14:15 Doncaster

Friday 26 November 2021

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Kelly's Ice Cream Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 49.23s

Anightinlambourn⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Luca Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 107

15/2

Second run back after a wind op when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Bangor (23f) 58 days ago. Needs to get back on track,

Form: P26-34P

Oscar Clouds²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N G Richards| OR: 106

4/1

Still a maiden, but first run since leaving Keith Dalgleish when respectable fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Wetherby (21.2f) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly if building on that now.

Form: 43508-4

Living's Boy An Co^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 105

80/1

100/1 and cheekpieces on when modest sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Warwick (16f) 21 days ago. Back up in trip, and this ex-Irish maiden has work to do.

Form: 0-U4U56

Demi Sang^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 105| D

4/1

It's now twenty runs since last win in 2019, but he posted good second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (19.8ft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Shortlisted.

Form: 3-44392

Chess Player^p1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Lily Pinchin⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 100

12/1

Modest maiden hurdler, but he arrives fit from the Flat and yard is going well, so not discounted in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 44282-0

Ginger Du Val^h,t⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 99

11/2

Rare below-par run when fourth of 7 in novice hurdle at Warwick (16f) 57 days ago. Back up in trip now, and he's the sort to bounce back.

Form: 223214

Time For Timone¹⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: A M Hales| OR: 97WS

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Patiently ridden when fifth in novice hurdle (22/1) at Southwell in June. Up in trip for his handicap debut and open to improvement on the back of a wind op. Interesting.

Form: 7-7545

Son Of The Somme²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 89

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Philip Kirby when well-held sixth of 9 in novice at Newcastle (20.3f) 7 months ago. Goes into handicaps now with plenty to find.

Form: 666-

Lucky Icon^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 84| BF

10/1

Winless since 2019, and tried in cheekpieces when below-par fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f) 15 days ago. Needs more despite mark tumbling.

Form: 7-P7755

Miss Malarky^p,t²⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: James Best| T: K Jewell| OR: 79

50/1

Poor maiden who has been off 9 months since pulled up in handicap hurdle at Plumpton (25f). Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6092/0P-

Grand Enterprise^p,t³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: H Hogarth| OR: 78| C| D

15/2

Course winner who arrives in decent nick, fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f) 3 days ago. In the mix despite being 1 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 242335

Keeper Chris^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 78

40/1

Going the wrong way over hurdles before poor seventh on his chasing bow in 3m handicap at Hexham 21 days ago. Hard to warm to back in this sphere.

Form: 632807

Non-Runners

Dare To Begin¹⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: Mrs Stella Barclay J: Danny McMenamin

Reassurance²⁸

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: D Brooke J: Craig Nichol

Forecasts

Oscar Clouds (4/1), Demi Sang (4/1), Ginger Du Val (11/2), Anightinlambourn (15/2), Grand Enterprise (15/2), Son Of The Somme (9/1), Lucky Icon (10/1), Time For Timone (10/1), Chess Player (12/1), Dare To Begin (16/1), Reassurance (20/1), Keeper Chris (40/1), Miss Malarky (50/1), Living's Boy An Co (80/1)

Not so competetive as the numbers suggest, and TIME FOR TIMONE is fancied to take a big step forward now going handicapping after a wind op and open his account. Demi Sang is far more exposed but weighted to go well if backing up his recent Sedgefield second, with course-winner Grand Enterprise also worth a second look for place purposes.