16:57 Doncaster

Saturday 18 May 2024

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Proudly Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 2m 36.20s

(5)

Damascus Steel^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Morgan Cole| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 71| D

10/3

Bounced back to form refitted with blinkers when winning 13-runner handicap at Kempton (12f) 10 days ago. Ought to remain competitive following a 5 lb rise.

Form: 395-681

(1)

Mandega¹⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Aiden Brookes| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 68

14/1

Below form third of 7 in juvenile hurdle (10/1) at Catterick (15.7f, soft) 106 days ago. Off 106 days. Significantly up in trip. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Must improve.

Form: 825766-

(7)

The Dancing Poet^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen| T: B Ellison| OR: 65| D

9/1

Registered a seventh career success in 7-runner handicap at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) 15 days ago, always holding on. Respected up 3 lb.

Form: 1437-81

(4)

Mr Zippi¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ethan Jones⁽³⁾| T: Sara Ender| OR: 64

5/1

Fairly useful winner at 17f in bumpers. Well below that level in 3 runs on the Flat but could raise his game now switched to a handicap.

Form: 063

(2)

Oriental Art³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽³⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 63| D

9/1

Ran poorly after 5 months off when twelfth of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 35 days ago.

Form: 24514-0

(3)

Masque Of Anarchy¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: William Pyle| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 61

11/1

Creditable 2¼ lengths third of 7 to The Dancing Poet in handicap (17/2) at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) 15 days ago, having run of race. Each-way claims if backing that up.

Form: 98770-3

(6)

Baltic^p²³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽³⁾| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 60| D

5/2

Proved a different proposition upped in trip and fitted with first-time cheekpieces when winning 10-runner handicap at Pontefract (12f, good to soft, 5/1) in September, leading close home. Has the physique to go on improving this season.

Form: 0601-

(8)

Total Lockdown¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 54

10/1

Unreliable sort who ended a long losing run in 7-runner handicap at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to soft) 14 days ago, just holding on. Wouldn't be an obvious type to follow up.

Form: 494451

Forecasts

Baltic (5/2), Damascus Steel (10/3), Mr Zippi (5/1), The Dancing Poet (9/1), Oriental Art (9/1), Total Lockdown (10/1), Masque Of Anarchy (11/1), Mandega (14/1)

BALTIC has both the physique and pedigree to go on improving this year, so he makes plenty of appeal on his return to action, especially with his yard amongst the winners. Last-time-out scorers The Dancing Poet and Damascus Steel are feared most.