14:05 Doncaster

Saturday 2 March 2024

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Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 6m 22.88s

Mac Tottie^t⁶⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 143

25/1

Won 2 races over the National fences during 2021/22 campaign and notched another success at Aintree (Mildmay Course) on Boxing Day. On the same mark back hurdling here but one or two of these make greater appeal.

Form: P631/P-1

Aramax^t¹¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 138

22/1

Landed handicap hurdles at Cartmel and Uttoxeter last summer but ran poorly back from a 10-week break when last seen at Ayr in November. Opposable on that back of that.

Form: 32-1149

Floueur^t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 130| D

50/1

Useful winning hurdler/chaser for Gordon Elliott but offered little in 2 starts for Gary Hanmer last year. Has fared no better in a couple of runs over fences for another new yard this season and he's hard to warm to.

Form: 188P-5P

Lunar Power^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 129WS

40/1

Won a handicap hurdle for Noel Meade last May but nowhere near that level in 3 runs for new yard this season. Has undergone a wind op since his latest start and he needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 30-18PP

Copper Coin⁷⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Scudamore| OR: 128| D

13/2

Best effort last season when going close in a 21f Kempton handicap in April and didn't do much wrong when again finding just one too good over the same C&D on his reappearance in November. Not in the same form at Hereford since but he's a player nonetheless.

Form: 262-524

Fingal's Hill¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Henry Brooke| T: P Atkinson| OR: 125| C

3/1

Real credit to connections, finding further progress as he completed a 4-timer on return at Carlisle in November. Fair second off 1 lb higher back at that course recently and he's a live each-way candidate.

Form: 1-11752

Arqoob¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham| OR: 120

5/2

Useful handicapper on the level for William Jarvis and gained a second win over hurdles for his current yard at Sandown in November. Strong at the finish when third in a big-field Ascot handicap a fortnight ago and he's a must for the shortlist off the same mark.

Form: 3-31533

Curley Finger^p,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 120| D

2/1

Resumed winning ways at Newcastle in January and better than ever when following up in a 14-runner affair at Musselburgh (23.8f, good to soft). 3 lb nudge fair enough and he surely won't be far away.

Form: 34P911

Non-Runners

Equinus²¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Forecasts

Curley Finger (2/1), Arqoob (5/2), Fingal's Hill (3/1), Equinus (7/2), Copper Coin (13/2), Aramax (22/1), Mac Tottie (25/1), Lunar Power (40/1), Floueur (50/1)

This represents a step into the unknown trip-wise for ARQOOB but it would be something of an understatement to say that he caught the eye at Ascot recently and it could be that a proper stamina test is just what he needs. Equinus took a step back in the right direction when third at Newbury and he is next on the list ahead of Copper Coin and the hat-trick seeking Curley Finger.