Sean Bowen, Gordon Brown and Chad Yeomans assess the weekend action
Betting editor Keith Melrose and top tipster Pietro Innocenzi also join the jury
What’s your view of the Grimthorpe at Doncaster?
Sean Bowen I’d love to see my younger brother James and Caroline Bailey gain some compensation with Boldmere after his final-fence fall at Wetherby last time. He’d won twice before that and I’d like to think he’s got a great chance if he’s none the worse after that mishap.
Gordon Brown Boldmere looked set to complete his hat-trick when coming a cropper at the last at Wetherby and this could be nice compensation even though he’s been nudged up another 5lb. I can see last year’s surprise winner Chidswell running well again and Yalltari is better than his run at Ascot before Christmas when he was sent off favourite.
Pietro Innocenzi I prefer Paul Nicholls’ chances here than at Newbury, as Worthy Farm has benefited from the fitting of blinkers and shapes as though he might improve further now going left-handed (he jumps that way). That said, he’ll have to as he’s up a further 7lb and in a stronger race. At the prices, Fortified Bay interests me more each-way as he’s turned a corner over fences.
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Published on 28 February 2020inPreviews
Last updated 11:20, 1 March 2020
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