November 26 / 12.05 Doncaster

12.05

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase

Prize money: £4356.8
3m 2f 1y
Class 5
8 runners

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

1st

Blame The Game

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Chris Gordon

5/4 (Won)

Win: £3.50
Place: £1.40

Form: 81-141 D

Last run: 38 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict

Triple hurdle winner who made it 2-7 over fences when making all in a Fontwell handicap (3m2f, good) last month; that was in a four-runner race but he won by 15l and is a major player off 5lb higher here.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
9th 20	18th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 3	13:10 Cheltenham Blame The Game 10st 2lb J: Miss Molly Landau T: Chris Gordon	Thorough stayer who won three low-grade chases last year and was creditable fourth of 20 here (3m4f, good) in April; ran poorly on seasonal debut in October, though, and needs a career best to have any chance today.	25/1
4th 3	6th Oct 2023 Good 3m 1f 210y Class 4	13:45 Fontwell Blame The Game 11st 13lb J: Freddie Gordon T: Chris Gordon	prominent, lost ground but in touch with leaders after 10th	9/4
4th 15	19th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 3m 4f 21y Class 3	14:40 Cheltenham Blame The Game 11st 3lb J: Tom Cannon T: Chris Gordon	Won consecutive races over 3m2f on good ground in the autumn and lost out only by a neck in Sussex National at Plumpton (3m4f, soft) in January; held when unseating rider at Plumpton in February but still enters calculations here.	10/1

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9th

18th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

10st 2lb

Thorough stayer who won three low-grade chases last year and was creditable fourth of 20 here (3m4f, good) in April; ran poorly on seasonal debut in October, though, and needs a career best to have any chance today.

25/1

4th

6th Oct 2023

Good

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

11st 13lb

prominent, lost ground but in touch with leaders after 10th

9/4

4th

19th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 4f 21y

Class 3

11st 3lb

Won consecutive races over 3m2f on good ground in the autumn and lost out only by a neck in Sussex National at Plumpton (3m4f, soft) in January; held when unseating rider at Plumpton in February but still enters calculations here.

10/1

2nd

Bring The Action

J: Tom Buckley

T: Nigel Hawke

14/1

Place: £1.60

Form: F3154-

Last run: 251 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict

Returned to his best when narrowly landing 3m handicap at Wetherby (good to soft) in January but was well held in final two runs last season; has had wind surgery since and is still lightly raced over fences but has something to prove after 251 days off; equipment removed.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
2nd 10	2nd Dec 2023 Good 3m 2f 1y Class 4	11:49 Doncaster Bring The Action 10st 13lb J: Tom Buckley T: Nigel Hawke	Good second in this race on last season's reappearance outing and now 7lb below that mark but not much has gone to plan since; well beaten over hurdles on latest start five weeks ago; needs to turn a corner.	10/1
9th 16	29th Oct 2023 Good To Soft 2m 5f 82y Class 4	16:04 Wincanton Bring The Action 10st 13lb J: David Noonan T: Nigel Hawke	Runner-up over fences in November (3m2f, good) first time out last season; well below form in his three runs afterwards, returned to hurdling for a novice event in March when last seen; tongue-tie (absent last term) returns; well treated judged on his better efforts.	25/1

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2nd

2nd Dec 2023

Good

3m 2f 1y

Class 4

10st 13lb

Good second in this race on last season's reappearance outing and now 7lb below that mark but not much has gone to plan since; well beaten over hurdles on latest start five weeks ago; needs to turn a corner.

10/1

9th

29th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

10st 13lb

Runner-up over fences in November (3m2f, good) first time out last season; well below form in his three runs afterwards, returned to hurdling for a novice event in March when last seen; tongue-tie (absent last term) returns; well treated judged on his better efforts.

25/1

3rd

Quiet Flow

J: Lewis Stones

T: Sam England

8/1

Place: £1.50

Form: -5623P

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict

Unexposed chaser who has shown promise with two placed efforts at Sedgefield (2m3f/2m5f) this autumn but was pulled up at Newcastle last week; has something to prove over another new trip; cheekpieces added.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
5	27th May 2023 Good 3m 1f 107y Class 5	14:45 Cartmel Quiet Flow 10st 11lb J: Tom Midgley T: Sam England	Maiden after 14 starts; placed in five of nine chasing attempts but below best in latest two outings; cheekpieces now replaced by a visor, which will need to give a boost if he's to get off the mark.	15/2
5th 7	15th May 2023 Soft 2m 4f 88y Class 5	17:45 Southwell Quiet Flow 10st 13lb J: Tom Midgley T: Sam England	Disappointed in early March and is now 0-8 over fences but was second twice in February, more notably when beaten only by a head over C&D on first occasion; can cope with any lingering juice in the ground and has obvious claims if back on song after 75-day break.	11/2
5th 3	1st Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 68y Class 5	14:50 Musselburgh Quiet Flow 11st 2lb J: Tom Midgley T: Sam England	He's a 12-race maiden but he went close at Southwell (2m4f, good) two starts ago and bumped into a progressive winner when 5l second at Sedgefield (2m5f, good) last Thursday; there can be optimism he'll be okay on the forecast good to soft ground and every chance he'll be bang there.	2/1

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27th May 2023

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

10st 11lb

Maiden after 14 starts; placed in five of nine chasing attempts but below best in latest two outings; cheekpieces now replaced by a visor, which will need to give a boost if he's to get off the mark.

