January 28 / 15.50 Doncaster

15.50

Good

Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 2m 7f 214y
  • Class 4
  • 12 runners
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Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.50
  • Place: £3.10

Form: -34323 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Chasing on last four starts and yet to match his hurdling form but he was a respectable second on third attempt; had a wind operation before beaten a long way here 18 days ago; trip/ground probably fine and he's on a good mark if back to his best.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

30th Nov 2024

Good

3m 2f 1y

Class 4

14:37 Doncaster

Taste The Fear

11st 11lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

disputed lead early, slow jump 1st, soon in touch with leaders, mistake 5th, dropped to rear before 7th, some headway and went fourth before 4 out, switched right and went modest third before 3 out, no impression

6/1

3rd

1

30th Nov 2024

Good

3m 2f 1y

Class 4

14:37 Doncaster

Taste The Fear

11st 11lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

disputed lead early, slow jump 1st, soon in touch with leaders, mistake 5th, dropped to rear before 7th, some headway and went fourth before 4 out, switched right and went modest third before 3 out, no impression

6/1

4th

6

2nd Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 45y

Class 4

16:08 Wetherby

Taste The Fear

11st 11lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Well beaten over hurdles at Worcester in September but was returning from a 104-day break and chasing is his game nowadays; won two in a row over fences at Southwell (3m, good) in the spring and he's a strong contender if back on song today.

6/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 111-56 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 12st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Won last three starts last season (2m4f-3m4f); had wind surgery in September and beaten 30l on reappearance but latest start (tongue tied first time) was a big step back in the right direction; competitive if back to best.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

2

23rd Apr 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

14:53 Southwell

Tim Pat

12st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Useful chaser at his best but has regressed this season; safely held when reverted to hurdling for two starts in January and needs subsequent wind op to have made a difference.

12/1

7th

2

23rd Apr 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

14:53 Southwell

Tim Pat

12st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Useful chaser at his best but has regressed this season; safely held when reverted to hurdling for two starts in January and needs subsequent wind op to have made a difference.

12/1

7th

11

28th Jan 2024

Good

3m 0f 84y

Class 4

15:05 Doncaster

Tim Pat

11st 7lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

Beaten a neck over fences here (3m, good) one year ago off 14lb higher, but not so hot since; the return to hurdles last time (3m1f, soft) did not get a sufficient response for him to be greatly fancied at the moment.

14/1

20/1

  • Place: £5.30

Form: 2542P8

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Dual 2m4f chase winner last March; creditable second over 3m in April and 2m4f in October but right out of form in his last two starts; needs a career best.
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7th

10

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

16:30 Cartmel

Croagh Patrick

10st 6lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Gillian Boanas

Back on the lowly mark off which he snapped a long losing run in December 2024 at Carlisle (3m2f, soft); remains to be seen what ability remains on this stable debut following 14 months out.

25/1

7

13th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

16:22 Hexham

Croagh Patrick

10st 7lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: Sam England

Got back to winning ways at Carlisle (3m2f) in December but well below par both runs since at Uttoxeter and back at Carlisle; this course winner has something to prove.

14/1

9th

10

3rd Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:00 Carlisle

Croagh Patrick

10st 7lb

J: Charlotte Jones

T: Sam England

Largely consistent record at Carlisle features two wins, the latest in December (ended a long losing run); return to this venue is a plus.

10/1

Form: 524-19 C

Last run: 50 days

W: 11st 13lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Won a 3m race in May 2021; made all for 30l win at Warwick (2m4f, good to soft) on seasonal debut off a reduced mark; back up 7lb but that was not responsible for his lacklustre show at Cheltenham on latest start, always behind; all six wins under rules have come from the front.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

4

20th Apr 2023

Good

2m 0f 62y

Class 3

16:25 Cheltenham

Hawthorn Cottage

10st 6lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Amy Murphy

Two wins this season, by a distance at Warwick in November (2m4f, good to soft) and last time when making all for a much narrower verdict at Market Rasen (2m4f, soft); long time since she raced over this short a distance but she's a front-runner who jumps well.

