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bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race).

Doncaster · Saturday, 13 Dec · 15:55 · 2m 3f 88y · Class 3 · TURF

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Status

11:55

Off time

Runners

Good to Soft (Soft in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

REAL QUARTZ (IRE

🥈 Second

UPTOWN DANDY (IRE

🥉 Third

FRESHERS WEEK (IRE

Market prediction · 4 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Real Quartz

2.63

13/8

02 · 🥈 2nd

Uptown Dandy

2.63

13/8

03 · 🥉 3rd

Freshers Week

5

4/1

04 · —

Name Me Nicely

6.50

11/2

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
3rd	1	—	Freshers Week (G) Won 4-runner race only start in Irish points in April and followed up over hurdles at Market Rasen (20.6f) on Rules debut (carries penalty). No match for fairly bright prospect at Ludlow next time but still early days and he's not the fini…	Daire James McConville	C E Longsdon	4	72.6 kg	5 4/1
1st	2	—	Real Quartz (G) FAV Cost £190,000 after easily winning a maiden point last November. Had a wind op ahead of his Rules/yard debut and justified strong support to win a 6-runner Carlisle novice (17f, soft) under hands-and-heels. Unexposed and likely capable of …	Tristan Durrell	D Skelton	5	72.6 kg	2.63 13/8
—	3	—	Name Me Nicely (G) Has looked in need of the experience on both starts to date, most recently when well held on hurdles debut at Fontwell (19.1f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Looks a longer-term project.	Kielan Woods	K Bailey & M Nicholls	5	69.9 kg	6.50 11/2
2nd	4	—	Uptown Dandy (G) FAV Bumper form had plenty of substance and made a promising start over hurdles when chasing home an improving sort at Wetherby (19.7f, soft) last month. Looks sure to progress.	Ben Jones	B Pauling	5	69.9 kg	2.63 13/8

Betting forecast: Real Quartz (13/8), Uptown Dandy (13/8), Freshers Week (4/1), Name Me Nicely (11/2)