Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race).
Doncaster · Friday, 13 Mar · 17:42
· 2m 128y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:42
Off time
4
Runners
Good to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
COUNT OF VENDOME (IRE
🥈 Second
LEWISHAM GROVE (IRE
🥉 Third
CORSICAN CAPER (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.25
1/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
26
25/1
04 · —
34
33/1
05 · —
67
66/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Count Of Vendome (G)
FAV
Dual bumper winner who made amends for a costly late error on hurdles debut when readily landing a C&D maiden last month. Similar form when runner-up under a penalty at Bangor (16.6f) since and this looks a good opportunity to get back to …
|
B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr | 6 | 75.3 kg |
1.25
1/4
|
| 2nd | 2 | — |
Lewisham Grove (G)
[P1]
Took another step forward when opening his account in a big-field Newcastle maiden (20.3f, good to soft) in January. Possibly out of his depth in class 2 novice at Musselburgh (3m) 6 weeks ago and definite player back in calmer waters with…
|
Sean Quinlan | J Candlish | 5 | 75.3 kg |
4
3/1
|
| — | 3 | — |
Ben Reid (G)
Sogann gelding who finished well held in a Newcastle bumper on debut last spring. This can reveal more now hurdling on return but likely best watched in any case. NON RUNNER.
|
Non Runner | P D Niven | 5 | 72.1 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | — |
Corsican Caper (G)
Modest and largely reliable 2m Flat winner who finished tailed off on hurdles debut at Uttoxeter in January. Below best back on the level at Chelmsford since and passed over returned to this sphere.
|
Lee Edwards | K Frost | 6 | 72.1 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
It's Party Time (G)
In the frame in Irish points but pulled up both starts over hurdles to date.
|
Tom Midgley | N Kent | 5 | 72.1 kg |
67
66/1
|
Betting forecast: Count Of Vendome (1/4), Lewisham Grove (3/1), Ben Reid (25/1), Corsican Caper (33/1), It's Party Time (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5446.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2509.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1254.0 GBP |
| P4 | 628.0 GBP |