Stevie Donohoe out to end more than a three-and-a-half-year wait and Henrietta Knight's red-hot Flat record

Punting pointers for some of Saturday's meetings . . .

Chester: long wait for a winner to end?

It has still been a long time between drinks in Britain for Stevie Donohoe, who will be itching to get a long-awaited winner back in the country.

Not since October 2022 has the Group-winning jockey ridden a winner in this country, although he went on a world tour that included a successful spell in Mauritius before his return to riding in Britain in January. However, 21 rides since then have not yielded success.

That could change on Flaming Rib in the 6f handicap (3.05). Winner of a lucrative sprint in Qatar two years ago, he is twice a track winner and has drawn the inside berth in one.

His trainer Hugo Palmer said: "It's hard to know how he's going to run as he's been going backwards since we broke his heart in Hong Kong. We've given him plenty of time, he looks very well and he's got a nice draw, but on the evidence of his last half a dozen runs he'd be hard to fancy.

"We're looking to see a spark. If they go a good gallop I'd have thought my other runner Balon D'Or would have a better chance."

On Donohoe, he added: "With English jockeys spread across seven meetings on Saturday we're in short supply and Stevie's back in the country. He's riding out daily for the Wathnan team in Newmarket. He wasn't a regular pilot but he rode winners for me before. He's a good, strong, front-running jockey and I think that's what Flaming Rib needs."

Flaming Rib15:05 Chester

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Jky: Stevie Donohoe Tnr: Hugo Palmer

Doncaster: can Wicket Keeper catch out the bookies?

It has already been a fine week for cricket in Yorkshire and an appropriately named runner is out to make it even better in the 6f novice race (6.25).

England went 1-0 up in the five-match Test series against India at Headingley, on Tuesday and Wicket Keeper is out to continue his own winning groove.

Trained by Ed Bethell, the three-year-old made a perfect start for the Group 1-winning trainer with an impressive success at Catterick last month under Kevin Stott. The trio team up again, although they carry a 7lb penalty for that recent success.

Bethell said:  "He's been training good since Catterick and I hope I can run him, but I'll see what the ground is like before I make a final decision on that."

Wicket Keeper18:25 Doncaster

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Jky: Kevin Stott Tnr: Edward Bethell

Doncaster: Kaiya Fraser's perfect track record 

The jockey is 2-2 at the course this year. He rides Bantz (7.00) and Cocktail Lounge (7.30).

Lingfield: red-hot Henrietta's string out again

It has paid handsomely to follow legendary trainer Henrietta Knight's Flat runners this year and she unleashes just one runner on Saturday to keep up the red-hot run.

Backing the Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning trainer's runners in this sphere in 2025 off a £1 level-stake has produced a +£36.50 profit, with four winners from eight attempts.

Four of those came in April and May, when she registered a 67 per cent strike-rate with two wins from three runners each time.

Her only previous Flat runner in June was beaten, but last month's Brighton winner Voix De Bocelli will be out to avenge that in the 1m2f handicap (6.10).

Voix De Bocelli18:10 Lingfield

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Jky: David Egan Tnr: Henrietta C Knight

Windsor: Dream four-timer?

Safari Dream has racked up some winning sequences in the past and he attempts to extend his current one in the 6f handicap (4.00).

Rod Millman's gelding is seeking a four-timer after two victories at Salisbury and one at Chelmsford. All those wins ended a long losing streak dating back to September 2022.

That success, which came at this track, was also when he was completing another hat-trick.

Safari Dream16:00 Windsor

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Jky: Lewis Edmunds Tnr: Rod Millman

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