13:45 Doncaster

Saturday 6 March 2021

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 0.20s

1^st

Ginistrelli

511-6

33/1

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory (3)

Held up in rear, carried right and headway before 3 out, led before 2 out, clear flat, stayed on well op 28/1

2^nd

Lively Citizen

611-6

13/8

T: D J JeffreysJ: Kielan Woods

Handy on inside, challenged after 5th, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner, kept on op 7/4 tchd 15/8

3^rd

1 ¾

Balkardy

410-7

14/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (5)

Towards rear, last 4th, stayed on approaching last, finished well, nearest finish

4^th

1 ¼

Monarchofthegrange

611-12

20/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, mistake 5th, some headway under pressure 2 out, no impression op 25/1 tchd 18/1

5^th

2 ½

Hydroplane

511-8

11/10f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd (5)

Pulled hard, led 1st, mistake 5th, edged right and headed before 2 out, no extra flat op 5/4

6^th

En Meme Temps

712-0

11/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson

Led until 1st, chased leaders, slow and reminder 3rd, struggling from 3 out, well beaten 2 out op 10/1

7^th

6 ½

Meteorite

711-10

16/1

T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste

Prominent, ridden 3 out, no extra last op 14/1

8^th

4 ½

Cronk Y Knox

611-0

40/1

T: A M HalesJ: C Gethings

Held up towards rear on outside, closed 5th, switched right before 3 out, soon beaten op 33/1 tchd 28/1

Unlimited Replays

of all UK and Irish races with our Race Replays

Discover Sporting Life Plus Benefits Sporting Life Plus - Join For Free

Non-Runners

Sayar³⁵

Weight: 12-1| Age: 8

T: N Kent J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£44.00Pl:£6.30, £1.10, £3.10EX:£120.10Trifecta:£2,247.30Tricast:£843.81SF:£90.47Swingers:£8.40, £31.50, £4.10

Forecasts

Hydroplane (11/10), Lively Citizen (13/8), Sayar (8/1), En Meme Temps (11/1), Balkardy (14/1), Meteorite (16/1), Monarchofthegrange (20/1), Ginistrelli (33/1), Cronk Y Knox (40/1)

HYDROPLANE was behind Lively Citizen at Cheltenham in November, but he appears to have improved since and is taken to emerge on top here following an impressive display in a jumpers bumper at Lingfield recently. Lively Citizen is nevertheless feared greatly, while and Cronk Y Knox is of interest now handicapping.

HYDROPLANE (IRE)
LIVELY CITIZEN (IRE)
CRONK Y KNOX (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Stonific

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 7

J: R Johnson | T: D O'Meara

10/3

Prize Money

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