14:45 Doncaster

Friday 28 June 2024

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Marie Mills Takepayments Handicap

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 1m 13.40s

(3)

Taygar^h¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Sean Kirrane| T: M Dods| OR: 67

16/1

10/1, ran better than on reappearance without returning to form when sixth of 9 in handicap at Wetherby (5.5f, good to soft) 17 days ago, never nearer. More needed to add to his debut success.

Form: 6369-66

(9)

Bandello³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 67

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, offered little when twelfth of 15 on handicap debut at Haydock (6f, good to soft) just under 5 weeks ago. Plenty more required.

Form: 40-50

(7)

Stars Away^h,t1⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Gray| T: Fionn McSharry| OR: 67WS

100/1

Hooded for 1st time, ran poorly when last of 4 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 28/1) 3 months ago. Has had a wind operation since last seen and a tongue strap is added ahead of this handicap debut.

Form: 38-4

(6)

Ottoman Force^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: J F Egan| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 66

25/1

15/2, below form over a longer trip when seventh of 9 in handicap at Salisbury (7f, good) 12 days ago, going with little fluency. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 529-457

(5)

High Violet^t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 65

9/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, showed further progress when second of 9 in handicap at Salisbury (6f, good to firm, 6/1) 17 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 445-782

(10)

Raft Up^t1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Joanna Mason| T: H Bethell| OR: 65| D

11/1

Winner at Newcastle in May. 12/1, ran poorly though was on the unfavoured far side when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good) 15 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 203-130

(11)

Wichahpi^p³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 65| D

17/2

Wasted no time putting a rare poor effort behind her when winning 7-runner handicap at Catterick (6f, soft, 7/2) just over 5 weeks ago, making all. Up 4 lb and she should be bang there again.

Form: 132-241

(1)

Novello Lad²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 63

5/4

Ran well when third of 9 in handicap (6/1) at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) 3 weeks ago, every chance still 1f out. Should be able to win races for current yard so one to take seriously.

Form: 5459-33

(2)

Royal Justice²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Russell| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 61| BF

22/1

9/4, third of 7 in maiden at Catterick (6f, soft) 4 weeks ago. Makes handicap debut and fancied to show more (yard also saddle Bandello).

Form: 453

(8)

Sergeant Mayer¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 56

10/1

14/1, below form tenth of 19 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 22-6550

(4)

Chillout Charlie²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 49

25/1

Wasn't seen to best effect when seventh of 10 in handicap (18/1) at Wetherby (5.5f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Down another 3 lb but more needed to register a first success.

Form: 766-797

Forecasts

Novello Lad (5/4), High Violet (9/2), Wichahpi (17/2), Sergeant Mayer (10/1), Raft Up (11/1), Bandello (14/1), Taygar (16/1), Royal Justice (22/1), Chillout Charlie (25/1), Ottoman Force (25/1), Stars Away (100/1)

Preference is for NOVELLO LAD, who hails from a yard in good form and ran well when third at Thirsk 3 weeks ago (pair that beat him drawn much higher). High Violet took her form up a notch when finishing runner-up at Salisbury earlier in the month, so Dave Loughnane's filly can give the selection most to think about, with recent winner Wichahpi and handicap-debutante Royal Justice another couple of interesting runners, too.