15:50 Doncaster

Saturday 28 January 2023

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Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:54 | Winning time: 6m 1.12s

Tim Pat^t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 122

15/2

Is yet to fully fire this season, tongue strap on for 1st time when sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Ayr (24.1f) 37 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 2111-56

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Hawthorn Cottage^b,t⁵⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: C O'Farrell| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 119| C| D

22/1

Scored at Warwick in November but only ninth of 10 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (20.6f) 50 days ago. Blinkers back on with more required.

Form: 6524-19

Eyeofthescorpion^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien| OR: 118

12/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap chase (12/1) at Newbury (22.4f, soft) on debut over fences 28 days ago so others appeal more.

Form: 2423-2P

Taste The Fear^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 114

10/1

Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Had wind op before fading third of 6 in handicap chase here (26f) 18 days ago. Needs to build on it now.

Form: 6-34323

Hold The Note³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 112| C

17/2

Back to winning ways at Kelso in Decembe and encouraging fifth of 11 there 30 days ago, faltering only late over 3m2f trip. Player back in distance now.

Form: 33-4P15

The Macon Lugnatic³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Lorcan Williams| T: B Pauling| OR: 111| C

5/2

Unreliable individual. 6/1, below form fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (25f) 33 days ago. Twelve runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 25-33F4

Great D'Ange^t⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: C Gethings| T: T R George| OR: 109| D

11/2

Back to winning ways when taking 8-runner handicap chase at Huntingdon (23.6f) 55 days ago, keeping on well. Up 4 lb but he can't be ruled out.

Form: F1-F231

The Late Legend^t²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Tudor| T: T H Weston| OR: 106| CD

16/1

Failed to build on previous promise when eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (23.3f) 28 days ago. Took this event in 2021 though so he's no forlorn hope back chasing.

Form: P41-360

Morozov Cocktail^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 103| D

13/2

Comes here in good nick, third of 6 in handicap chase at Sedgefield (26.9f) 15 days ago. One for the shortlist eased 1 lb.

Form: P21-533

Croagh Patrick^t³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 100| D

20/1

Largely consistent sort but he has gone off the boil, only eighth at Catterick last time. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 2542P8

Top Decision^t⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: R T Dunne| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 98| C

10/1

Course winner but he went backwards from his reappearance second when sixth of 8 to Great D'ange in handicap at Huntingdon (23.6f) 55 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 2814/26

Non-Runners

Jaytee⁵³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: Ian Williams J: Non Runner

Forecasts

The Macon Lugnatic (5/2), Great D'Ange (11/2), Jaytee (11/2), Morozov Cocktail (13/2), Tim Pat (15/2), Hold The Note (17/2), Taste The Fear (10/1), Top Decision (10/1), Eyeofthescorpion (12/1), The Late Legend (16/1), Croagh Patrick (20/1), Hawthorn Cottage (22/1)

HOLD THE NOTE comes here handily weighted and in very good nick too so with this shorter trip likely to play to his strengths he makes most appeal. Jaytee is feared most if, as expected, building on his encouraging return over hurdles, while in-form Morozov Cocktail is weighted to have a say in an open handicap.