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Saturday 14 March 2026

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Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

5YO plus | Class 2 | 2m 4f 110y | 8 Runners | Turf

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Tristan Durrell| T: D Skelton| OR: 144

Responded well to a combination of cheekpieces and an attacking ride when landing the biggest pot of his career at Ascot (19f) in December. Creditable third over 21f there next time but he was beaten 17 lengths in fourth by Califet En Vol over C&D 3 weeks ago.

Form: 529134

Blueking D'oroux^p1⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 141| D

6/1

Smart hurdler who was turned over at short odds on his Newton Abbot chase debut/reappearance in October but made no mistake in 2½m Wincanton Grade 2 novice 3 weeks later. Well held in 3m course Grade 1 on Boxing Day but this is more his trip and the yard has a good record in this. Cheekpieces on.

Form: 341-215

Califet En Vol²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 141| CD

15/8

Listed novice hurdle winner last season and it all clicked at the fourth time of asking over fences when seeing off 8 rivals in C&D handicap 3 weeks. The type to go on improving.

Form: 16-2351

Ryan's Rocket⁷⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR: 134| BF| C

9/4

Useful effort to win 2m Newbury handicap chase on his reappearance in November and still tanking along when unseating over 2m here at the Christmas meeting. Given a bit of time since. Below par on previous attempt over this far but too soon to suggest he lacks the stamina for this trip.

Form: 126U-1U

Teddy Blue^b,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham| OR: 132| C

11/1

Course scorer who returned in top form with a 2m Ascot win in November. Creditable third of 11 in the competitive Greatwood at Newbury (2½m, good to soft) a fortnight ago. Likely to be competitive again.

Form: 27-1753

Somespring Special^t¹⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 125| D

8/1

Second success since joining this yard when seeing off 6 rivals over 19.5f at Chepstow (good to firm) in October. Off since, presumably to avoid winter ground.

Form: 12-2F31

Barlovento⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 125| CD

6/1

Second over fences when winning a C&D handicap (good) on Boxing Day. Couldn't figure from off the pace in the traditionally-strong Timeform novice handicap at Cheltenham in January but well capable of bouncing back.

Form: 122-218

Shakeyatailfeather²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Liam Harrison| T: D Skelton| OR: 125| D

66/1

Resumed progress with a ready success in 5-runner handicap at Kelso (17f, good) in October. Hasn't fired since (including well behind Califet En Vol over C&D latest) but her mark is starting to slide.

Form: 515867

Forecasts

Ryan's Rocket (9/4), Califet En Vol (5/2), Blueking D'oroux (6/1), Somespring Special (7/1), Barlovento (8/1), Teddy Blue (10/1), Etalon (12/1), Shakeyatailfeather (33/1)

Novices may come to the fore, with CALIFET EN VOL taken to defy the handicapper and supplement last month's C&D success, perhaps at the expense of Boxing Day's C&D scorer Barlovento, who is better than he showed in a hot race at Cheltenham last time. Paul Nicholls has won this twice in recent years so Blueking d'Oroux, who sports first-time cheekpieces, also has to enter calculations.