19:45 Doncaster

Friday 2 June 2023

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Hallam FM Fighting Cancer With WPCC Handicap

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 1m 10.86s

(3)

Ventura Express⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 79

3/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (7/2) at Pontefract (5f, good) 7 days ago, quickening to lead 1f out and soon clear. The one to beat under a penalty.

Form: 857-481

(8)

Rathbone¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 82| BF| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Failed to justify strong support when seventh of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Thirsk (6f, good) 13 days ago. However, he's not one to write off having been dropped a further 2 lb.

Form: 905-737

(2)

Temple Bruer^p,t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 80| CD

17/2

Dual C&D winner. After 7 months off, well below form when last of 9 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good, 14/1) 41 days ago. Needs to leave latest effort behind, but had made good start for his current yard last year.

Form: 12113-9

(5)

Mark's Choice^b,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: A Keatley| OR: 79| D

16/1

In first-time blinkers, best effort of the season when fourth of 8 in handicap at Ripon (6f, heavy, 7/1) 21 days ago. Task is now to back up his latest effort.

Form: 060-004

(4)

Oso Rapido²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 78| D

15/2

Went backwards from reappearance when twelfth of 14 in handicap at Chester (7f, heavy, 22/1) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4200-50

(7)

Showtime Mahomes²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 77| D

9/2

Failed to build on previous runner-up effort when sixth of 13 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, heavy, 5/1) 27 days ago. Has dropped to his last winning mark, though, so could bounce back returned to a sounder surface.

Form: 0007-26

(1)

Milbanke¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 75| D

5/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in November. Below form both starts this year, though, racing too freely when nineteenth of 20 in handicap at York (7f, good to firm, 28/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 5231-40

(6)

Maxzeno^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 72

9/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, produced his best effort when second of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, heavy, 11/1) 20 days ago, suited by emphasis on stamina. Could build on his latest run back up in trip.

Form: 922-252

Forecasts

Ventura Express (3/1), Showtime Mahomes (9/2), Maxzeno (9/2), Milbanke (5/1), Oso Rapido (15/2), Temple Bruer (17/2), Rathbone (10/1), Mark's Choice (16/1)

After 9 weeks off, VENTURA EXPRESS produced a career best when scoring emphatically at Pontefract a week ago and a penalty might not prevent him from following up with his yard going well. Maxzeno also ran his best race to date when second at Nottingham last time and could be the main danger, ahead of Showtime Mahomes.