17:45 Doncaster

Friday 31 May 2024

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Alan Wood Plumbing & Heating Supporting WPCC 'Confined' Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 2m 37.13s

(2)

Polemon^t¹⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Laura Coughlan| T: A Watson| OR: 69WS

28/1

Fair form when runner-up twice in AW novice events to start 2023 but well beaten in 2 outings over the winter, including a handicap. A subsequent wind operation needs to help him get his career back on track.

Form: 4220-8

(3)

Southern Voyage²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: A J Farragher| T: R A Fahey| OR: 68| D

6/1

Third of 7 in handicap (9/2) at Chester (12.5f, good to firm) 21 days ago. The type to pop up at some point from his reduced mark.

Form: 00-0783

(1)

She's A Novelty^t²⁶⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 68| D

9/2

Won a pair of11.5f turf handicaps at the end of last summer. Likely to go well on the hat-trick bid if fully primed after 8 months off.

Form: 33/2311-

(5)

Glory Nights^p1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Taylor Fisher| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 67

28/1

Opened his account at Wolverhampton in October. Creditable second of 12 there (1½m) on Boxing Day but not so good in 2 outings this year. Sports first-time cheekpieces in a bid to get back on track.

Form: 1202-67

(4)

Knights Affair¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR: 66| BF

9/1

Fair maiden. Off 8 months, not seen to best effect when fourth of 7 in 13f Ayr handicap on reappearance 17 days ago, left poorly placed. Less exposed than the majority of these. Considered.

Form: 25573-4

(8)

Major Major⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Alec Voikhansky| T: R Hannon| OR: 66| D

9/1

12/1, below form when fourth of 6 in handicap at Brighton (1½m, good) 41 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 443-484

(6)

Sisterandbrother^h,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Jonny Peate| T: H Dickin| OR: 56

7/4

Hurdle winner for Milton Harris last May and made a positive start back on the Flat for new trainer when close second of 13 at Bath (1¼m, good) last Friday. Sure to go well if coping with 2 outings in quick succession after a break.

Form: 252/55-2

(7)

Churchill Rose^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fellowes| OR: 55| BF

9/2

Modest maiden. 9/4, fourth of 7 in handicap at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Might have to wait a bit longer for a first success.

Form: 1628-44

Forecasts

Sisterandbrother (7/4), She's A Novelty (9/2), Churchill Rose (9/2), Southern Voyage (6/1), Knights Affair (9/1), Major Major (9/1), Polemon (28/1), Glory Nights (28/1)

A second outing in quick succession after a lay-off is always a slight concern but SISTERANDBROTHER was nicely clear of the rest when a narrowly denied at Bath last Friday and looks well treated off the same mark. The unexposed Knights Affair was better than the result on his Ayr reappearance and is second choice ahead of the returning She's A Novelty.