15:07 Doncaster

Saturday 17 August 2024

All13:5714:3215:0715:4216:1616:5017:25

Believe Loans Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 1m 24.60s

(6)

Great Max⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 78| D

7/2

Won 10-runner handicap (9/2) at Haydock (7f, firm) 8 days ago by short head from Thapa Vc, just holding on. Enters calculations after a 3 lb nudge.

Form: 674771

(10)

Albeseeingyer⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: R Havlin| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 77| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (3/1) at Newmarket (7f, good) 8 days ago, forging clear. A 9 lb rise means she'll require another career best to follow up.

Form: 9-36451

(12)

Thapa VC^b,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: J Mitchell| T: M G Rimell| OR: 75| CD

5/1

C&D winner in July. Good short-head second of 10 to Great Max in handicap (5/1) at Haydock (7f, firm) 8 days ago. Shouldn't be much between that pair again.

Form: 175312

(9)

Hectic³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 75

15/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Below form ninth of 18 in handicap at York (7f, good to soft, 11/1) 36 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 643569

(3)

Guy Fawkes^h¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott| OR: 73| D

12/1

Failed to build on debut success in 5 AW outings for Jane Chapple-Hyam last winter. Switches to turf now starting out for George Scott after a 160-day break. The betting should guide to expectations.

Form: 12-048

(5)

Cliffcake²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ray Dawson| T: S R Bowring| OR: 72| D

28/1

Ten wins from 39 Flat runs. Latest win at Southwell in March. Last of 10 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm, 20/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 171070

(8)

Raven's Applause^v²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 68

80/1

Last on reappearance in May and pulled up at Newmarket since. Arrives with plenty to prove.

Form: 2760-0P

(11)

Captain Cuddles²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: Fionn McSharry| OR: 68

33/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 9 in handicap (20/1) at Haydock (6f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 380-808

(7)

Wreck It Ryley²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: D Swift| T: A D Brown| OR: 67| D

11/2

Creditable second of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good to firm, 4/1) 23 days ago, finishing well. Will be just as effective back at 7f. Respected.

Form: 322372

(1)

Torfrida¹¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Anna Gibson⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 67| BF| C

40/1

Course winner. 7/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) on reappearance in April. Off since.

Form: 31234-7

(4)

Onemorenomore²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: A J Farragher| T: P J McBride| OR: 64| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Respectable 4¾ lengths sixth of 13 to Thapa Vc in C&D handicap (good to firm, 6/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 678846

(2)

Create^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 62| BF| CD

18/1

C&D winner in July but only ninth of 12 back here since.

Form: 085319

Forecasts

Great Max (7/2), Albeseeingyer (7/2), Thapa VC (5/1), Wreck It Ryley (11/2), Hectic (15/2), Onemorenomore (12/1), Guy Fawkes (12/1), Create (18/1), Cliffcake (28/1), Captain Cuddles (33/1), Torfrida (40/1), Raven's Applause (80/1)

There was very little to choose between THAPA VC and Great Max at Haydock last week and the pair may come to fore again, with the former taken to prevail this time returned to scene of last month's win.