16:45 Doncaster

Thursday 27 July 2023

All14:3015:0515:4016:1516:4517:20

50 Days Until The St Leger Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 18.09s

(5)

Golden Maverick⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jim Crowley| T: Ian Williams| OR: 69| D

6/5

5/6, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Epsom (10.1f, good to firm) 7 days ago, well on top finish. Back against his own age group but good chance of the hat-trick under penalty.

Form: 116211

(1)

Mandega¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 74| D

28/1

Latest win at Fontainebleau in March. 33/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good) 10 days ago. More needed.

Form: 318257

(4)

Hondo³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 74

9/1

Sixth of 7 in maiden (7/2) at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Makes handicap debut and longer trip will suit.

Form: 446

(2)

Bosc Girl¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Murtagh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 73

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 on handicap debut at York (7.9f, good, 10/1) 13 days ago, dropped away over 1f out, not persevered with once held. Back up in trip.

Form: 3220

(6)

Leap Year Lad²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 68| D

6/1

7/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Haydock (10.2f, firm) 20 days ago, well ridden. More needed up 3 lb.

Form: 231441

(7)

Mathematician^h¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 65

11/4

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, sixth of 10 at Salisbury (7f, firm) 44 days ago. Makes handicap debut up in trip and could have more to offer. 11/2 third-favourite when running in void race Jul 11.

Form: 066V

(3)

Lunacy^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 63

12/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Hamilton (11.1f, soft, 14/1) 12 days ago, showing a tenacious attitude with front-running tactics employed for the first time. Could go well again back up in class.

Form: 90-8461

Forecasts

Golden Maverick (6/5), Mathematician (11/4), Leap Year Lad (6/1), Hondo (9/1), Lunacy (12/1), Bosc Girl (16/1), Mandega (28/1)

GOLDEN MAVERICK can get the hat-trick up under a penalty. Mathematician and Hondo are potential improvers now going handicapping up in trip.