11:55 Doncaster

Friday 27 November 2020

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Off time: 11:55 | Winning time: 3m 57.28s

Jaboticaba⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 124| D

5/1

Fairly useful chaser who made a winning return at Warwick but seemed undone by a rise when fourth at Kempton next time. Easily excused latest effort (badly hampered) and can bounce back here.

Form: 253-14P

Yccs Portocervo¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 123| D

11/4

Fairly useful hurdle winner who landed 20f Uttoxeter handicap chase in August and got back on track after 11 weeks off when third of 9 in handicap chase (5/1) at Kempton 18 days ago. Leading player.

Form: 04-3143

Double W's^b1²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Ruth Jefferson| OR: 123| D

12/1

Back on the up during spring/summer of 2019, but lost his way during the winter and below par in 4 starts since returning from a break in July.

Form: 7P-6567

Theflyingportrait^t²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 123| D

7/2

Successful off 7 lb higher at Kelso (17f) last September. Best effort since when fourth at Wetherby in October and he's one to keep an eye on in the market taking a definite drop in grade here.

Form: 46-5746

Lake Takapuna^p²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachel McDonald⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ewart| OR: 122| D

11/1

Returned after wind op/7 months off with career-best win in 17f handicap chase at Kelso in September but added to patchy record when tailed off last over timber at Musselburgh 23 days ago.

Form: 1684-18

Monsieur Co^p,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: C O'Farrell| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 120| D

11/1

Back to form to take advantage of a reduced mark at Kelso last month but rather predictably, not in same from there a fortnight later. Likely to struggle once again from same mark.

Form: 4P4P16

Carolines Charm¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R T Dunne| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 119

4/1

Improved perfomer of later, landing a 6-runner Plumpton handicap (17f, good to firm) before a pair of good seconds in recent weeks. Must be respected for in-form yard.

Form: 5-44122

Honourary Gift^p1⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: J Ewart| OR: 110

33/1

Sedgefield bumper/novice hurdle winner who made a fairly promising start over fences there this term. However, seemed to lose his confidence at Carlisle last time and cheekpieces are now applied.

Form: 914/2U0

Forecasts

Yccs Portocervo (11/4), Theflyingportrait (7/2), Carolines Charm (4/1), Jaboticaba (5/1), Lake Takapuna (11/1), Monsieur Co (11/1), Double W's (12/1), Honourary Gift (33/1)

YCCS PORTOCERVO got back on track 11 weeks on from his Cartmel blip when third at Kempton earlier this month. He should come on from that, and looks to hold leading claims as his mark eases a touch. Theflyingportrait was in the mix for a long way at Aintree last time so heads up the dangers having been successful from a 7 lb higher mark last year, with Carolines Charm another to consider.