Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle.
Doncaster · Thursday, 5 Feb · 18:25
· 2m 3f 88y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:25
Off time
5
Runners
Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.33
10/3
04 · —
5.50
9/2
05 · —
7
6/1
06 · —
21
20/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Storming George (G)
FAV
Useful in bumpers. Won novice hurdle impressively here in late November but proved a let down when tailed-off sixth of 6 in Grade 1 hurdle at Aintree (17/2) 41 days ago. Handicap debut and could be worth another chance up in trip.
|
316271 | J M Quinlan | N B King | 6 | 73.5 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
I'm A Lumberjack (G)
[H]
Won a novice hurdle last April and stepped forward from reappearance when second of 12 in handicap at Newbury (5/1) 38 days ago in first-time hood, travelling smoothly and challenging 2 out before unable to quicken late. On a fair mark and…
|
F31-523 | Thomas Bellamy | A King | 7 | 72.6 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| — | 3 | — |
Geromino (G)
[T]
Won twice at this course in 2023/24, including at this C&D off 5 lb higher. Showed a good chunk of ability remains on return from 20 months off when fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Haydock (8/1) 37 days ago. One to consider back up in tr…
|
1190/4-4 | Charlie Maggs | D McCain Jnr | 10 | 72.6 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 4th | 4 | — |
Bluegrass (G)
[PT]
Won a thin handicap hurdle last October after a breathing operation but has been inconsistent since, most recently third of 10 at Taunton (28/1) 28 days ago staying on from off the pace. Second has won since but needs to build on that impr…
|
83448-7 | Charlie Hammond | S Edmunds | 7 | 72.1 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Huffin An A Puffin (G)
Won on hurdling debut at Newbury nearly 2 years ago, overcoming greenness to get up on the line by a short-head. First run for new yard/handicap debut here following lengthy absence and open to improvement if fit enough.
|
1/1P8- | Tom Cannon | L Wadham | 7 | 71.2 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 5th | 6 | — |
Smokeringinthedark (G)
Disappointed when favourite on soft ground at Wetherby on return from 7 months off in November but bounced back when second of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (11/2) 35 days ago. That was a career-best and he remains lightly-raced.
|
272512- | Callum Bewley | N G Richards | 6 | 70.8 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
Betting forecast: Storming George (9/4), Huffin An A Puffin (3/1), I'm A Lumberjack (10/3), Smokeringinthedark (9/2), Bluegrass (6/1), Geromino (20/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5651.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2600.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1300.0 GBP |
| P4 | 651.0 GBP |
| P5 | 324.0 GBP |