Yesterday
was a frustrating day for followers of this column as Bottom Bay finished third
(advised each way) but the host of non runners meant bookmakers only paid out
on two places. And if that wasn’t enough, Proud Archi would have met less
traffic had he caught the train into London Central on a Monday morning. He ran
into a close third eventually but with two more strides he would have won.
Hopefully
we have a change of luck today and we kick off with the recent winner, MR WAGYU. On his old form he still
looks well handicapped and he showed he still retains plenty of love for the
game with his victory 8 days ago at Ayr. I’m of the belief that was a hot
little event and the form could work out well. It certainly looks better than
this race and I think if turning up in the same form, Mr Wagyu is going to take
some stopping.
I think
CLOUD DRIFT could offer a bit of
value in the 3.00 as Michael Bell‘s horse should have plenty of improvement to
come. He is quite well thought of and progressed nicely as a two year old so I
hold every faith his recent run would have bought him forward plenty. Oisin
Murphy is booked to ride and I hope he can shape up the market protagonists.
YOU OWE ME certainly owes me after his
disappointing seasonal debut came just two weeks after I tipped him up as a
horse to follow this season. However, I have noticed that Mark Johnston’s
typical 3 year old middle distance handicappers have been coming on for their
first run so I hope he steps forward from that pipe opener. He showed enough
promise last year to suggest his current mark is well within his range and the
step up in trip here should suit too. He has the fav to beat but I do think he
is a lot better than what he has shown so far.
Doncaster 1.30 – Mr Wagyu – 1pt win
Doncaster 3.00 – Cloud Drift – 0.5pts e/w
Doncaster 5.05 – You Owe Me – 0.5pt win
