GM Hopkins has come the weights slightly exposed to any improvers but has run ok the last twice running on well in the hunt cup when 7th of 29
the problem has become rearing at beginning of the races and loing from the break,anything like that at sandown will have very little chance of winning.Was rated 114 last season,is rated 104 now coming diw n to 104, 1 pound above his last handicap win at goodwood in 2015 could easily run well if not missing the break..
Master the world was also in the hunt cup,finished just behind GM Hopkins and although wasn't as eyecatching he had to come from the 8 draw,was big advantage to be stands side only horse to be drawn in single figures in first 9 and that was off 105,tomorrow off 103 and with claim of 5 lowest mark since September 2015.Again another poor draw in 12 so a lot to aak but at least looks in decent form and decent mark was 2nd at goodwood last season in a big handicap off 104 so has some sort of chance of hitting the frame but will need some luck,has only ever won three races and the last was 2 seasons ago...
Royal hunt cup
Turning into a bit of a cliff horse donncha but bar its last run it's still hard to knock the horse mark hasn't moved hardly at all in last dozen runs and has been unlucky in a quarter of those,there are obvious improvers in the race fastnet tempest and banksea and George william he finished behind those three at newbury but only a couple of lengths and is weighted to finish upsiode them again.His last run over the c/d at ascot was in the balmoral handicap in October coming what looked with a winning run and completekly stopped in run finished behind afjaan and morando also running in the hunt cup all these five are infront of him in the betting and although a couple are open to more progress he's 2 1/2 times the price he was in the balmoral.He's hardly run a bad race at the track over 7fs and a mile the only negative I can see is soft ground he appears not to stay the mile to run to his best on that ground anything else should be fine...Might add another yet when I have a better look at the race,can't really see donncha going off 25/1 although I don't think he will contract as he normally does as this does look a slightly better race but still can't see him being bigger than 14/1-16/1 tops
Donncha 25/1 skybet/hills/betfred/sportingbet/victor/totesport/lads/corals/betway
Bunbury cup 25/1 365/victor Donncha
Am not very confident as the bunbury is only over 7fs,but they rarely win from the front in this race and he ran well over the mile in a listed race behind Estidhkaar over the mile on the track didn't run in the hunt cup so still has bit to prove after the last run at York,although previous to that had never run a bad race in what were very competitive handicaps.Again afjaan,george William and fastnet tempest run horses he has form with and closely matched on newbury form and ascot form,the 7f might be too short although does have a good record over the trip but they were far weaker races but had won 3/5 runs and the other two ran respectably.He's never gone off bigger than 10/1 in last ten runs and has never gone off bigger than 20/1 last time that happened was 4th of 20 in june 2015,he's probably going to go off 14/1 -16/1 tops and worth a small bet
Betfred mile Donncha 33/1 lads Master of the world 25/1 victor
This season has seen all the big handicaps won by exposed horses and donnchas form has fitted in with a lot of the winners and placed horses,his run in the lincoln with bravery and zhui feng behind and the newbury form with George William and fastnet tempest and blair house and although has disappointed last two runs the Newmarket run everything was against him trip,draw,ground.He was 3rd in this last season of 100 now down to 97,as long as grounds not to quick or soft then should be fine,good ground is ideal and that's more than likely to be the case with over watering,master the worlds run also ties in with all these horses great run at ascot in hunt cup only low draw in first 10 and stopped in run and nice turn around in weights with zhui feng,blair house,.He was 2nd in this race last season 2ls infront of donncha off 104 is 2 pound worse off for 2ls, that form looked so strong in hunt cup and with gm Hopkins getting touched off from the hunt cup at sandown and although he rarely wins it looks like these races are there for the taking...Donnchas 33/1 with one firm,could be a forgottton horse and may see quite a few books at those prices master the world probably won't be bigger than 25/1 with that rock solid run,the fact they both were in the race last year handle the track makes them look worth having a couple of small interests...
