last time, finding extra in the closing stages. Only nudged up 2lb and may be able to build on that.

Form: 874-621

(7)

Dragons Tail^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 87

14/1

Has just one win since his maiden success at Chester in 2017. Badly out of form towards the back end of last season though and tailed off on return at Chester. Has second start since wind surgery here.

Form: 08479-9

(8)

Raselasad²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: R Ffrench| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 87| D

12/1

Impressive of final start of 2018 when justifying favouritism at Catterick and returned with a fair effort at Musselburgh. Hasn't been in the same form twice since but a return to fast ground and 7f should help.

Form: 351-250

(9)

New Look³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby| OR: 85

50/1

A winner at Longchamp last year but showed nothing on debut for his new connections when outpaced and last of 11 at Haydock in April. Drop in trip unlikely to help here.

Form: 3/6166-0

(11)

Confrontational^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: J Candlish| OR: 81| D

14/1

Has won four times but just has one win from 12 on turf. Has largely been in good form since joining this yard earlier in the year but a 2lb rise for finishing runner-up of 10 at Nottingham last time won't help.

Form: 173632

(5)

Diocles Of Rome²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: B A Curtis| T: R M Beckett| OR: 80| D

10/1

Has won twice on AW this winter but he's struggling to match that level of form on turf and only beat one home at Lingfield (7f, turf) last time out. Needs to prove he can be as effective on this surface.

Form: 26112-5

Non-Runners

(6)

Qaysar²⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: R Hannon J: Non Runner

(3)

Queen's Sargent²³

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: K A Ryan J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Laieth (11/8), Tommy Taylor (7/1), Pettifogger (15/2), Whinmoor (8/1), Starlight Romance (8/1), Diocles Of Rome (10/1), Raselasad (12/1), Dragons Tail (14/1), Confrontational (14/1), Qaysar (25/1), New Look (50/1)

There was a lot to like about the way PETTIFOGGER battled to victory at Newmarket last time, getting the better of a potentially well-handicapped sort and he can go well again in his bid for back-to-back wins. Laieth looks an exciting prospect after his success at Newmarket earlier this month while Tommy Taylor looks very well-handicapped if he can handle conditions here.