17:05 Doncaster

Friday 5 March 2021

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

Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 40.20s

1^st

Bard Of Brittany

711-12

8/1

T: Miss S WestJ: M Goldstein

Mid-division, headway after 7th, went 2nd 2 out, led last, quickened clear flat, ran on well op 9/1 tchd 8/1

2^nd

9 ½

The Knot Is Tied

611-12

12/1

T: N B KingJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led, not fluent 7th, headed last, outpaced by winner flat op 18/1

3^rd

Spanish Jump

511-12

17/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: G Sheehan

Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 6th, went 3rd before last, one pace, no impression op 7/1

4^th

Linger

811-12

80/1

T: Miss C DysonJ: Charlie Hammond (3)

Chased leaders, challenged after 7th, lost 2nd 2 out, 4th and weakening last

5^th

8 ½

Methag

811-11

9/1

T: A M HalesJ: Tom Buckley (5)

Chased leaders, not fluent 6th, lost place after 7th, plugged on from 2 out, went 5th towards finish op 17/2

6^th

Passing Shadow

711-4

13/2

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Lily Pinchin (5)

Took keen hold, mid-division, headway 3 out, no impression and well beaten from 2 out, lost 5th towards finish op 6/1

7^th

Phantomoftheoscar

611-12

25/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Held up towards rear, headway after 7th, lost place approaching 3 out, well beaten 2 out op 22/1

8^th

1 ¼

Daranova

711-9

20/1

T: D LoughnaneJ: B S Hughes

Not always fluent, held up in rear, modest headway 3 out, well beaten next op 12/1

9^th

Stylish Dancer

710-9

22/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Held up in rear, shaken up 7th, well beaten before 3 out, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 25/1

10^th

2 ¼

Diakosaint

610-7

20/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson

Not always fluent, always behind, tailed off before 3 out

11^th

Dalkadam

1010-0

66/1

T: J R JenkinsJ: Danny McMenamin

Chased leader until after 7th, soon weakened, tailed off

12^th

Henri Le Bon

611-10

6/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, headway before 7th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off op 15/2

Also Ran

Heart Of A Lion

611-11

11/4f

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Chased leaders, ridden in 6 lengths 5th when fell 3 out

Get With It

611-9

12/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

In touch in mid-division, struggling when hampered 3 out, fell next op 11/1

Scrutinise

911-3

20/1

T: A IrvineJ: James Best

Held up in mid-division, headway on outside when not fluent 7th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out, pulled up after

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Non-Runners

Kloud Gate⁴³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 9

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

Drewmain Legend⁸²

Weight: 11-11| Age: 9

T: A Stronge J: James Bowen

Always Resolute⁵¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: Ian Williams J: C J Todd

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.60Pl:£3.70, £4.50, £3.90EX:£124.40Trifecta:£798.50Tricast:£859.59SF:£94.77Swingers:£15.90, £14.50, £20.90

Forecasts

Heart Of A Lion (11/4), Henri Le Bon (6/1), Passing Shadow (13/2), Bard Of Brittany (8/1), Spanish Jump (17/2), Methag (9/1), The Knot Is Tied (12/1), Get With It (12/1), Kloud Gate (14/1), Drewmain Legend (14/1), Always Resolute (16/1), Daranova (20/1), Diakosaint (20/1), Scrutinise (20/1), Stylish Dancer (22/1), Phantomoftheoscar (25/1), Dalkadam (66/1), Linger (80/1)

If there's a runner with the potential to be a long way ahead of their mark it's surely HEART OF A LION, who was good enough to win a bumper and his qualifying runs over hurdles were pretty promising. Passing Shadow is a solid opponent, while Spanish Jump is also a likely improver.

HEART OF A LION (IRE)
PASSING SHADOW
SPANISH JUMP (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Discko Des Plages

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 7

J: Danny Cook | T: R Hobson

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00