16:10 Doncaster

Sunday 16 June 2024

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:1017:40

Five Rivers Fostering Handicap (Rnd)

Off time: 16:14 | Winning time: 1m 42.64s

(6)

On The River³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: H Bethell| OR: 82| BF| D

10/1

Latest win at Pontefract in April. 7/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 36 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 68-5127

(5)

Great Max²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 80

4/1

9/2, first run since leaving Michael Bell when promising sixth of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 28 days ago, not clear run. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 6745-76

(14)

Society Lion^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 78

18/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner handicap at Yarmouth (7f, soft, 7/1) 25 days ago, having run of race. Shortlisted.

Form: 074-071

(8)

Abruzzo Mia¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 77

9/2

Latest win at Newcastle in March. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 20/1) 16 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 912073

(7)

Archduke Ferdinand³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 77| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Only fifth of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Ayr (7.2f, good) 33 days ago. Enters calculations if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 1846-25

(12)

Al Marmar³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rowan Scott| T: G Tutty| OR: 77| D

10/1

66/1, first run since leaving Stuart Williams when encouraging eighth of 20 in handicap at York (7f, good) 30 days ago, not clear run. Needs considering with that outing under his belt.

Form: 138008

(9)

Cabrillo¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 76

20/1

Deauville novice winner in August 2022. Eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 80/1) 16 days ago so more is required.

Form: 41/588

(1)

Strongbowe^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 73| D

14/1

Last of 6 in handicap (15/2) at Carlisle (7.8f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Given a chance by the handicapper if back on his A-game.

Form: 2660-96

(13)

Utilis²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 72

11/1

18/1, creditable tenth of 16 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good to firm) 29 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 56820-0

(4)

Ardbraccan^t,p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 70| BF| D

7/1

Latest win at Nottingham in April. 7/4, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 60-1532

(2)

Mickey Mongoose¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Laura Coughlan⁽³⁾| T: Olly Williams| OR: 61| D

16/1

Latest win at Southwell in March. Only sixth of 9 in handicap (9/1) at Beverley (7.4f, soft) 18 days ago. Can bounce back.

Form: 0-71046

Non-Runners

(16)

Rogue Sea¹⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: B Smart J: Andrew Breslin

(10)

City Of York¹³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D M Simcock J: J P Spencer

(3)

Lady Of Arabia⁴⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: H Crouch

(15)

Speriamo²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: P J McBride J: A J Farragher

(11)

Harswell Duke¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: R Fell & S Murray J: Harry Russell

Forecasts

Great Max (4/1), Abruzzo Mia (9/2), Archduke Ferdinand (9/2), Ardbraccan (7/1), Al Marmar (10/1), On The River (10/1), Utilis (11/1), Lady Of Arabia (12/1), City Of York (12/1), Strongbowe (14/1), Rogue Sea (14/1), Harswell Duke (14/1), Mickey Mongoose (16/1), Society Lion (18/1), Cabrillo (20/1), Speriamo (20/1)

GREAT MAX shaped well on his first start for David O'Meara when an unlucky-in-running sixth at Newmarket last month and can build on it here to gain an overdue success. Handily-weighted Speriamo heads the list of dangers, although Abruzzo Mia, Al Marmar and Ardbraccan are others who bring very solid credentials to this very competitive handicap.