Bonus hunter in bid for £300,000 windfall at Doncaster

Having scooped up last Saturday’s £108,237.10 win fund, one Bonus hunter bids to nail the winner of the 3.15pm at Doncaster, in turn landing a further £296,723. This week’s Bonus race and Trifecta rollover heat is a fiendishly competitive handicap chase, where Alan King’s Dingo Dollar looks well fancied to put right the wrong of his tame effort in this last year when going off favourite. 

Tote spokesman Kevin O’Malley said: “It will be no easy task to unearth the winner of the Sky Bet Chase, as you couldn’t entirely rule out any of the 14 runners.” O’Malley added: “We’d like to wish our Scoop6 winner the very best of luck with their selection. Let’s hope they can scoop this £300,000 Bonus in Leg 6 at Doncaster.”

The feature action of the day is at Cheltenham, where the Cleeve Hurdle (3:35pm) looks to be a cracking renewal of the prominent Stayers Hurdle trial. Paisley Park is an undeniable elephant in the room, but it would be little surprise to see If The Cap Fits and Summerville Boy make the 2019 Champion work for his corn. 

Leg 3 of the Scoop6 pool is the Cotswold Chase at 2:25pm, where Santini can overcome this D-Day of sorts on route to a promising Gold Cup attempt in March. He was underwhelming at Sandown Park first time out, but better work can be expected from the 8yo on the back of a breathing operation. Bristol De Mai and Ladbrokes Trophy winner De Rasher Counter are probably the main dangers, though Mister Whittaker does rate as an interesting outsider in a tight six-runner field, which also includes Top Ville Ben and Slate House. 

Saturday 24th January 2020

Bonus Fund: £296,723

Starting Win Fund: £14,168 

Scoop6 Races:

Leg 1 - 1:50 Cheltenham

Leg 2 - 2:05 Doncaster

Leg 3 - 2:25 Cheltenham

Leg 4 - 2:40 Doncaster

Leg 5 - 3:00 Cheltenham

Leg 6 - 3:15 Doncaster (Bonus/Trifecta race)

Trifecta/Swinger rollover race

3:15 Doncaster

Saturday Jackpot

Cheltenham

Sunday Jackpot

Fontwell