16:50 Doncaster

Saturday 17 August 2024

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

Believe Money Group Handicap

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 58.49s

(2)

Born To Rock⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott| OR: 92| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. 28/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at York (6f, good to soft) 64 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Jane Chapple-Hyam. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 15-679

(6)

Hiya Maite²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S R Bowring| OR: 88| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 14/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good) 29 days ago. Makes plenty of appeal for all that he's not thoroughly consistent.

Form: 050102

(5)

Cover Point^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 84| D

4/1

4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good to firm) 15 days ago, holding on gamely. Still unexposed for current connections and is worth a chance to follow up.

Form: 71-0651

(8)

Brave Nation^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: M L W Bell| OR: 80| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Ascot (5f, good, 9/1) 21 days ago. Wasn't seen to best effect last time and return to this track is in his favour.

Form: 022109

(4)

Be Proud^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 80| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Latest win at Ayr in June. 25/1, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap at Haydock (6f, firm) 13 days ago. Worthy of respect.

Form: 360134

(7)

Almaty Star^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ray Dawson| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 79| D

22/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in June. Second of 4 in handicap (11/2) at Windsor (5.1f, firm) 14 days ago. Should continue to give his running but others may be better treated.

Form: 321382

(3)

Thankuappreciate¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 74

10/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Haydock (6f, firm) 13 days ago, left poorly placed. Could get back on track.

Form: 3-43620

(9)

Match Play¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| D

11/1

7/2, won 5-runner handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good) 10 days ago. Remains well treated on past exploits, so he could go well again.

Form: 739701

Non-Runners

(1)

Call Me Ginger¹³

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: J S Goldie J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Hiya Maite (9/4), Brave Nation (10/3), Cover Point (4/1), Be Proud (9/1), Thankuappreciate (10/1), Match Play (11/1), Born To Rock (12/1), Almaty Star (22/1), Call Me Ginger (25/1)

COVER POINT is unexposed for a sprinter and took a step forward to score at Musselburgh last time, so he's fancied to go in again for all that the like of Hiya Maite and Brave Nation strike as formidable opposition.