14:00 Doncaster

Thursday 7 July 2022

All13:0013:3014:0014:3515:1015:4516:20

Air Centric Air Conditioning Handicap

Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 1m 7.01s

(9)

Giogiobbo^p³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 72| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. Well below form when tenth of 11 in handicap (22/1) at this course (6f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 94-4440

(1)

Lezardrieux¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 69| D

6/1

Failed to build on previous run when thirteenth of 16 in handicap (25/1) at Pontefract (6f, good) 18 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 097-680

(8)

Sound Of Iona⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 63| C

9/2

Course winner. 3/1, confirmed return to form when won 6-runner handicap at Ayr (5f, good to firm) 4 days ago. Major player under a penalty.

Form: 0-04521

(7)

Nibras Again⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 67

11/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Down in weights, 40/1, fared better than of late when fifth of 10 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 5 days ago. Good-value claimer also now on board.

Form: 280-565

(3)

Jeans Maite⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 67

9/4

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Southwell in February. 9/1, ran well after 7 weeks off when second of 7 in handicap at this course (5f, good) 6 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 511742

(4)

Phoenix Star^v1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: S De Sousa| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 65| D

9/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Poorly drawn when eleventh of 13 in handicap at Chester (5.1f, good to firm, 16/1) 12 days ago. On a good mark so could do better with visor on 1st time.

Form: 324070

(5)

Delagate This Lord^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: S Hodgson| OR: 65| BF| D

12/1

10/3, showed benefit of reappearance when third of 7 in handicap at Bath (5f, good to firm) 15 days ago, despite racing wide. Cheekpieces back on. Lurks on a dangerous mark.

Form: 2555-83

(6)

Latin Five²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 64| D

16/1

Latest win at Ripon in June. 7/1, not in the same form when third of 7 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9-06013

(2)

Riversway⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: O J Orr| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 64| D

11/1

Lightly-raced winner, successful for Richard Fahey on debut. 50/1, poorly drawn when eleventh of 15 in handicap at Haydock (6f, good) 47 days ago. Needs to find more.

Form: 16-70

Forecasts

Jeans Maite (9/4), Sound Of Iona (9/2), Lezardrieux (6/1), Giogiobbo (8/1), Phoenix Star (9/1), Riversway (11/1), Nibras Again (11/1), Delagate This Lord (12/1), Latin Five (16/1)

SOUND OF IONA has got back on track on her last 2 starts, returning to winning ways at Ayr 4 days ago. The 6-y-o remains on a workable mark under a penalty and can make it 2 wins in quick succession in her current mood. She can see off the challenge of Phoenix Star, who has dropped to 12 lb below his last winning mark. Jeans Maite bumped into an improving type when runner-up here last time and is another player.