Doncaster 4.00
Doncaster 4.00 Handicap Hurdle - Class 4 - 3 miles 84 yards - Good - 12 run
There are a number in here who are upped in trip and it's a pretty tight race and nothing standout to my mind at the top of the market.
There are a couple though at bigger prices who, on a quiet punting day, deserve closer inspection.
At bit prices is SAMMYLOU for the O'Brien (Fergal) and McPherson combination. This McPherson horse won 3 times in 2020 off marks of 100, 108 and 116, and was runner up in a Class 2 race at Newbury and won a Class 4 at Fontwell off a mark of 119. It's last 2 runs have been a last place and a pulled up but the key to its best form has been Good ground. The fact that they are persevering and off a mark of 117 with a 10lbs claimer up may warrant a very small investment.
Of more interest possibly at the bottom end of the market is COURT DREAMING for Nicky Richards. Another who really needs genuinely Good ground, all 3 wins have been on ground described as "Good" with a best win mark of 120, so running off a mark of 112 here certainly worth an investment.
TRACKER - Court Dreaming (shrapnel if you wish on Sammylou)