20:40 Doncaster

Saturday 14 May 2022

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Sky Bet Handicap

Off time: 20:43 | Winning time: 1m 11.57s

(8)

Lovely Breeze^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ross Coakley| T: H Palmer| OR: 86| D

15/2

Last of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Haydock (7f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Down 1 lb in a lower-grade race now and possibilities if she puts her best foot forward.

Form: 42323-0

(4)

Mighty Gurkha²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam J McNamara| T: A Watson| OR: 86| D

10/1

22/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 29 days ago, slowly away. Down to an attractive mark and would have little trouble winning this if able to reproduce anything akin to his 2-y-o/early-season 3-y-o form.

Form: 045-978

(7)

Dazzling Dan^b1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: S W Kelly| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 84| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 15/2, eighth of 9 in handicap at Leicester (6f, good) 21 days ago. Well-handicapped judged on pick of last season's form, but hopes very much pinned on the first-time blinkers sparking a revival.

Form: 25060-8

(5)

Roundhay Park¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 83| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 18/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Chester (7f, soft) 10 days ago. Needs to bounce back if he's to have a say in the finish here.

Form: 5015-87

(6)

Oso Rapido¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁷⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 82| D

15/2

Latest win at Newcastle in November. 40/1, fifteenth of 19 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good) 14 days ago and, chances are, he'll come up short once more.

Form: 140-550

(9)

Wentworth Falls^p²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Gray| T: G A Harker| OR: 82| CD

10/1

Three-time C&D winner. Below form fourth of 9 in handicap (17/2) at Wetherby (5.5f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Down another 2 lb and this 10-y-o merits consideration.

Form: 2130-04

(3)

Ben Macdui^p1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 81| D

14/1

Latest win at Newcastle in March. 14/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Wetherby (5.5f, good to firm) 20 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 50-5106

(12)

Prince Of Bel Lir^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Spencer| T: J Parr| OR: 79| D

4/1

5/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 18 days ago, forging clear. This is tougher having gone up 6 lb, but he's one of very few that arrive here in good nick.

Form: 2000-01

(11)

Endowed⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: A W Carroll| OR: 78| BF| D

11/1

9/2, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 49 days ago, never nearer. Currently 4 lb below last winning mark, so there's cause for optimism.

Form: 0-42346

(1)

Giogiobbo^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 75| CD

13/2

Three-time C&D winner. Latest win at Southwell in December. 50/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Should be sharper now and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 03194-4

(10)

Idoapologise^h,t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: B Ellison| OR: 68| DWS

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. First run since leaving Shaun Lycett when eighth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 5/1) 35 days ago (since undergone a wind op). Hood back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 4-47708

Non-Runners

(2)

Mellys Flyer²⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: George Scott J: Benoit D L Sayette

Forecasts

Prince Of Bel Lir (4/1), Giogiobbo (13/2), Roundhay Park (13/2), Oso Rapido (15/2), Lovely Breeze (15/2), Mellys Flyer (15/2), Wentworth Falls (10/1), Mighty Gurkha (10/1), Endowed (11/1), Dazzling Dan (12/1), Ben Macdui (14/1), Idoapologise (16/1)

GIOGIOBBO boasts a good record here and, having shaped with encouragement on his recent reappearance at Goodwood, he gets the nod ahead of another veteran sprinter with an affinity for Town Moor in Wentworth Falls. The Haydock handicap Lovely Breeze contested on return three weeks ago was a higher-grade one than this and she merits respect, along with Prince of Bel Lir, who did the job well at Yarmouth last time.