16:50 Doncaster

Saturday 28 February 2026

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Virgin Bet 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 14.88s

Friendly Glance

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: A King

3/1

Passing Glance gelding. Brother to numerous winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Finest View. Dam, 2m-2¼m hurdle/chase winner, sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler Call Me A Star. Yard has good record in bumpers (saddled winning newcomer at Ascot earlier this month).

Form:

Ivor Bear⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

6/5

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam, 2m-19f hurdle/chase winner. Highly tried on debut but shaped with plenty of encouragement when fourth of 16 in listed bumper at Cheltenham 8 weeks ago, impressing with the way he got into the race. More to come and clearly the one to beat down in class.

Form: 4

Moscow Star^t⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: James Davies| T: O Signy

33/1

Cloth of Stars gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including multiple bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Coquelicot. Seemed unsuited by test of speed when fifth of 6 in AW bumper last month and needs to leave that effort behind.

Form: 5

Music Song

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: T H Weston

5/1

Prince Gibraltar gelding. Half-brother to French 17f/2¼m chase winner Lavriot Star. Dam, maiden on Flat in France, half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stays 3¼m) Georges Saint. Stable had well-backed winning debutant in bumper at Market Rasen earlier this month.

Form:

Noble Way

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Maggs⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara

8/1

Galiway gelding. Dam lightly raced on Flat in France, from family of useful miler Mousse Au Chocolat. Rare runner in this sphere for Flat-oriented yard. Market can guide.

Form:

Winston's Oath^p1⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dylan Cunha

28/1

Down the field in bumpers at Wetherby (junior) and Huntingdon (maiden). Headgear now applied.

Form: 56

Zotay Nzuri

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Hammond| T: S Edmunds

15/2

Nathaniel gelding. Dam, lightly raced over hurdles (2m winner on Flat), out of sister to high-class 1m/1¼m performer Haafhd and from excellent Flat family. Yard get occasional winners in bumpers.

Form:

Ebony Ebbs²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Kielan Woods| T: Andrew Martin

100/1

Frammassone filly who was beaten a long way out in bumper at Kempton earlier this month.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Cotton Socks⁸⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: L Wadham J: Jack Tudor

Forecasts

Ivor Bear (6/5), Friendly Glance (3/1), Cotton Socks (4/1), Music Song (5/1), Zotay Nzuri (15/2), Noble Way (8/1), Winston's Oath (28/1), Moscow Star (33/1), Ebony Ebbs (100/1)

IVOR BEAR is sure to progress and win races given the promise he showed in a listed bumper at Cheltenham and can start the ball rolling in this. Cotton Socks can make the frame again, while Friendly Glance looks the pick of the newcomers before market clues.