Doncaster 2.15
By UK Flat / AW (Northern)
NORTHERN - Doncaster 2.15 - Handicap Hurdle - Class 5 - 2 miles 3 and 1/2 furlongs - 14 run - Good to Soft (showers)
An interesting little race with some unexposed possible improvers.
DEMI SANG for Ben Haslam will take all the beating, I think a win saver at anything around 3/1 is good value and I will leave that to your discretion but safe to say I'm on at that price personally each way at 4/1 cracking e/w poke value.
I'm not sure about the trip for Ginger Duval or Chess Player who are also at the top end of the market and that's part of my confidence around DEMI SANG.
I think the jury is out in terms of the right trip for Anightinlambourne for Ben Pauling, a big danger though if they have unlocked the optimum distance and Oscar Clouds would shortly be winning races for Nicky Richards but may yet need this run.
At very big Odds - worth tracking and possibly a small shrapnel bet on next few runs for DARE TO BEGIN, I think it will be seen in better light over a longer trip than this but one piece of P2P form ties it in with a McCain horse called Obey The Rules who won last time off 89 for McCain and with DARE TO BEGIN off a mark of 91 it's one for a long term Tracker entry for sure.
My selection is LUCKY ICON for Phil Kirby with Tommy Dowson up, this may be the ideal trip for the horse who went off way too fast last time but ran well for a long way, and I'll be disappointed if we don't get some place money at least and a forecast with DEMI SANG for a few quid reversed may be an interesting angle too.
TRACKER - Lucky Icon (shrapnel 8 Dare to Begin @ 25/1 and Track from now on ) - Win Saver - DEMI SANG.