15:55 Doncaster

Friday 30 June 2023

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It's Racing Staff Week Handicap (Rnd)

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 1m 37.44s

(4)

Jack Daniel⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 72| D

9/2

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Thirsk (8f, heavy, 4/1) 55 days ago, keeping on well. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 70245-1

(8)

Tiger Beetle^p,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M G Rimell| OR: 70

7/1

Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at York (8.8f, good to firm, 20/1) 13 days ago, better placed than most. Cheekpieces back on. Should give another good account.

Form: 033965

(9)

Olympicus^h1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 68

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when last of 7 in handicap at Haydock (8f, good to firm, 12/1) 15 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 849-7

(3)

Cassy O^b⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66| D

8/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Haydock (8f, good to firm) 6 days ago, slowly away. Well handicapped but has a patchy record.

Form: 600-426

(7)

Absolute Dream²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R A Fahey| OR: 65| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (6/1) at Thirsk (8f, good) 25 days ago, running on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 600-973

(5)

Dougies Dream^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Alex Jary⁽⁷⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 64| D

9/1

Latest win at Newcastle in March. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (33/1) at York (10.2f, good to firm) 14 days ago, nearest finish. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Not discounted.

Form: 410374

(10)

Tipperary Moon¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Liam Keniry| T: D P Quinn| OR: 64

33/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 6 in handicap (16/1) at Wetherby (8f, good to firm) 17 days ago, slowly away. Something to find on form.

Form: 743566

(6)

Leadenhall^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 72

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap at Sandown (7f, good, 9/2) 14 days ago. Bred to be suited by this trip but needs to settle better.

Form: 54-36

(1)

Bird Of Play²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 71

5/1

Winner at Haydock in May. Good second of 7 in handicap (11/2) at Leicester (7f, good) 24 days ago. Arrives in good order and deserves respect.

Form: 067-012

(2)

Royal Prospect^t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 56| D

16/1

11/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, soft) 11 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Others make more appeal.

Form: 4500-64

Forecasts

Leadenhall (4/1), Jack Daniel (9/2), Bird Of Play (5/1), Absolute Dream (5/1), Tiger Beetle (7/1), Cassy O (8/1), Dougies Dream (9/1), Royal Prospect (16/1), Tipperary Moon (33/1), Olympicus (50/1)

ABSOLUTE DREAM is on a good mark and looked back in form at Thirsk last time, so this C&D winner is worth taking a chance on. Jack Daniel is a worthy adversary on the back of a successful reappearance and Bird of Play seems likely to run well again.