Doncaster 16th December
By UK Flat / AW (Northern)
NORTHERN - Doncaster 12.50 Mares Handicap Hurdle - Class 4 - 3 miles 84 yards - Good to Soft (drying) - 14 run
At the top end of the market Bon Retour is upped in trip and Phillipa Sue is a bit one paced and vulnerable on the ground in a finish. Headscarf lIl does get her ground so will be a danger although a break of around 3 months suggests they may have taper her off for the winter and have come here for the ground. Aazza is 13 lbs higher for a Course and Distance win but progressing so also rates a danger.
We have both DILLARCHIE and SEPTEMBER DAISY in the TRACKER and the more i looked at them the more both looked decent each way value here, both look primed to run well and I can't find any excuses not to have an investment in them.
Tips (1s) Dillarchie / (2s) September Daisy
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NORTHERN Doncaster 3.15 Handicap Chase - Class 2 - 2 miles 7 furlongs (3 miles basically) - Good to Soft - 11 run
I'm going to add MInella Trump, Slipway and Castle Robin to the TRACKER, I think all of these will be better for the run here, better in the New Year and the types to pick up some nice prizes. I also think that Sail Away is a Spring type, Twoshotsoftequila is in deeper here and Forward Plan isn't great price value.
I really like MISTER COFFEY he stands out for a full each way bet, has been in much deeper races and run well and deserves a win. I'll split stakes down to shrapnel each way on a pair that I think are value and also here with a real chance of some place money, I narrowly prefer NESTOR PARK who has had a run, gets conditions and the yard picking back up after a quiet 2-3 weeks when I suspect they have done annual vaccines. MANOTHEPEOPLE is a progressive Chaser in the making who was unlucky to unseat last time and they'll get a good idea after today where the ceiling for this one may be.
Tips (1) Mister Coffey (2s) Nestor Park / (3s) Manothepeople
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