9/2

1st

3

21st Mar 2023

Soft

2m 5f 89y

Class 4

15:15 Market Rasen

Hawthorn Cottage

11st 4lb

J: Luca Morgan

T: Amy Murphy

Easy winner at Warwick in November (2m4f, good to soft) and fair third at Doncaster last time (2m3f, good); a possible.

7/2

3rd

3

3rd Mar 2023

Good

2m 3f 31y

Class 4

16:20 Doncaster

Hawthorn Cottage

11st 12lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Amy Murphy

10yo who can be inconsistent but she easily made all at Warwick (2m4f, good to soft) last November and bounced back from her Cheltenham flop with a fair fourth here (3m, good) in January; could benefit from this drop back in distance and she's one to consider.

9/4

Form: 5-33F4 C

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Twice ran well for minor honours here early last year and he's well handicapped on that, but that's much the closest he's come to winning in seven starts over fences; backward steps in his three starts since summer break, back hurdling on latest.
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10

26th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 39y

Class 3

17:10 Kelso

The Macon Lugnatic

11st 12lb

J: Miss Isobel Mactaggart

T: Mrs K B Mactaggart

raced in last, pushed along briefly after 6th, slow jump and detached 8th

33/1

10

26th May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 39y

Class 3

17:10 Kelso

The Macon Lugnatic

11st 12lb

J: Miss Isobel Mactaggart

T: Mrs K B Mactaggart

Became rather disappointing for Ben Pauling in 2023; ordinary form pointing this year (pulled up last time) and others appeal more.

33/1

Form: 21-533 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Both wins have come at about 3m but best form last term over 4m; seems to be heading back to form and he's back to his last winning mark.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

5

14th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

16:48 Hexham

Morozov Cocktail

11st 12lb

J: Mr Thomas Easterby

T: W H Easterby

Not seen under rules since pulled up over C&D 11 months ago; a dual winner in the pointing field in 2025 however so this one-time fair winning 3m chaser can't be dismissed.

7/1

3rd

5

14th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

16:48 Hexham

Morozov Cocktail

11st 12lb

J: Mr Thomas Easterby

T: W H Easterby

Not seen under rules since pulled up over C&D 11 months ago; a dual winner in the pointing field in 2025 however so this one-time fair winning 3m chaser can't be dismissed.

7/1

9

11th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 4

16:00 Hexham

Morozov Cocktail

10st 8lb

J: Mr William Easterby

T: Tim Easterby

prominent on outer, in touch with leaders 4th, dropped to last and reminders 12th

10/1

Form: 41-360 CD

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Usually ridden by claimer Luke Scott but not today; superb campaign two seasons back culminated in his win in this race; never quite as good since and inconsistent with it but he still won at Warwick last April and is just 1lb higher today; remote in his two races this winter but they were over hurdles and he perked up when returned to chasing last term; considered.
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4

11th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:35 Warwick

The Late Legend

11st 3lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Tom Weston

jumped right on occasions, led, headed and lost two places 11th, lost position and dropped to last 12th, pulled up 13th

25/1

4

11th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:35 Warwick

The Late Legend

11st 3lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Tom Weston

jumped right on occasions, led, headed and lost two places 11th, lost position and dropped to last 12th, pulled up 13th

25/1

Form: 1-F231 D

Last run: 55 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Not proven on soft; two falls in first three chase starts but won the other and has had two places and a win from his three races since; improved to score at Huntingdon (2m7f, good; raised 4lb since) in early December and could have more in the tank.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

8

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

20:50 Stratford

Great DAnge

10st 10lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Alexander Gibbons

Has four wins over fences but yet to score in this sphere; has shown nothing in his three runs for current yard.

50/1

3

29th Sep 2025

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 5

15:41 Newton Abbot

Great DAnge

11st 4lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Alexander Gibbons

Won over fences here (3m2f, good) for Barry Brennan last summer and has posted a couple of good efforts in that sphere this season; reverts to hurdling off lower mark for new stable here; could have a say.

