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IT MAY be less than two weeks to the Cheltenham Festival, but for those horses either not suited to the Prestbury Park track or haven’t qualified for specific races at the big event, there are still some big prizes up for grabs this afternoon on the national hunt scene at Doncaster and Newbury.

The most interesting betting race for me is the Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (3.00) at Doncaster despite the disappointing turn out of just the eight runners.

Mister Malarkey missed the big chase at Kempton Park last week to wait for this and has to be a huge player off a mark of 142, his last win came off a rating of 150 and a recent wind operation and change of scenery will have freshened him up.