15:48 Doncaster

Saturday 24 January 2026

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Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 2.62s

Capital House²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: James Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

10/1

Yeats gelding. Closely related to fair hurdle winner/useful chaser Defan, and half-brother to modest hurdler Ushuaia Dancer. Looked more one for the longer term when fifth of 8 in bumper (12/1) at Aintree (17f, good) on debut 29 days ago.

Form: 5

Country Pursuits

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: Ian Williams

15/2

€28,000 3-y-o, Bande gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Homme d'Un Soir, stays 2½m, and For Friendship. Dam 1m/9f winner. Makes some appeal on paper and Brian Hughes booked.

Form:

Diamond Street

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tristan Durrell| T: D Skelton

5/2

Diamond Boy gelding. Dam (h105) bumper/17f hurdle winner. Makes plenty of appeal on paper for top yard.

Form:

Dukeboxrock

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Dylan Johnston| T: Miss R Curtis

15/2

Frontiersman gelding. Dam (h87), 2½m-3m hurdle winner/winning pointer, half-sister to fair hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Special Token and useful chaser (stayed 23f) Pressurize.

Form:

Hobbson's Day⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Burke| T: A Ralph

9/2

Jack Hobbs gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners on Flat, including 1m-9.5f winner Beama. Dam 11.5f-13f winner. Made a promising start to career when second of 4 in bumper at Newton Abbot on debut in October. Has since left Tom Lacey and has leading form claims.

Form: 2

Elderflower Tonic⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: James Bowen| T: M Bowen

11/4

£80,000 4-y-o, Maxios mare. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Elle Perfecta, and half-sister to bumper winner/fair chaser Red Square Revival. Won second of 2 outings in Irish points in November and rates an interesting Rules newcomer.

Form: 3-1

Twenties Icon^h³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Kieran Burke

8/1

Sixties Icon gelding from an illustrious Flat family. Ran to a similar level as on debut (modest form) when third in 12-runner event at Hereford last month.

Form: 53

Non-Runners

Final Surprise⁶⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: A Ralph J: Non Runner

Marble Sky²⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: A Crook J: Joe Williamson

Popalot⁵⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: P D Niven J: Danny McMenamin

Ebony Ebbs

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: Andrew Martin J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Diamond Street (5/2), Elderflower Tonic (11/4), Hobbson's Day (9/2), Dukeboxrock (15/2), Country Pursuits (15/2), Twenties Icon (8/1), Popalot (8/1), Capital House (10/1), Final Surprise (20/1), Ebony Ebbs (50/1), Marble Sky (66/1)

DIAMOND STREET makes plenty of appeal on paper for a red-hot yard so could be up to making a winning start. Hobbson's Day has the best form on offer, with successful pointer Elderflower Tonic another to keep an eye on in the betting.