17:40 Doncaster

Saturday 15 August 2020

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:0517:4018:10

Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 2m 6.92s

(9)

Thibaan^t1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Dane O'Neill| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 85| BF

11/4

Thrice-raced maiden. 2/9, second of 5 in minor event at Leicester (10f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. One to consider mindful of earlier promise.

Form: 4-22

(6)

Nova Roma³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 85| BF| D

15/8

Winner at Windsor in June. 4/9, fifth of 10 in minor event at Newbury (10f, good) 38 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Remains with potential, so well worth considering.

Form: 7-15

(4)

Angel On High⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 80| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. 6/1, very good second of 6 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 61 days ago. May do better still.

Form: 04-12

(5)

St Just⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: A Fresu| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 75

16/5

18/1, first run since leaving William Haggas when creditable third of 13 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to soft) 58 days ago, clear of rest. Might well step forward again.

Form: 0751-33

(2)

Splinter^p²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 73

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fifth of 9 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 4-325

(7)

Gift Of Kings²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: S H James| T: K A Ryan| OR: 70

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 68-44

(1)

Bringitonboris³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 69

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, good fourth of 12 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm) 32 days ago, well positioned. Back up in trip. Progressing recently.

Form: 5-834

Non-Runners

(3)

Carlos Felix¹⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: D M Simcock J: Callum Rodriguez

(10)

New Chapter¹⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: W J Haggas J: Tom Marquand

(8)

Tombolo³⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: M Dods J: P J McDonald

Forecasts

Nova Roma (15/8), Thibaan (11/4), St Just (16/5), Carlos Felix (9/2), New Chapter (6/1), Tombolo (8/1), Splinter (12/1), Gift Of Kings (12/1), Angel On High (12/1), Bringitonboris (28/1)

NEW CHAPTER is progressive and pulled a long way clear with the runner-up when off the mark at Ayr last time, so this well-bred colt is taken to follow up switched to handicaps off a lenient opening mark. Nova Roma can give him plenty to think about if he can put a Newbury blip behind him and Carlos Felix also makes appeal based on what he did on his penultimate start.