14:00 Doncaster

Friday 4 March 2022

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Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 6m 48.43s

Tanarpino^v⁶⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Theo Gillard| T: J Candlish| OR: 127| D

13/2

Won at Bangor last summer and another good run there when second over 3m in December. Shaped better than being pulled up at Haydock since suggests and likely still in form.

Form: 54152P

Vivas^p¹¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Luca Morgan| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 125| C

11/1

Winless since 2019 but he got back on track when second in veterans' handicap at Chepstow (3m) in October. Not so good at Sandown the following month but freshened up since and could bounce back.

Form: PPF-U2P

Game Of War³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: C J Todd| T: Olly Williams| OR: 116

8/1

Sketchy jumper who has generally been out of sorts since leaving Henry de Bromhead cheaply, never posing a threat when fourth of 6 at Wetherby last month.

Form: 973F84

Cracking Find²⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Willmott⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 112| C| D

9/2

Has failed to complete on his last 2 outings but is fairly treated based on his placed efforts earlier in the campaign.

Form: 5233PU

First Figaro³⁴²

Age: 12| Weight: 10-1| J: Ned Fox⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 100

11/4

Placed on both outings last term. Not been seen for a year but his yard has enjoyed an excellent winter and it would be no surprise to see him go well here.

Form: 2542/23-

Steel Wave^t,v²²

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Bryan Carver| T: G Hanmer| OR: 96| D

9/4

Temperamental sort but has won twice this season. Another good run when narrowly denied at Doncaster latest but he was rather outbattled. 3 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 143212

Non-Runners

Royal Village¹⁶⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: Micky Hammond J: Emma Smith-Chaston

Road To Rome³⁷⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 12

T: P & M Bowen J: Mitchell Bastyan

Sir Jack Yeats⁷⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 11

T: R Spencer J: N F Houlihan

Forecasts

Steel Wave (9/4), First Figaro (11/4), Cracking Find (9/2), Tanarpino (13/2), Road To Rome (13/2), Game Of War (8/1), Royal Village (10/1), Vivas (11/1), Sir Jack Yeats (12/1)

It might be worth forgiving TANARPINO his run on very testing ground at Haydock just after Christmas and he might be up to defying top weight if he can recapture the level he showed when runner-up to a progressive sort at Bangor prior to that. Vivas has a solid record fresh so is respected back from a break. The Venetia Williams-trained First Figaro also makes the shortlist.