17:25 Doncaster

Sunday 27 March 2022

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SBK Betting Zone - Daily Tips & Insight Handicap

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 2m 11.36s

(7)

Base Note²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ross Coakley| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 91| D

12/1

Proved well ahead of his opening mark as he emphatically shed the maiden tag at Lingfield last month. Gelded and followed up at Wolverhampton just over 3 weeks later and while he's clearly progressing, this is his toughest assignment yet on turf debut.

Form: 92-211

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(3)

Outbreak¹⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 88| BF

8/1

Off the mark at second attempt when readily taking 9-runner minor event at Salisbury (8f) in September. Failed to meet expectations at Ayr a fortnight later but he remains open to improvement on reappearance.

Form: 212-

(8)

Thunder Max¹⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: R Hannon| OR: 83| C

7/2

Got up late to make a winning start in 16-runner maiden at this track (7f) in September but found wanting for experience in a listed event at Pontefract 5 weeks later. Makes handicap debut and should get back on track.

Form: 15-

(5)

War Horse¹⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani| T: M Botti| OR: 83| D

5/1

Sea The Stars gelding who probably didn't need to improve to get off the mark at Goodwood back in September, overcoming trouble in-running to do so. Open to improvement now moving into handicaps.

Form: 521-

(6)

Merlin's Lady¹⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: K A Ryan| OR: 81

18/1

Camelot filly who was strong in the betting and looked a good prospect as she made a winning start in 9-runner minor event at Ayr in August. Failed to progress at Epsom next time but bred to be much better at 3 yrs so can't be discounted.

Form: 14-

(1)

Grand Alliance⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: C Fellowes| OR: 81| D

10/3

Finished a place behind Base Note in third at Wolverhampton in January and was value for extra as he got off the mark at Chelmsford next time, finding plenty to lead late on. Will go on improving into handicaps so rates a major player.

Form: 4-31

(2)

Typewriter¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 79| D

3/1

Showed improved form to get off the mark at Nottingham in August and took her form up a level when making a winning handicap debut back there a couple of months later. Type to do even better at 3 yrs so rates a leading player.

Form: 4411-

(4)

New Shepard⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: David Egan| T: R Eddery| OR: 72

28/1

Positive start in handicaps over 1m at Kempton towards the end of 2021, finishing a close second before going one better with a bit to spare. Similar form when runner-up there in January but looks up against it here facing several potential improvers.

Form: 68621-2

Forecasts

Typewriter (3/1), Grand Alliance (10/3), Thunder Max (7/2), War Horse (5/1), Outbreak (8/1), Base Note (12/1), Merlin's Lady (18/1), New Shepard (28/1)

Impossible to rule out any of these with several open to improvement making their handicap debut. One of those is GRAND ALLIANCE, who was value for more than the ¾-length winning margin at Chelmsford last month so Charlie Fellowes' colt gets the verdict to make a winning start on the turf. Typewriter, Outbreak and Thunder Max rate the principal dangers in that order.