Timeform’s Doncaster Racing Tips
13:50 – Art Design
14:25 – Caburn
15:00 – Desert Flower
15:35 – Night Sparkle
16:10 – Promethean
16:40 – Back In Black
17:15 – Best Adventure
17:50 – Percy Shelley
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
13:50 – Art Design
ART DESIGN did well to get up from a most unpromising position at Southwell to open her account on handicap debut last time, doing all of her best work at the finish, and she promises to be suited by this longer trip, so she gets the nod over Toomuchforme, who was denied by a stablemate of the selection at Newbury last time. Dear Cat is another big player.
14:25 – Caburn
This assignment looks tailor-made for CABURN, who has proven himself in the hustle and bustle of a big-field scenario having won the Super Sprint at Newbury, and he subsequently left the strong impression that this slightly longer trip and stiffer track would be ideal when fifth in the Gimcrack at York. Intrusively deservedly opened his account at Nottingham and is feared most ahead of An Outlaw’s Grace and King of Bears. Likely favourite Camille Pissarro is opposable judged on his Gimcrack effort.
15:00 – Desert Flower
On looks, pedigree and the impression she’s created so far, DESERT FLOWER seems set to reach a smart level of form as a juvenile, with a very good standard on form. She looked a bright prospect when making a winning debut over 7f at Newmarket and confirmed that impression when following up under a penalty on the same course and distance last month, drawing nine and a half lengths clear of the runner-up in impressive fashion. She can take this step up into pattern company in her stride to maintain her unbeaten record. This trip also promises to suit Anshoda so she’s offered as the chief threat.
15:35 – Night Sparkle
Three-year-olds have won the last four renewals of the Park Hill Stakes, but they may have to give way to their elders this time, and it’s NIGHT SPARKLE who makes most appeal. She was only eighth behind Sumo Sam in this race 12 months ago, but that was her first start for Andrew Balding, and soft ground may not have been ideal. She has produced some smart efforts in defeat this season, and will find this easier than her task against the boys in the Lonsdale Cup last time. Scenic comes into the reckoning after her impressive win at York, while Mistral Star wasn’t disgraced in the Yorkshire Oaks last time and should stay this far.
16:10 – Promethean
A good-quality handicap for three-year-olds and the vote goes to bottom weight PROMETHEAN, who shaped well as runner-up at Newmarket on his most recent outing, having been caught further back than ideal, and looks comfortably ahead of his mark. Victorious Street stretched clear with a fellow improver in good style at Southwell and may do better on handicap debut, while Blake has been off since winning at Sandown in July, but the form of that race has worked out well.
16:40 – Back In Black
BACK IN BLACK bumped into a couple of useful prospects on his first two starts at Yarmouth and Ascot, and he didn’t need to improve when making the most of a good opportunity at Yarmouth last month. He stood out on form, but did well to win under the circumstances, clipping heels with a horse in front of him and stumbling badly two furlongs out. He recovered well to win in good style and there should be more to come from him now moving into handicaps. He is taken to see off the challenge of the progressive Spell Master, with Jorge Alvares another to note on his handicap bow.
17:15 -Best Adventure
BEST ADVENTURE cost a whopping 650,000 guineas as a yearling and showed the benefit of his debut experience finishing runner-up to a useful prospect at Lingfield in July. He ran to a similar level when fourth to the promising Ruling Court at Sandown last time and that looks a race to keep an eye on. He looks very interesting now moving up to a mile on his handicap debut. Pellitory is feared most as he heads into handicaps, ahead of Brindavan.
17:50 – Percy Shelley
This is a wide-open handicap to close the card, and it could just be worth chancing David O’Meara’s PERCY SHELLEY. He’s been far from disgraced tackling longer trips in recent weeks and, having steadily eased in the weights, he’s of interest with a visor refitted. Southwell scorer Kildare Legend, and Lyric are a pair of three-year-olds also fancied to be in the mix, while Soowaih makes each-way appeal.
Timeform’s Doncaster Racing Tips
13:50 – Art Design
14:25 – Caburn
15:00 – Desert Flower
15:35 – Night Sparkle
16:10 – Promethean
16:40 – Back In Black
17:15 – Best Adventure
17:50 – Percy Shelley
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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