← Horse Racing · Doncaster · Fri 12 Dec

Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice Handicap Hurdle.

Doncaster · Friday, 12 Dec · 17:58 · 2m 128y · Class 4 · TURF

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Status

13:58

Off time

Runners

Good to Soft (Soft in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

LAUGHING JOHN

            #2 · 1.83
          

🥈 Second

COURAGEOUS STRIKE

            #1 · 3.25
          

🥉 Third

SCOTLAND THE BRAVE

            #4 · 5.50
          

Market prediction · 4 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Laughing John

1.83

5/6

02 · 🥈 2nd

Courageous Strike

3.25

9/4

03 · 🥉 3rd

Risk It All

4.33

10/3

04 · —

Scotland The Brave

5.50

9/2

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Courageous Strike (G) [H1] Fair on the Flat in Ireland and he was quick to make his mark in this sphere for his current yard, scoring easily at Chepstow and Newton Abbot in the spring. Returned with a fair fifth of 8 in 2m handicap at Newton Abbot 55 days ago and co…	H Cobden	P F Nicholls	4	76.2 kg	3.25 9/4
1st	2	—	Laughing John (G) FAV Postponed gelding who has shaped well amidst inexperience when placed in juvenile hurdles at Newbury and Hereford and probably would have won but for departing at the last at Chepstow on final start. Can make amends switched to a handicap …	James Bowen	N J Henderson	4	73 kg	1.83 5/6
3rd	3	—	Risk It All (G) [H] Easy winner of only start on Flat in France and promise amidst inexperience when third in a Kempton juvenile (2m) on stable debut a year ago. Failed to kick on both starts since, however, hanging badly left at Sandown when last seen in Mar…	Caoilin Quinn	G & J Moore	4	72.6 kg	4.33 10/3
—	4	—	Scotland The Brave (G) [T] Winner on the Flat and bettered previous hurdles efforts when runner-up in 2m Wetherby juvenile 8 days later. Has undergone a wind op and not taken lightly on handicap debut/return.	Harry Reed	T Davidson	4	69.4 kg	5.50 9/2

Betting forecast: Laughing John (5/6), Courageous Strike (9/4), Risk It All (10/3), Scotland The Brave (9/2)