14:41 Doncaster

Saturday 13 August 2022

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Racing League On Sky Sports Racing Handicap

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 57.55s

(6)

Tees Spirit³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 89| BF| D

15/8

3 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Epsom in June. Very good third of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, good to firm, 10/3) 36 days ago. Has to be taken seriously off the same mark.

Form: 3-11163

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(4)

Resilience¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mathers| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 87| D

17/2

4 wins from 11 runs this year. First run since leaving Tony Carroll when ninth of 12 in handicap (18/1) at Goodwood (5f, good to firm) 16 days ago so he needs to get back on track.

Form: 461019

(5)

Object⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: M Meade| OR: 85

15/2

Had worst of draw when third of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 81 days ago. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 1031-03

(3)

Rum Cocktail²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: C G Cox| OR: 83| BF| D

10/3

Latest win at Goodwood in June. Evens, good second of 3 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, good to firm) 29 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 12-6132

(2)

James Watt^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 80| D

10/1

Latest win at Ripon in May. Not seen to best effect when fifth of 7 in handicap (14/1) at Pontefract (5f, good) 29 days ago. One to consider off 2 lb lower mark now.

Form: 461205

(8)

Texas Man²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 80| BF| D

13/2

Redcar 5f winner in June but below form ninth of 15 in handicap at York (5.4f, good to firm, 11/2) 22 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 211-719

(7)

Han Solo Berger¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Cieren Fallon| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 72| D

12/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in June. Sixth of 10 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm, 17/2) 12 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 031046

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Non-Runners

(1)

Lullaby Bay⁵⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: T Eaves

Forecasts

Tees Spirit (15/8), Rum Cocktail (10/3), Lullaby Bay (4/1), Texas Man (13/2), Object (15/2), Resilience (17/2), James Watt (10/1), Han Solo Berger (12/1)

A tightly-knit sprint in which top-weight TEES SPIRIT is taken to bag win number four of 2022 given he can race off the same mark as when a very good third at Newmarket last month. James Watt didn't enjoy the best of runs when fifth at Pontefract but is expected to shine here, with both Han Solo Berger and Rum Cocktail in the mix too.