15:05 Doncaster

Wednesday 21 February 2024

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SBK Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 6m 30.70s

Horacio Apple's^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 112

13/2

Off the mark in this sphere in 8-runner handicap chase (6/4) at Bangor (20.3f, heavy) in December but not in same form at Sedgefield next time. Type to bounce back.

Form: 14-5513

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Stringtoyourbow¹⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 108| D

4/1

Lightly-raced hurdler who shaped better than the bare result on more than one occasion but offered little on chase bow at Kempton 100 days ago.

Form: 6921/0P

Almazhar Garde^p,t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul O'Brien| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 108

18/1

Losing run stretches back to 2021 and well held this season. Others preferred despite tumbling mark.

Form: 9-306P6

Big Blue Moon³³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 106| BF

11/8

Improved when making a winning handicap debut over hurdles at Carlisle (17f) in March. Turned over when odds on to follow up at Chepstow 4 days later and off since but that was still a creditable effort and he appeals as the type to make a chaser. Up in trip.

Form: 893312-

Betterforeveryone^v⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 105

4/1

Fair hurdler who produced his best effort to date over fences when second (to a subsequent winner) in a first-time visor at this course (26f) 6 weeks ago. Big shout off same mark.

Form: 5F6-3F2

Event Of Sivola^b²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 102| D

8/1

Going through a good spell at the moment, winning 2 of his last 3 starts, including by a wide margin at Catterick 28 days ago. Should go well again up 7 lb.

Form: 4P4121

Roxboro Road^b⁹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-5| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 87

80/1

Three-time winner in 2021 but has largely struggled for form since, including starting out for this yard at Sedgefield in November.

Form: 9-4657P

Non-Runners

Presenting Jeremy⁵³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 9

T: F P Murtagh J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Big Blue Moon (11/8), Betterforeveryone (4/1), Stringtoyourbow (4/1), Horacio Apple's (13/2), Event Of Sivola (8/1), Almazhar Garde (18/1), Presenting Jeremy (25/1), Roxboro Road (80/1)

BETTERFOREVERYONE matched his best hurdling form when second to a subsequent winner here 6 weeks ago and can go one better off the same mark. The in-form Event of Sivola is a potential threat along with the returning Big Blue Moon, who is an interesting runner upped markedly in trip for chasing debut.