Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Chase (Premier Handicap Chase) (GBB Race).
Doncaster · Saturday, 24 Jan · 18:05
· 2m 7f 214y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:05
Off time
8
Runners
Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
GRAND GESTE (IRE
🥈 Second
DEEP CAVE (IRE
🥉 Third
WALKING ON AIR (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
8
7/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
8.50
15/2
07 · —
10
9/1
08 · —
12
11/1
09 · —
15
14/1
10 · —
17
16/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | — |
Deep Cave (G)
Did well over hurdles last term, ending campaign with a big win at Aintree in April. Further progress back chasing this season, making it 2-2 over fences on these shores when getting on top close home in a major Ascot handicap (23.8f, good…
|
Jack Tudor | Christian Williams | 8 | 76.2 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| — | 2 | — |
King's Threshold (G)
[T]
Rejuvenated by breathing surgery/fitting of a tongue strap when completing a hat-trick at the start of 2025. Back to his best when scoring with a bit to spare at Newbury (3¼m good) during the Christmas period but has much more on his plate…
|
Non Runner | Miss E C Lavelle | 9 | 74.4 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 6th | 3 | — |
Josh The Boss (G)
[T]
Multiple hurdles scorer who has taken well to fences, walking over at Newbury prior to a decisive all-the-way success in 4-runner novices' handicap here (19f, soft). Latest Aintree second on Boxing Day was no backward step but he's venturi…
|
Mr Jamie Neild | N & W Twiston-Davies | 7 | 72.6 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 4 | — |
Joyeux Machin (G)
[PT]
Some good efforts in defeat over hurdles last term, including when going close in a valuable race at Uttoxeter during the spring. Wasn't entirely disgraced returned to this sphere in the C&D handicap won by Docpickedme last month but he wa…
|
Tristan Durrell | D Skelton | 9 | 72.6 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Docpickedme (G)
[PT]
Scaled new heights by landing this prize off 2 lb lower 12 months ago and return to this course sparked a return to form when gamely seeing off 6 rivals over C&D last time. Clearly likes it here and impossible to rule out but, at the same …
|
Charlie Maggs | R Hobson | 10 | 71.7 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| — | 6 | — |
Grand Geste (G)
FAV
[P]
Winless following 7 attempts over hurdles but has proved a different proposition switched to fences this season, finding just one too good at Carlisle and Newcastle prior to easily landing the Tommy Whittle at Haydock (25.6f, good to soft)…
|
Danny McMenamin | J Parkinson & S Smith | 7 | 70.8 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
Walking On Air (G)
[P1T]
Formerly very useful hurdler/chaser and unlucky in this last year, having seemingly mastered Docpickedme when falling at the final fence. No show otherwise for Gary Brown and well held both starts for new yard but another crack at this pri…
|
B S Hughes | Faye Bramley | 9 | 69.9 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 1st | 8 | — |
Dartmoor Pirate (G)
[T]
Hurdles winner who left his 2 previous performances over fences behind when landing a 5-runner Lingfield handicap (2¾m, good to soft) in a first-time tongue strap last month. No issues stamina-wise back up in trip here but this 7 lb higher…
|
Rex Dingle | A J Honeyball | 7 | 68.9 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 2nd | 9 | — |
New Order (G)
[T]
Three-time chase winner (at up to 3m) following a wind op last season. Tailed off on his reappearance in November but went close at Sandown next time and posted another solid effort in defeat when third in a Cheltenham handicap (25.2f, goo…
|
David Bass | C E Longsdon | 8 | 68.9 kg |
10
9/1
|
| — | 10 | — |
Kelce (G)
[P]
Much improved switched to fences with cheekpieces applied last season, winning twice. Latest second at Aintree (25f, good) just about a career-best and hard to grumble with a 1 lb rise for that. Conversely, one or two of the others make mo…
|
Bradley Harris | N P Mulholland | 8 | 65.8 kg |
15
14/1
|
Betting forecast: Grand Geste (5/2), Deep Cave (9/2), Dartmoor Pirate (7/1), Josh The Boss (7/1), Joyeux Machin (7/1), Docpickedme (15/2), New Order (9/1), Walking On Air (11/1), Kelce (14/1), King's Threshold (16/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 56950.0 GBP |
| P2 | 21370.0 GBP |
| P3 | 10700.0 GBP |
| P4 | 5330.0 GBP |
| P5 | 2680.0 GBP |
| P6 | 1340.0 GBP |