5/1

2

15th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Worcester

Great DAnge

11st 11lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Alexander Gibbons

Won over fences for Barry Brennan last summer and has posted a couple of good efforts in that sphere this season; reverts to hurdling off lower mark for new stable here; could have a say.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 423-2P

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
2-13 as reliable sort over hurdles, back from one-year absence when creditable second of five at Uttoxeter in November; always behind when pulled up on chase debut at Newbury on New Year's Eve, however.
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Verdict Starting price

6

24th Aug 2024

Soft

3m 1f 83y

Class 2

15:25 Cartmel

Eyeofthescorpion

10st 7lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Andrew Hamilton

always behind, lost touch 8th, pulled up before 3 out

50/1

5

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 20y

Class 3

17:05 Perth

Eyeofthescorpion

10st 5lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Andrew Hamilton

didn't always jump with fluency, held up in rear, detached after 1st, bad mistake and unseated 10th

20/1

3

28th Jan 2023

Good

2m 7f 214y

Class 4

15:50 Doncaster

Eyeofthescorpion

11st 12lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

held up in last, mistake 2nd

8/1

Form: 7212-4 D

Last run: 53 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6

27th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

15:37 Uttoxeter

Jaytee

10st 6lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Ian Williams

Won twice at Doncaster (3m, good/good to soft) during 2023-24 season but returned from long layoff with two disappointing runs this term, the latter in C&D race won by Saint Bibiana last month; others have much less to prove.

25/1

9

29th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

13:30 Uttoxeter

Jaytee

10st 12lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Ian Williams

In excellent form with varied headgear for most of the 2023-2024 season, but then had a long absence and he was tailed off on return four weeks ago; needs to be at his peak and some headgear (absent last time) returns.

12/1

5th

6

31st May 2025

Good

3m 2f 83y

Class 3

19:30 Stratford

Jaytee

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Ian Williams

In excellent form when last in action in January 2024, making all to win readily by over 7l at Doncaster (3m, good), but returns from long absence on a 7lb higher mark and with usual headgear missing.

6/1

Form: 3-4P15 C

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Nothing like the force of old and sparked rarely in 2022 but he did win a six-runner race at Kelso in December on penultimate start; needs better to take this.
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7

1st Nov 2025

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

13:23 Ayr

Hold The Note

10st 12lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Ewan Whillans

Winless since early in 2023 and didn't get going last season; tumbling in the weights but others are more appealing.

20/1

7

1st Nov 2025

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

13:23 Ayr

Hold The Note

10st 12lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Ewan Whillans

Winless since early in 2023 and didn't get going last season; tumbling in the weights but others are more appealing.

20/1

Form: 1/4/26 C

Last run: 55 days

W: 10st 6lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
10l win here (2m4f, good) in March 2020 off just 2lb lower is very much his career highlight in form terms; close second at Stratford (2m6f, good) in October after 739 days off gives him a squeak but he needs to bounce back from a lesser show at Huntingdon and has not proved his stamina.
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3rd

2

11th Oct 2023

Good

3m 2f 202y

Class 5

16:05 Sedgefield

Top Decision

11st 8lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Samuel Drinkwater

midfield, some headway before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on and went third run-in

13/2

5th

4

6th Sep 2023

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:18 Hexham

Top Decision

11st 10lb

J: Ned Fox

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Hasn't been seen since February but last October's Stratford close second (off this mark) came after two years away; appears to stay 3m but both wins at shorter and this isn't the track for those with suspect stamina.

10/1

4th

1

9th Feb 2023

Good

2m 7f 214y

Class 5

14:15 Doncaster

Top Decision

12st 0lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Samuel Drinkwater

2m4f course winner who returned from a long absence with a good second at Stratford (extended 2m6f, good) in October; below par next time and he's since unseated (six out) over this C&D, but he was going okay at the time and is not ruled out in first-time cheekpieces.

15/2

Non-runners

Jaytee

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £82.30
Straight Forecast £85.34
Tricast £1490.37
Trifecta £1218.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Great D'Ange

TOPSPEED:

Taste The Fear

Daily Mail:

The Macon Lugnatic

The Guardian:

Morozov Cocktail

POSTDATA:

Tim Pat

The Sun:

Jaytee

The Times:

Hold The Note

RP Ratings:

Great D'Ange

WEST COUNTRY:

Great D'Ange

D Express:

Great D'Ange

Daily Mirror:

Great D'Ange

Daily Record:

Great D'Ange

Telegraph:

Taste The Fear

The Star:

The Macon Lugnatic