15/2

5th

15th May 2023

Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

10st 13lb

Disappointed in early March and is now 0-8 over fences but was second twice in February, more notably when beaten only by a head over C&D on first occasion; can cope with any lingering juice in the ground and has obvious claims if back on song after 75-day break.

11/2

5th

1st Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 68y

Class 5

11st 2lb

He's a 12-race maiden but he went close at Southwell (2m4f, good) two starts ago and bumped into a progressive winner when 5l second at Sedgefield (2m5f, good) last Thursday; there can be optimism he'll be okay on the forecast good to soft ground and every chance he'll be bang there.

2/1

4th

Zoffalee

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Mike Sowersby

12/1

Form: 224244

Last run: 16 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict

Flat winner who hit the target three times over hurdles but he's 0-16 over fences; ran respectably when a staying-on fourth at Newcastle (2m7f, good) two weeks ago but was behind Mance Rayder and others are more persuasive.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 4	1st Jun 2023 Good 3m 3f 123y Class 4	20:15 Market Rasen Zoffalee 10st 12lb J: Aaron Anderson T: Mike Sowersby	Yet to win over fences (0-19) but placed on eight occasions; 168-day absence before a weakening third of four at Southwell (3m2f, good) last week; should strip fitter for that run and will have no issue with these conditions.	4/1
3rd 5	24th May 2023 Good 3m 1f 185y Class 4	18:20 Southwell Zoffalee 10st 10lb J: Aaron Anderson T: Mike Sowersby	in touch with leaders, good jump and headway 12th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, no extra approaching last	14/1
5th 3	7th Dec 2022 Good To Firm 2m 6f 151y Class 5	12:40 Leicester Zoffalee 11st 12lb J: Aaron Anderson T: Mike Sowersby	In the frame several times off higher marks this season and will be suited by today's trip-and-ground combination; better than he showed when well-held fourth at Doncaster recently (made jumping errors) and can play a significant role here but he has become a very tricky horse to win with.	16/1

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3rd

1st Jun 2023

Good

3m 3f 123y

Class 4

10st 12lb

Yet to win over fences (0-19) but placed on eight occasions; 168-day absence before a weakening third of four at Southwell (3m2f, good) last week; should strip fitter for that run and will have no issue with these conditions.

4/1

3rd

24th May 2023

Good

3m 1f 185y

Class 4

10st 10lb

in touch with leaders, good jump and headway 12th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, no extra approaching last

14/1

5th

7th Dec 2022

Good To Firm

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

11st 12lb

In the frame several times off higher marks this season and will be suited by today's trip-and-ground combination; better than he showed when well-held fourth at Doncaster recently (made jumping errors) and can play a significant role here but he has become a very tricky horse to win with.

16/1

5th

Mance Rayder

J: Tom Midgley

T: Henry Hogarth

4/1

Form: 66-562 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 12st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict

Recorded third chase win when scoring off 10lb higher at Kelso (3m4f, good) last May; 0-10 since but he returned to form with a good second behind an odds-on improver at Newcastle (2m7f, good) two weeks ago; has claims.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
0 2	6th Sep 2023 Good 3m 0f 41y Class 5	19:18 Hexham Mance Rayder 11st 13lb J: Brian Hughes T: Henry Hogarth	Thorough stayer; ran well when last seen at Doncaster in March but no great record fresh and hasn't won for well over two years.	9/1
3rd 6	17th Mar 2023 Good 2m 7f 214y Class 5	14:00 Doncaster Mance Rayder 11st 9lb J: Brian Hughes T: Henry Hogarth	Has his ideal conditions and is well handicapped at present but has been a bit lacklustre on last couple of starts.	12/1
4th 3	28th Feb 2023 Good 3m 1f 54y Class 4	16:15 Catterick Mance Rayder 11st 8lb J: Brian Hughes T: Henry Hogarth	held up in rear	11/2

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6th Sep 2023

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

11st 13lb

Thorough stayer; ran well when last seen at Doncaster in March but no great record fresh and hasn't won for well over two years.

9/1

3rd

17th Mar 2023

Good

2m 7f 214y

Class 5

11st 9lb

Has his ideal conditions and is well handicapped at present but has been a bit lacklustre on last couple of starts.

