15:45 Doncaster

Saturday 8 November 2025

All11:3712:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Virgin Bet November Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 2m 42.33s

1^st

(4)

Castle Cove

48-11

4/1j

T: W J HaggasJ: Jason Hart

Towards rear, progress into mid division 3f out, pushed along to go 6th 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran green but kept on well inside final furlong

2^nd

4 ¼

(17)

Miss Dolly Rocker

58-8

33/1

T: Faye BramleyJ: George Wood

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress to lead over 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, no impression on winner op 40/1

3^rd

1 ¾

(3)

Atherstone Warrior

38-8

11/2

T: G & J MooreJ: Ashley Lewis (5)

Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, ridden on inner to go 2nd over 2f out, no extra in 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 13/2

4^th

(15)

Maxi King

59-5

18/1

T: K P De FoyJ: Rowan Scott

Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, progress into 4th over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, kept on one pace from over 1f out

5^th

3 ¼

(9)

Stressfree

59-8

25/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Nolan

Towards rear, progress into mid division over 3f out, soon ridden and kept on from over 1f out, went 5th close home op 18/1

6^th

(13)

Lord Melbourne

59-8

8/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Jack Dace (5)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, briefly short of room over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong tchd 15/2

7^th

1 ½

(21)

Castle Stuart

38-7

16/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Warren Fentiman (5)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to lead 3f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened from over 1f out op 22/1

8^th

1 ¼

(10)

Miller Spirit

58-8

16/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Toby Moore (7)

Tracked leaders, 9th halfway, progress into 5th over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened inside final furlong op 14/1

9^th

(1)

Hopewell Rock

39-2

4/1j

T: G BougheyJ: Billy Loughnane

Mid division, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and no extra, kept on one pace from 2f out op 9/2

10^th

1 ½

(2)

Tashkhan

79-6

66/1

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson

Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace from over 2f out tchd 50/1

11^th

(8)

Hot Fuss

48-12

25/1

T: Tom DascombeJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin

Mid division, pushed along over 4f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace from over 3f out

12^th

(19)

Insanity

59-5

33/1

T: A KingJ: Daniel Muscutt

Mid division, progress to track leaders when short of room over 4f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 2f out op 22/1

13^th

1 ¼

(11)

Master Vintner

38-6

15/2

T: R M BeckettJ: Edward Greatrex

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened from over 2f out tchd 8/1

14^th

2 ½

(14)

Adjuvant

68-6

25/1

T: M L W BellJ: Dylan Hogan

Rear of mid division, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 2f out op 28/1

15^th

4 ½

(20)

Oneforthegutter

69-0

33/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: J Fanning

Mid division, progress to track leaders over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened from 2f out

16^th

8 ½

(18)

Grey Cuban

49-12

25/1

T: H PalmerJ: Rossa Ryan

Soon led, pushed along and headed 3f out, no extra and weakened from over 2f out, tailed off op 22/1

17^th

3 ¾

(5)

Metier

99-0

33/1

T: H FryJ: Nicola Burns (5)

Mid division, pushed along on inner over 4f out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off op 28/1

18^th

3 ¾

(7)

Platoon

49-0

150/1

T: Mrs Stella BarclayJ: R Havlin

Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off op 125/1

19^th

(12)

Majestic

79-1

100/1

T: J ChannonJ: Rose Dawes (5)

Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off

20^th

3 ¾

(23)

Chemistry

49-5

100/1

T: I FurtadoJ: Darragh Keenan

Tracked leaders, progress into 2nd halfway, pushed along and weakening when short of room over 4f out, soon no impression, tailed off tchd 80/1

21^st

(6)

Master Builder

48-8

22/1

T: D MenuisierJ: P J McDonald

Mid division, pushed along over 3f out, soon no impression, tailed off op 20/1

22^nd

(22)

Tiernan

39-1

25/1

T: I JardineJ: P Mulrennan

Mid division, pushed along over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off op 22/1

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Non-Runners

(16)

Great Bedwyn⁴⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: R Hannon J: Joe Leavy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.10, £6.30, £2.70, £6.30EX:£220.80Trifecta:£2,036.30Tricast:£777.90SF:£157.20Swingers:£56.40, £14.60, £60.10

Forecasts

Castle Cove (4/1), Hopewell Rock (4/1), Atherstone Warrior (11/2), Master Vintner (15/2), Lord Melbourne (8/1), Castle Stuart (16/1), Miller Spirit (16/1), Maxi King (18/1), Master Builder (22/1), Stressfree (25/1), Hot Fuss (25/1), Adjuvant (25/1), Grey Cuban (25/1), Tiernan (25/1), Miss Dolly Rocker (33/1), Insanity (33/1), Oneforthegutter (33/1), Metier (33/1), Great Bedwyn (50/1), Tashkhan (66/1), Majestic (100/1), Chemistry (100/1), Platoon (150/1)

Defeats on his last 3 starts shouldn't be taken to suggest CASTLE COVE's progression has come to a halt and he's taken to deny Lord Melbourne back-to-back wins in this race. Hopewell Rock, Insanity and totally unexposed 3-y-o Master Vintner are a few of many others to consider in a typically competitive finale to the Flat season.

CASTLE COVE (IRE)
LORD MELBOURNE (IRE)
HOPEWELL ROCK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Lord Melbourne

Weight: 8-13 |Age: 4

J: Jack Doughty | T: R M Beckett

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £36,078.002nd: £16,919.003rd: £8,463.004th: £4,228.005th: £2,114.006th: £1,057.00