13:30 Doncaster

Saturday 2 March 2024

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Get Raceday Ready Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 5m 0.11s

Absolutely Fine²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R T Dunne| T: D Skelton

100/1

£37,000 3-y-o, Pillar Coral gelding. Bred to stay well and shaped in kind when seventh of 12 in bumper at Huntingdon (15.8f) 23 days ago, plugging on. Longer-trip should help now attentions switch to hurdling but he's probably one for later on.

Form: 7

Connolly⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

150/1

Nearer last than first in trio of bumpers, latterly back from 8 months off/following wind surgery when ninth of 11 at Wincanton (15.2f) in December. Best watched on hurdles debut.

Form: 08-9

Diamond Koda⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Hammond| T: N Kent| BF

7/1

Half-brother to a winning hurdler and fairly useful form himself in trio of bumpers last year, collared late on at Market Rasen (16.6f) 86 days ago. Type to make his mark in this sphere and respected. Up in trip.

Form: 222

Kaituna River⁴⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales

20/1

Winning Irish pointer who came in sixth of 11 in novice hurdle at Warwick (21f) 15 months ago, race won by Ginny's Destiny. Worth a market check on his comeback run.

Form: 16-

Micro Millions^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 114

4/1

£40,000 buy after winning an Irish point. Made frame on 3 of his 4 starts over hurdles, dispelling a lesser run when second in first-time cheekpieces in a Catterick maiden (25.3f) 3 weeks ago. Return to shorter rates a plus on that evidence and entitled to be thereabouts.

Form: P1-33P2

Nothinelsematters⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Lily Pinchin| T: A M Hales

200/1

Finished fourth in a point in May but hasn't shown much in maiden/novice hurdles in recent months.

Form: F-P47P

Scotch On Da Rocks^t1¹⁰⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Jones| T: B PaulingWS

5/2

£80,000 buy after winning a point in April 2021. It's taken a very long time for new connections to get him to the track but needs checking out in the betting with his yard going well. Has had wind surgery (also tongue tied).

Form: 1/

To Chase A Dream²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr John Dawson⁽³⁾| T: Paul Collins| OR: 114| BF

11/10

Point bumper winner who has found only one too good all 4 starts over hurdles to date, jumping better under change of tactics when edged out near the finish at Wetherby (19.7f) 4 weeks ago. Big player on that evidence.

Form: 81-2222

Non-Runners

Yalla Habibi¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Anthony Charlton J: Harry Reed

Forecasts

To Chase A Dream (11/10), Scotch On Da Rocks (5/2), Micro Millions (4/1), Yalla Habibi (6/1), Diamond Koda (7/1), Kaituna River (20/1), Absolutely Fine (100/1), Connolly (150/1), Nothinelsematters (200/1)

TO CHASE A DREAM crucially jumped better under a change of tactics when edged out only late on at Wetherby 4 weeks ago and, having proven most consistent to date, this could be the day he deservedly opens his account. Diamond Koda, three times a runner-up in bumpers, and Micro Millions head up the dangers, with Yalla Habibi another who is respected in the opener.