16:30 Doncaster

Saturday 5 August 2023

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UNISON Supporting Your Community Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 17.42s

(3)

Milbanke¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 74| D

6/1

4/1, respectable third of 7 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good) 17 days ago. Shaped really well from this mark three starts ago, so remains of interest.

Form: 405203

(1)

Bishop's Crown^p1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: George Downing| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 77| BF

11/2

Yet to score but comes here in good nick, clear of the rest when runner-up at Leicester 28 days ago. Cheekpieces could eke out a bit more, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 33-2232

(6)

Cold Stare^p,t³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: K Shoemark| T: D O'Meara| OR: 73| BF| D

85/40

Twenty four runs since last win in 2021. Fourth of 6 in handicap (7/2) at Leicester (7f, soft) 3 days ago. Needs to bounce back with cheekpieces refitted.

Form: 325264

(12)

Surprise Picture^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Laura Pearson| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 71| D

18/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 10/1, first run since leaving Keith Dalgleish when seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 0-81017

(9)

Bellagio Man^v1⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 71| D

17/2

Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at York (6f, good, 25/1) 8 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Visor on 1st time. Not discounted in this slightly less-competitive event.

Form: 850835

(8)

Blazing Son¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Alexander Fielding⁽⁷⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 70| D

9/2

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Southwell in May. 7/2, fourth of 6 in handicap at Catterick (6f, good) 17 days ago. Likeable sort on the whole and should return to form.

Form: 1-31144

(10)

So Grateful³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 69| D

18/1

15/2, won 11-runner handicap at Pontefract (5f, good) 33 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride on the best ground. Might not be in the same form.

Form: 7-79251

(4)

Our Delia⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 70WS

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 15 in minor event (11/2) at Redcar (6f, good to soft). Off 93 days. From a good family and might up her game switched to handicaps.

Form: 02-0

(5)

Thunder Sun¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁵⁾| T: D Shaw| OR: 65

66/1

80/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 19 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 367/079

(11)

Burj Malinka^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Murtagh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 64| BF

9/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap (evens) at this course (5f, soft) 14 days ago. Had been in reasonable form prior to that and has attracted support on more than one occasion lately, so he's still one to be interested in.

Form: 363354

(7)

Gunnerside¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 62| D

14/1

Latest win at Musselburgh in May. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good, 14/1) 11 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 615655

Non-Runners

(2)

Grant Wood²³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: P T Midgley J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Cold Stare (85/40), Blazing Son (9/2), Bishop's Crown (11/2), Milbanke (6/1), Bellagio Man (17/2), Burj Malinka (9/1), Gunnerside (14/1), Grant Wood (16/1), So Grateful (18/1), Surprise Picture (18/1), Our Delia (50/1), Thunder Sun (66/1)

BISHOP'S CROWN has been running consistently well and was clear of the rest when second in a maiden over this distance at Leicester in July, so he's taken to open his account in first-time cheekpieces. Milbanke is considered the main danger and Burj Malinka should put a poor run at this course behind him.