Simcock hoping he can win the battle of the veterans

Sheikhzayedroad
Buy at 0.5 in match bet with Thomas Hobson

Thomas Hobson is clear favourite with the bookmakers for the Doncaster Cup, so it might seem strange to want to side with his rival when Sporting can't split them, but I think they've probably got it right.

Sheikhzayedroad may not have been at his best on his last couple of runs, but the nine-year-old does go well here, having won this race in 2016 and it's not as if he's taking on a much younger and unexposed rival as Thomas Hobson is eight.