12/1

4th

28th Feb 2023

Good

3m 1f 54y

Class 4

11st 8lb

held up in rear

11/2

OUR TIP

6th

Lord Sparky

J: Finn Lambert

T: Stuart Edmunds

3/1

Form: 2-2313 BF

Last run: 27 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict

Five chase wins, most recently when easily making all at Huntingdon (2m7f, good) on stable debut last month; still feasibly treated off revised mark but he couldn't take advantage of a good opportunity back over hurdles since and is 0-14 away from Huntingdon; others are more persuasive.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
0 5	9th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 3m 1f 125y Class 4	15:45 Ludlow Lord Sparky 11st 3lb J: Ciaran Gethings T: Stuart Edmunds	Best known as a Huntingdon specialist; posted sound effort when second there (2m7f, good to soft) in April but remains on career-high mark for today's seasonal debut; often makes the running.	6/1
2nd 4	10th Apr 2023 Good 2m 7f 129y Class 4	14:10 Huntingdon Lord Sparky 11st 6lb J: Brian Hughes T: Stuart Edmunds	led, joined 7th, jumped left 8th, led again 11th, pushed along and jumped left 2 out, ridden and headed last, no extra run-in	15/8

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9th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 125y

Class 4

11st 3lb

Best known as a Huntingdon specialist; posted sound effort when second there (2m7f, good to soft) in April but remains on career-high mark for today's seasonal debut; often makes the running.

6/1

2nd

10th Apr 2023

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

11st 6lb

led, joined 7th, jumped left 8th, led again 11th, pushed along and jumped left 2 out, ridden and headed last, no extra run-in

15/8

7th

Old Page

J: Thomas Willmott

T: Aytach Sadik

40/1

Form: 95735U

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict

1-2 in points but has generally struggled in six runs under rules and he unseated over fences at Fakenham (3m, good; 33-1) last month; was in front at the time but it was some way out and others are more convincing.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 8	26th Nov 2023 Heavy 2m 4f 0y Class 5	14:15 Uttoxeter Old Page 10st 2lb J: Derek Fox T: David Thompson	Has struggled to get competitive off lowly marks this year and is now 0-19 under rules; 15lb out of the weights today; can't be recommended.	66/1
7th 11	8th Oct 2023 Soft 3m 0f 0y Class 5	16:45 Uttoxeter Old Page 10st 2lb J: Harry Reed T: David Thompson	Has generally struggled in Britain, especially in recent starts, and that's likely to continue from 10lb out of the handicap.	40/1
0 10	6th Sep 2023 Good 3m 0f 41y Class 5	19:18 Hexham Old Page 10st 2lb J: Nathan Moscrop T: David Thompson	Has generally struggled in Britain, including on stable debut 11 days ago; cheekpieces return; 10lb out of the handicap.	50/1

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4th

26th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

10st 2lb

Has struggled to get competitive off lowly marks this year and is now 0-19 under rules; 15lb out of the weights today; can't be recommended.

66/1

7th

8th Oct 2023

Soft

3m 0f 0y

Class 5

10st 2lb

Has generally struggled in Britain, especially in recent starts, and that's likely to continue from 10lb out of the handicap.

40/1

6th Sep 2023

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

10st 2lb

Has generally struggled in Britain, including on stable debut 11 days ago; cheekpieces return; 10lb out of the handicap.

50/1

Stop The World

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Michael Mullineaux

66/1

Form: 5/P-PP D

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict

Beaten in eight points in first half of 2022 and he's been pulled up at big prices back over regulation fences (3m) in two runs this autumn; tongue-tie now returns but he can only be watched.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
6	28th Dec 2022 Heavy 2m 4f 110y Class 5	15:40 Leicester Stop The World 11st 9lb J: Robert Dunne T: Michael Mullineaux	A winning chaser but has been in no form over fences since returning to rules and he's 0-9 as a hurdler.	100/1
5	26th Nov 2022 Good 3m 2f 1y Class 5	12:05 Doncaster Stop The World 11st 13lb J: Peter Kavanagh T: Michael Mullineaux	Beaten in eight points in first half of 2022 and he's been pulled up at big prices back over regulation fences (3m) in two runs this autumn; tongue-tie now returns but he can only be watched.	66/1

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28th Dec 2022

Heavy

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

15:40 Leicester

Stop The World

11st 9lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Michael Mullineaux

A winning chaser but has been in no form over fences since returning to rules and he's 0-9 as a hurdler.

100/1

26th Nov 2022

Good

3m 2f 1y

Class 5

12:05 Doncaster

Stop The World

11st 13lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Michael Mullineaux

Beaten in eight points in first half of 2022 and he's been pulled up at big prices back over regulation fences (3m) in two runs this autumn; tongue-tie now returns but he can only be watched.

66/1