16:05 Newcastle

Tuesday 3 March 2026

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Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 6m 4.21s

Passing Pleasure^t⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 109

8/11

Improved handicap debut second for Lawney Hill last February and has progressed further in 2 starts for present yard this season, bagging a handicap hurdle at Musselburgh in December before following up on chasing bow at Catterick (19.2f, good) 8 days later. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 5042-11

Dollar Collar^v¹¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: P W Wadge| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 108| DWS

50/1

Irish point winner who dispelled several lesser displays when doubling hurdles tally at Kelso (22.7f, good) last spring. However, she was disappointing on third run in this sphere at Carlisle when last seen in November (since undergone another wind op) and others are preferred.

Form: 4P1-636

Cosmic Blizzard^b1,t⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D R Fox| T: L Russell & M Scudamore| OR: 107WS

22/1

Stepped up on his return in pushing a less-exposed one close in 8-runner handicap chase at Kelso (23.4f, good to soft) in October. However, he was pulled up here next time and hopes pinned on subsequent wind op helping to spark a return to form.

Form: 111-42P

Uptown Harry^v²⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-13| J: Charlie Maggs⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 94| CD

15/2

Snapped a losing run when scoring in good style over C&D in January. Backed that up with a good second off 8 lb higher at Carlisle last month and, though up another 2 lb in this slightly higher grade, he has to enter calculations in current form.

Form: 546212

Cowboy Cooper²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D W Whillans| OR: 93| BF

14/1

Notched third victory over fences at Ayr (3m) in January and perhaps shouldn't be judged too harshly on subsequent display over the same C&D (fractious at the start and pulled up in the race itself). Definite each-way chance if on a going day.

Form: 41-031P

Jamesieconn^t⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| OR: 87| BF

3/1

Point winner who left hurdles form behind when making a successful chase debut at Doncaster last year. Beaten favourite on 4 of his 5 subsequent starts in this sphere, though, failing to build on the promise of first run for this yard when 17 lengths fourth of 11 to Uptown Harry over C&D last time.

Form: 1473-24

Valence D'Aumont^p⁴¹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-5| J: Callum Bewley| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 86| C

25/1

Veteran who capitalised on a reduced mark with a game display at Catterick during the Christmas period. However, he's somewhat in-and-out nowadays and it was therefore no great surprise that his subsequent display at the same course was not so good.

Form: 3-03514

Joie More^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR: 80

14/1

Plugged on to fill the frame twice over fences to end 2025 but he's still a maiden and, though his latest effort at Carlisle was creditable, others look stronger on balance.

Form: 9-P43P5

Forecasts

Passing Pleasure (8/11), Jamesieconn (3/1), Uptown Harry (15/2), Cowboy Cooper (14/1), Joie More (14/1), Cosmic Blizzard (22/1), Valence D'Aumont (25/1), Dollar Collar (50/1)

PASSING PLEASURE made it 2-2 for this yard with a pretty decisive chase debut success at Catterick and, with further progress likely now faced with a stiffer test, he will prove hard to beat. If able to bounce back from a poor last-time-out performance Cowboy Cooper may emerge as the main danger ahead of in-form veteran Uptown Harry.