15:15 Doncaster

Saturday 25 January 2025

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 5m 55.40s

1^st

Docpickedme

911-0

9/1

T: R HobsonJ: Charlie Maggs (5)

Led until 2nd, prominent, hit 7th, led before 4 out, just headed when left in lead last, stayed on op 8/1

2^nd

2 ¼

The Changing Man

811-8

7/2f

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, 3rd and looking held when left 2nd last, no impression on winner flat op 10/3

3^rd

Snipe

810-13

13/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway before 4 out, 4th before 3 out, blundered and left 3rd last, kept on op 6/1

4^th

Erne River

1011-2

12/1

T: N KentJ: Tom Broughton (5)

Mid-division, plugged on from 3 out, left 4th last, never dangerous op 14/1

5^th

Tightenourbelts

811-11

10/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Rex Dingle

Towards rear, pushed along 5th, last next, hampered 4 out, plugged on from 2 out, no chance op 11/1

6^th

1 ¾

Frero Banbou

1011-6

16/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Ned Fox (3)

Prominent, led 2nd, headed before 4 out, lost place before 3 out

7^th

1 ¼

Young Buster

911-3

22/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (3)

Held up in rear on outside, not fluent 9th, mistake next, not fluent 12th, some headway 14th, no impression

8^th

3 ½

Idalko Bihoue

710-13

9/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Thomas Bellamy

Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 11th, lost place before 3 out op 10/1

Also Ran

Raffle Ticket

1112-0

25/1

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Chased leaders, blundered and lost place 13th, mistake next, in rear not much room and fell 4 out op 18/1

Sure Touch

911-10

22/1

T: O MurphyJ: James Bowen

Towards rear when mistake 1st, mistake 2nd, slow 3rd, pulled up before 5th op 25/1

Forward Plan

911-9

9/2

T: A J HoneyballJ: Chad Bament (10)

Held up in rear, headway from 12th, chasing leaders when fell 4 out

Bowtogreatness

911-2

14/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Mid-division, some headway 13th, brought down 4 out op 16/1

Walking On Air

810-10

16/1

T: G BrownJ: R P McLernon

Held up in touch, effort from 4 out, challenged 2 out, just led when fell last op 12/1

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Non-Runners

Famous Bridge³⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: N G Richards J: Sean Quinlan

Arizona Cardinal⁴³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: S Edmunds J: C Gethings

Charlie Uberalles⁴²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 9

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: Danny McMenamin

Sine Nomine³⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: Fiona Needham J: B S Hughes

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.00Pl:£3.20, £2.20, £2.00EX:£53.30Trifecta:£520.90Tricast:£227.38SF:£41.50Swingers:£7.70, £13.30, £5.80

Forecasts

The Changing Man (7/2), Forward Plan (9/2), Snipe (13/2), Docpickedme (9/1), Idalko Bihoue (9/1), Tightenourbelts (10/1), Erne River (12/1), Sine Nomine (12/1), Bowtogreatness (14/1), Charlie Uberalles (14/1), Frero Banbou (16/1), Famous Bridge (16/1), Arizona Cardinal (16/1), Walking On Air (16/1), Young Buster (22/1), Sure Touch (22/1), Raffle Ticket (25/1)

It's surely just a matter of time before THE CHANGING MAN opens his account over fences and this could be it after excellent runner-up efforts in similar events at Newcastle and Ascot. This is typically competitive, though, with hat-trick seeking Tightenourbelts and last year's runner-up Forward Plan heading the dangers.

THE CHANGING MAN (IRE)
TIGHTENOURBELTS (IRE)
FORWARD PLAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Annual Invictus

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 9

J: Freddie Gordon | T: C Gordon

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00