17:07 Doncaster

Saturday 1 March 2025

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5516:3117:07

Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 3m 53.33s

1^st

Cavern Club

511-8

13/2

T: James OwenJ: G Sheehan

In rear, outpaced when mistake last, headway behind leaders 2f out, stayed on strongly to lead close home, won going away op 9/1

2^nd

Bluegrass

611-11

10/1

T: S EdmundsJ: Charlie Hammond

Chased leader on outside, led going well 3f out, soon ridden, clear final 100 yards, headed close home op 12/1 tchd 14/1

3^rd

1 ¾

My Noble Lord

410-11

6/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Rear of mid-division, headway under pressure tracking leader final furlong, soon outpaced, kept on, never on terms op 9/2

4^th

1 ¾

Norn Iron

711-8

11/8f

T: Harry DerhamJ: J J Burke

Rear of mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, stayed on strongly final 100 yards op 7/4

5^th

2 ¾

Mr Mackay

611-4

10/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division on outside, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on final 100 yards op 9/1

6^th

2 ¾

Saligo Bay

710-12

20/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced home turn, late headway final 100 yards tchd 18/1

7^th

Land Of Moon

611-9

16/1

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 2f out tchd 18/1

8^th

Kingston James

611-6

6/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Alan Doyle (3)

Handy on inside, going well 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced, no extra final 100 yards op 5/1 tchd 13/2

9^th

Give Me A Boom

711-9

33/1

T: R & J & J InsoleJ: J M Quinlan

Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened thereafter tchd 25/1

10^th

Denzil

410-8

28/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (3)

Mid-division, pushed along and weakened home turn op 16/1

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Non-Runners

All In You⁹⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: G & J Moore J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.20, £2.70, £2.20EX:£64.10Trifecta:£470.40Tricast:£415.73SF:£67.95Swingers:£9.00, £7.80, £10.00

Forecasts

Norn Iron (11/8), My Noble Lord (6/1), Kingston James (6/1), Cavern Club (13/2), Bluegrass (10/1), Mr Mackay (10/1), All In You (10/1), Land Of Moon (16/1), Saligo Bay (20/1), Denzil (28/1), Give Me A Boom (33/1)

NORN IRON took another step forward when runner-up to a next-time-out winner on last month's handicap debut at Newbury and on that evidence, his mark is an attractive one. There is depth to this contest, though, with Kingston James and My Noble Lord also of serious interest.

NORN IRON (IRE)
KINGSTON JAMES (IRE)
MY NOBLE LORD (USA)

Previous Winners

2024

Densworth

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 7

J: Ben Jones | T: B Pauling

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £6,337.002nd: £2,916.003rd: £1,458.004th: £730.005th: £364.00