12:20 Doncaster

Sunday 28 January 2024

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Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 4m 1.3599999999999999s

Justus^p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| C

9/1

Fairly useful on Flat for Ian Williams (stays 16.5f) and produced a much improved performance at the second time of asking over hurdles when winning 4-runner novice hurdle at Catterick (15.7f, heavy) 27 days ago. Rates as the biggest threat to Dysart Enos.

Form: 01

Garitsa Bay³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams

150/1

Walk In The Park gelding merely hinted at ability in a Market Rasen bumper and went with little promise on hurdles bow here (19.4f, soft) 30 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 78

Geordie Night^h³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Hammond| T: N Kent

33/1

Got closer than previously when a never-nearer fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Market Rasen (16.6f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Likely to be of more interest in handicaps.

Form: 80-94

Graze On Phoenix³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: J & S Quinn

33/1

Related to two winners and hit the line with running left when fourth in a Market Rasen bumper on debut in March. Not seen to best effect at Bangor the following month and though he got no further than first on hurdles bow, he still should have a future in this sphere.

Form: 46-U

Jet Patrol⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

16/1

Placed twice from 5 starts in Irish points and offered something to work on when third of 8 in novice hurdle at Musselburgh (19.8f, soft) on NH debut 41 days ago. Frame claims again.

Form: 3P-22P3

Konfusion²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

20/1

Notably strong in the betting but perhaps unsurprisingly shaped as if in need of the run after an 18-month absence when ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Newcastle (16.9f, heavy) 22 days ago. Had shaped like a stayer previously and should be of greater intrerest further down the line.

Form: 33-9

Moves Like Monty^h1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: L Morgan

40/1

Irish point winner shaped as if amiss on Rules debut at Musselburgh (23.8f, soft) 23 days ago, folding tamely before the straight. Had previously had a wind-op, so he's already beginning to look like one with problems. Hood goes on.

Form: 8/F1P

Dysart Enos⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 131| D

1/9

Unbeaten in 3 bumper outings, including Grade 2 in decisive fashion at Aintree in April. Built on a facile hurdling debut success at Huntingdon with a ready victory at Cheltenham last month and she's impossible to oppose trying to take her career record to 6 from 6.

Form: 2/111-11

Miss Applejack³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Lily Pinchin| T: C E Longsdon

40/1

Bumper winner but in the process of running to only a modest level when slipped and unseated last on Catterick hurdle debut 4 weeks ago. Still early days in this sphere.

Form: 8-130U

Non-Runners

The Best Way⁶³⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: N G Richards J: Conor Rabbitt

Forecasts

Dysart Enos (1/9), Justus (9/1), The Best Way (12/1), Jet Patrol (16/1), Konfusion (20/1), Graze On Phoenix (33/1), Geordie Night (33/1), Miss Applejack (40/1), Moves Like Monty (40/1), Garitsa Bay (150/1)

DYSART ENOS has made a smooth transition from leading bumper performer to useful novice hurdler and Fergal O'Brien's mare is impossible to oppose in her bid to maintain her unbeaten Rules record. Justus wasn't far from his fairly useful Flat form when scoring at Catterick last time and he looks best placed to take advantage if the favourite underperforms, Miss Applejack was running below her bumper form when slipping up on hurdles bow but still makes appeal to complete the placings.