16:05 Doncaster

Saturday 5 March 2022

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Virgin Bet Free Bets For Winners Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 6m 13.78s

Ratfacemcdougall^b,t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Max Kendrick| T: F O'Brien| OR: 133| CD

17/2

Progressive 5-time winner last term who bounced back to his best when runner-up at Ludlow (23.8f) in January. Subsequent Musselburgh display was disappointing and bounce back called for.

Form: 11-P426

Teescomponents Lad^b¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 133

8/1

Rewarded for consistency when scoring at Market Rasen (23f) in November and solid efforts on 2 of 3 starts since, third faced with insufficient test at Carlisle (19.3f) latest. Return to 3m a plus

Form: 221363

Sultans Pride^p²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 130| CD

10/3

Progressive staying hurdler, enhancing his excellent course record when scoring over C&D 23 days ago, showing a determined attitude. Expected to go well again from 3 lb higher.

Form: 16-1P11

Butler's Brief²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Nick Scholfield| T: A Ralph| OR: 122

6/1

Progressed when completing hat-trick at Bangor (3m) last May. However, pulled up over hurdles/fences late last year and below best back over timber at Newbury (3m) last month.

Form: 1-11PP5

Imphal^p⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 117| D

5/2

Rattled off the hat-trick in staying handicaps at Huntingdon (25f) in November and resumed progress to go in again at Wincanton (24.7f) in January. Yard continue in form and he's a player once more.

Form: 111321

Silva Eclipse^b¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 115| CD

10/3

Low-key start to present campaign but eased considerably in weights and capitalised to score over C&D 10 days ago, finding plenty to forge clear having looked in trouble. Claims if backing that up.

Form: 57P851

Non-Runners

Copper Coin⁹²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 9

T: M Scudamore J: Non Runner

Risk And Roll¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: H J Evans J: Tabitha Worsley

Big Bad Bear²¹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 8

T: N G Richards J: Callum Bewley

Forecasts

Imphal (5/2), Sultans Pride (10/3), Silva Eclipse (10/3), Butler's Brief (6/1), Teescomponents Lad (8/1), Ratfacemcdougall (17/2), Risk And Roll (10/1), Copper Coin (10/1), Big Bad Bear (25/1)

IMPHAL has done nothing but progress since being stepped up in trip, gaining a fourth hurdles success in good style at Wincanton when last seen in January. With his yard continuing in excellent form, he could well be the answer to go in again from a 4 lb higher mark. Silva Eclipse capitalised on his reduced mark over C&D last time and is a big player, along with likeable 10-y-o Sultans Pride.