14:10 Doncaster

Friday 15 December 2017

All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

footballacca.tips 'Confined' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 6m 45.00s

1^st

Mister Don

710-11

11/2

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 13th, led before 5 out, driven clear 4 out to next, soon ridden and hard pressed, stayed on well from last op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1

2^nd

4 ½

Alvarado

1211-12

5/2f

T: F O'BrienJ: B S Hughes

Held up in touch on outer, 5th when not fluent 14th, rallied into 2nd 3 out, every chance next, ridden and outpaced by front pair between last 2, stayed on to regain 2nd near finish, no impression op 11/4

3^rd

Capard King

811-1

7/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (7)

Tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 5 out, rallied 2 out, soon challenged and every chance, ridden before last, held flat, lost 2nd near finish op 5/1

Also Ran

Some Are Lucky

611-12

8/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

With leader, led 8th, headed when blundered and rider lost iron briefly 11th, led again before next, headed before 5 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last op 17/2 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1

Royale Knight

1111-11

16/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Brendan Powell

Made most to 8th, in touch, lost place and behind from 12th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 14th op 14/1

Mercers Court

911-11

25/1

T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan

Prominent, mistake 10th, led next, headed before 12th, lost place next, ridden and weakened before 5 out, behind when pulled up before next op 20/1 tchd 18/1

A Good Skin

811-2

11/4

T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings (3)

Blundered 1st, held up in touch, went prominent on outside 10th, challenged 5 out, ridden before next, soon outpaced, weakened 2 out, pulled up before last, dismounted op 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.20Pl:£3.00, £1.90EX:£15.40Trifecta:£89.10SF:£20.12Swingers:£4.00, £2.80, £2.70

Forecasts

Alvarado (5/2), A Good Skin (11/4), Capard King (7/2), Mister Don (11/2), Some Are Lucky (8/1), Royale Knight (16/1), Mercers Court (25/1)

The veteran ALVARADO showed he retains plenty of ability when finishing third on his seasonal debut and he can take this competitive staying handicap chase off the same mark today. The selection represents a stable with a 20% strike-rate (4/20) in recent weeks and he is taken to notch a sixth career success at the chief expense of bottom weight Mister Don who had been in good form prior to disappointing last time. Royale Knight stays this trip well and can return to form by claiming third today.

Alvarado
Mister Don
Royale Knight

Previous Winners

2016

Dancing Shadow

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 7

J: Nick Scholfield | T: V R A Dartnall

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £8,758.002nd: £2,587.003rd: £1,294.004th: £647.005th: £323.006th: £162.00