13:00 Doncaster

Friday 29 January 2021

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Sky Bet Britain's Most Popular Online Bookmaker Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 5m 2.80s

Oistrakh Le Noir^h1³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling| OR: 121

13/2

Ex-French hurdler who scored in 2018 and shaped as if in need of first run for 30 months at Wetherby. Well held on chase bow at Kempton since but that was no easy introduction to fences.

Form: 1237/06

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Brianstorm¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 120

10/3

On a potentially lenient mark based on hurdling form and shaped really well when second of 8 in handicap chase at Exeter (19.2f, soft, 4/1) 19 days ago. Open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 1P654/2

Diable De Sivola^v⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 120

14/1

Useful hurdler/chaser but disappointed all 3 starts this season.

Form: 234-4PP

Slanelough⁶⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin| OR: 120| CD

5/1

Dual hurdle winner. Still without a win over fences but hit the frame on 3 of his 4 starts this term, latest when third at Sedgefield (19.3f) in November. Expected to be thereabouts again.

Form: 34-8423

Kauto The King^t⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Adrian Heskin| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 119| BF

10/1

Much improved on hurdles form when easily taking 7-runner handicap at Wincanton (20.2f, good) on debut over fences but hasn't built on that both starts since, not looking especially keen at Taunton.

Form: 5P5-133

Zalvados^b,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: P J Brennan| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 118

18/1

Frustrating sort who went the wrong way from reappearance and others preferred.

Form: 2728/34

Le Grand Fromage^p1,t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R Johnson| T: T Lacey| OR: 115| BF

4/1

Low-mileage 5-y-o who is proving somewhat frustrating, though latest second on chase bow at Newcastle was encouraging and return to further will suit. Headgear on.

Form: 47-3342

Cherokee Bill³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Lee Edwards| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 113

40/1

Fair maiden hurdler/chaser for Noel Meade who made encouraging debut for this yard when fourth at Hereford (20.9f) on return but turned in a lacklustre display at Market Rasen since.

Form: 5U2P-43

Discko Des Plages^t⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: W T Kennedy| T: R Hobson| OR: 108| CD

6/1

Improved to get off mark in 19.5f handicap hurdle here (heavy) a year ago and all the better for return when overcoming a poor round of jumping to win at Catterick last month. 7 lb rise looks fair.

Form: 9/U61-61

Festival Dawn⁸⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 107

25/1

Showed promise over hurdles a few seasons back but offered little on comeback run at Exeter in November and bit to prove now on chase bow.

Form: F2274/9

Templepoint¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-1| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 95

150/1

Dual point winner who has shown nothing under Rules, including in seller at Leicester on debut for new stable 16 days ago. Makes chase/handicap debut.

Form: 2PU4/1-P

Non-Runners

Admiral Barratry¹

Weight: 12-6| Age: 8

T: L Wadham J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Brianstorm (10/3), Le Grand Fromage (4/1), Slanelough (5/1), Discko Des Plages (6/1), Oistrakh Le Noir (13/2), Admiral Barratry (10/1), Kauto The King (10/1), Diable De Sivola (14/1), Zalvados (18/1), Festival Dawn (25/1), Cherokee Bill (40/1), Templepoint (150/1)

BRIANSTORM shaped well after almost 2 years off when runner-up at Exeter and remains unexposed, especially over fences. Discko des Plages did well to win at Catterick given the number of mistakes he made so is feared most ahead of Le Grand Fromage, who could well build on his promising chase bow over this longer trip.