19:40 Doncaster

Thursday 4 August 2022

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William Hill Bet Boost Racing League Race Five (Handicap)

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 58.36s

(4)

Night On Earth^p,h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: P Hanagan| T: M Appleby| OR: 89| D

10/1

Dual winner on AW earlier this year. Some good runs on turf since, including when third of 15 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good to firm, 17/2) 9 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 370853

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(11)

Alligator Alley^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 85| D

5/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 16/5, fourth of 7 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) 12 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not taken lightly.

Form: 404004

(5)

Swayze⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A Kirby| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 88| D

8/1

Latest win at Haydock in July. 15/2, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good to firm) 7 days ago.

Form: 3-72716

(3)

Sir Henry Cotton³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Levey| T: A M Balding| OR: 86| BF| D

10/1

Has had a good year, winning 4 times. Very good ½-length second of 7 to Swayze in handicap (3/1) at Haydock (5f, good) 33 days ago, headed close home. Respected.

Form: 327112

(12)

Spring Bloom^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: K Shoemark| T: R Eddery| OR: 81| D

5/1

4/6, career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) 10 days ago, slowly away but running on well. Unpenalised and strong claims again.

Form: 022711

(13)

Lihou^b1⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: C Lee| T: P D Evans| OR: 81| D

6/1

Latest win at Salisbury in June. 10/1, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good to firm) 9 days ago, no extra only late on. Blinkers on 1st time. Worth a look.

Form: 844174

(6)

Mejthaam²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 81| D

18/1

18/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at York (5f, good to firm) 27 days ago, not clear run and keeping on. 2 lb lower and could figure.

Form: 18-0205

(8)

The Thin Blue Line⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lee| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 80| D

10/1

Been running consistently well, second of 8 in handicap (7/2) at Musselburgh (5f, good to firm) 6 days ago.

Form: 502322

(10)

Marnie James¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: P Cosgrave| T: S Dixon| OR: 77| D

33/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2018. 16/1, bit below form tenth of 20 in handicap at York (5f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Has tumbled in the weights.

Form: 42-2090

(2)

Kape Moss⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Gavin Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 77| D

9/1

Latest win at Goodwood in May. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good to firm, 14/1) 7 days ago, nearest finish. One to consider.

Form: 1-40163

(7)

Mattice^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 76

8/1

Winner at Redcar in June. Creditable second of 15 in handicap (9/1) at York (5.4f, good to firm) 13 days ago. This is tougher.

Form: 001462

(1)

Albegone^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66| D

22/1

Respectable seventh of 20 in handicap at York (5f, good to firm, 16/1) 12 days ago. More needed up in class.

Form: 235937

Non-Runners

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Faustus⁵⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: R M H Cowell J: Hayley Turner

Forecasts

Alligator Alley (5/1), Spring Bloom (5/1), Lihou (6/1), Mattice (8/1), Swayze (8/1), Kape Moss (9/1), Sir Henry Cotton (10/1), The Thin Blue Line (10/1), Night On Earth (10/1), Faustus (16/1), Mejthaam (18/1), Albegone (22/1), Marnie James (33/1)

SPRING BLOOM is in the form of his life and goes unpenalised for last week's Windsor win so has strong claims in his hat-trick bid. Night on Earth, Mejthaam and the thriving Sir Henry Cotton are just a trio of others to consider in a typically wide-open sprint.