14:50 Doncaster

Friday 5 March 2021

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3017:0517:35

Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:54 | Winning time: 3m 58.20s

1^st

Timberman

611-2

1/1j

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Chased leaders, raced freely, went 2nd after 5th, mistake 3 out, not fluent 2 out, edged left and led flat, stayed on well op 11/10 tchd 10/11

2^nd

2 ¾

Gylo

511-2

1/1j

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Led until after 1st, chased clear leader, led after 5th, ridden before last, headed flat, no impression on winner op 11/10 tchd 6/5

3^rd

7 ½

Phil Healy

510-9

40/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in mid-division, headway after 5th, went 3rd before 3 out, no impression on front pair, kept on

4^th

Lime Drop

510-9

150/1

T: H D DalyJ: T J O'Brien

Held up in rear, took keen hold, some headway from 3 out, went modest 4th from 2 out op 125/1 tchd 200/1

5^th

3 ¾

Galurin

511-2

80/1

T: A RalphJ: C Gethings

Gave plenty of trouble before start, took keen hold well in rear, some not fluent 3rd, headway after 5th, weakened from 3 out op 50/1

6^th

African Sun

410-8

300/1

T: Joanne Thomason-MurphyJ: Mr Eddie Edge (7)

Held up in rear, some headway 5th, 6th and weakening 3 out

7^th

Danger Money

410-8

12/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, pushed along after 5th, 4th and weakening 3 out op 10/1

8^th

Mad Barry

611-2

50/1

T: R J PriceJ: G Sheehan

Towards rear, struggling when not fluent 5th, soon well behind, tailed off op 33/1 tchd 66/1

Also Ran

Sexyfish

611-2

33/1

T: J J DaviesJ: Thomas Dowson

Pulled hard, led after 1st, soon clear, headed after 5th, weakened quickly, pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Dobryn¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: S Thomas J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90Pl:£1.10, £1.10, £3.90EX:£2.50Trifecta:£14.00SF:£2.33Swingers:£1.10, £4.50, £4.90

Forecasts

Timberman (1/1), Gylo (1/1), Dobryn (15/8), Danger Money (12/1), Sexyfish (33/1), Phil Healy (40/1), Mad Barry (50/1), Galurin (80/1), Lime Drop (150/1), African Sun (300/1)

It was a strong Sandown novice in which TIMBERMAN made a promising hurdles debut for Nicky Henderson, and there also plenty of positives to glean from his efforts in jumpers bumpers for new connections this season. He remains open to improvement and gets the nod ahead of Gylo, who was pretty impressive in a jumpers bumper at Newcastle last month. Danger Money is also well worth a second look.

TIMBERMAN (IRE)
GYLO (IRE)
DANGER MONEY

Previous Winners

2020

Exelerator Express

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 6

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: N P Mulholland

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £277.00