13:45 Doncaster

Wednesday 24 February 2021

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:3517:05

Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 2.45s

Across The Line⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 124| D

10/3

Defied a penalty at the third attempt in 11-runner novice at Market (16.6f) in December, though had nothing to spare. This asks for more under a double penalty.

Form: 3-41341

Get Your Own⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 123

10/3

Left hurdling debut form well behind when running out a ready winner of a Southwell novice (15.8f) in November. Progressed again under a penalty when neck second to Across The Line at Market Rasen.

Form: 2R-912

Fort Summer²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

100/1

Maiden pointer whose bumper efforts in 2019 weren't devoid of promise. Given a considerate return/hurdles debut at Wincanton and should do better in time.

Form: 35F/36-9

Get Bye⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: T R George

150/1

Just modest form in a pair of bumpers 10 months apart.

Form: 7-7

Kensington Art²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

66/1

Fair Flat winner but ran well below form on first start for new yard at Southwell 27 days ago. Goes hurdling now and market may prove best guide to expectations.

Form:

Osprey Call⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph

7/1

A cheap purchase given pedigree but proved himself a bargain buy when winning AW bumper on debut. Looked a hard ride next time but showed a fair bit on hurdling/yard debut at Ludlow in December.

Form: 18-4

Zacony Rebel³⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: T Lawes

14/1

Faller on sole start between the flags, but Rules debut over C&D 13 months ago was not devoid of promise. Likely to do better in time.

Form: F/7-

Paros^h1⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| BF

9/5

Won 9-runner juvenile at Dieppe on hurdling bow in May. Failed to settle when failing to match that form on yard debut at Sandown 7 months later, but has to be worth another chance in first-time hood.

Form: 14

Ferney Green⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards

300/1

Well held in bumpers/both starts over hurdles. Handicaps presumably up after this.

Form: 006

Punctuation³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: C E Longsdon

13/2

Fairly useful on Flat, (stays 1¾m), and bought for 110,000 gns in October. Showed only a bit on last month's Ascot hurdling debut, but there was promise in his effort and he'll improve.

Form: 4

Skye Dreaming⁴¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M & D Easterby

300/1

Well held in Chelmsford novice event sole outing on Flat.

Form:

Non-Runners

Phil Healy²⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: David Bass

Forecasts

Paros (9/5), Across The Line (10/3), Get Your Own (10/3), Punctuation (13/2), Osprey Call (7/1), Zacony Rebel (14/1), Phil Healy (50/1), Kensington Art (66/1), Fort Summer (100/1), Get Bye (150/1), Ferney Green (300/1), Skye Dreaming (300/1)

PAROS raced too freely to last home at Sandown in December, but he has to be worth another chance in a first-time hood having beaten a now-useful hurdler on his debut at Dieppe. Get Your Own is weighted to reverse Market Rasen form with Across The Line and is considered the main threat.