Ollie Could Outrun Odds At Doncaster

Unfortunately, it wasn’t Urbanist’s day earlier this week and he was never sighted. He started in rear and stayed there, never even looking like landing a blow. I still believe he is a horse with more ability than he is showing and perhaps he needs further and better ground to be seen at his best. Tomorrow I am chancing one at a big price at Doncaster, and I think Ollie Vaar could sneak a place in the 2 mile Novices’ Hurdle that opens the card at 12.05.

 

Ollie Vaar Could Go Well For Richard Price.

This 5yo son of Sulamani showed nothing in a pair of point to points on good ground, pulled up on debut and then falling when beaten next time. He moved from Robert Llewellyn to Richard Price after that second run and he made his rules debut over timber at Chepstow a month ago (16f soft). He was green as grass throughout that race, reluctant to start and putting in one or two hairy jumps.

However, it looked to me as though he had an engine and he did very well to come home in 5th, beaten a long way for the win but only 3L behind the 4th, The Crazed Moon. That mare ran well to finish 2nd in a maiden next time out, while the 8th home, 7L behind Olli Vaar, also finished 2nd in a handicap off 100 on his next start. The last placed finisher, Pointed And Sharp, won a maiden at 40/1 on his next outing so the form looks pretty decent.

Given that a lot of the runners in that race had previous experience under rules I think it was an excellent debut. Price has given him plenty of time to recover from his exertions and he should be a lot more streetwise now. The presence of Irish Prophecy and Kalashnikov in the race should ensure that they go a good clip and that should suit Ollie Vaar.

Now, the top two in the market will undoubtedly be hard to beat as they are both very well regarded by their respective connections. However, 3rd place looks up for grabs and I think the form of Ollie Vaar’s last race is better than the bumper that 6/1 shot Deyrann De Carjac ran in last time. Ollie Vaar is over five times the price of the King horse and at 33/1 I think he is worth chancing each way.

STEVOS’ SELECTION: 12.05 DONCASTER-OLLIE VAAR E/W @ 33/1