13:45 Doncaster

Thursday 12 March 2020

All13:1513:4514:2515:0515:4516:2517:05

Enjoy Cheltenham With MansionBet Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 5m 18.20s

1^st

Top Decision

710-2

11/2

T: S DrinkwaterJ: Jack Tudor (5)

Held up last, closer at 5th, slightly outpaced 11th, rallied 3 out, went 2nd before next, ridden between last 2, good jump to lead last, soon clear op 13/2 tchd 15/2

2^nd

Knockrobin

912-0

7/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Led, reached for 2nd, hit 11th, wandered slowed into last mistake and headed, no extra op 4/1 tchd 3/1

3^rd

Jaboticaba

611-12

7/2

T: A KingJ: Alexander Thorne (5)

Raced wide tracking leading pair, went 2nd approaching 3 out until next, no extra in 3rd op 3/1 tchd 11/4

4^th

3 ¼

De Forgotten One

611-9

7/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Charlie Price (5)

Raced keenly tracking leader, lost 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened before next tchd 4/1

5^th

Carolines Charm

611-8

16/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Raced keenly, in touch on inside, headway tracking leaders 4th, weakened 2 out, tailed off op 22/1

Also Ran

Monsieur D'Arque

611-8

3/1f

T: D SkeltonJ: Conor Shoemark

Held up in touch, headway tracking leaders 5th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last op 10/3 tchd 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.40Pl:£2.40, £1.90EX:£23.70Trifecta:£105.90SF:£25.31Swingers:£4.60, £4.00, £3.10

Forecasts

Monsieur D'Arque (3/1), Knockrobin (7/2), Jaboticaba (7/2), De Forgotten One (7/2), Top Decision (11/2), Carolines Charm (16/1)

It's hard to be very enthusiastic about any of these but top weight KNOCKROBIN did win last time and seems to have been waiting for the better ground expected here. He may get his own way up front and can follow up. This is easier than the Kempton race in which Jaboticaba ran poorly last time and he has claims on previous efforts, while Top Decision gets plenty of weight and a case can be made for him if you excuse an abysmal effort at Warwick in December when last seen. Carolines Charm also has place prospects.

Knockrobin
Jaboticaba
Carolines Charm

Prize Money

1st: £4,289.002nd: £1,259.003rd: £630.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00