13:45 Doncaster

Friday 23 January 2026

All12:4513:1513:4514:1514:5015:2516:00

Virgin Bet A Good Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   2m 128y  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:45  |   Winning time: 4m 7.60s
1st
Horse silk
3
Minstrel Knight
511-8
7/2
T: E BethellJ: B S Hughes
Made all, not fluent 2nd, went four lengths clear before halfway, reduced lead after 3 out, rallied and asserted to go clear after before last, ridden out op 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
5
13
Division Day
410-3
40/1
T: B EllisonJ: Danny McMenamin
Towards rear, steady headway from 3 out, in fifth and still plenty to do approaching last, ran on strongly run-in, took second final strides tchd 50/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
2
Minella Jury
611-8
13/8j
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Soon raced in second, pushed along and lost one position 2 out, rallied and regained second before last, outpaced run-in, lost second again final strides op 6/4 tchd 6/5 and tchd 7/4
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
Legal Weapon
611-2
13/8j
T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones
Soon race in third, took second 2 out, ridden when outpaced leading pair approaching last, weakened and lost third towards finish op 9/4 tchd 6/4 and tchd 5/2
5th
Horse silk
16
4
Chillingham
711-2
28/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Callum Bewley
Wore hood to start, prominent, outpaced before 2 out, weakened to fifth before last, soon faded op 18/1
6th
Horse silk
21
9
Liberty Coach
511-2
13/2
T: J & S QuinnJ: Craig Nichol
Midfield, hung right when outpaced from 3 out, soon weakened tchd 11/2
7th
Horse silk
2
12
Neeps And Tatties
710-9
125/1
T: R T PhillipsJ: Finn Lambert (3)
In rear, outpaced and struggling 3 out, tailed off from 2 out tchd 100/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
Hobnail
611-2
400/1
T: Miss C DysonJ: Lee Edwards
Always in rear, tailed off from 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 250/1 tchd 500/1
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Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Prince Of Clova85
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 5
T: P D Niven  J: Aaron Anderson
NR
7
Horse silk
Lasko Des Obeaux36
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 5
T: Harry Derham  J: Paul O'Brien
NR
11
Horse silk
Final Escape520
Weight: 10-9|  Age: 7
T: O Greenall & J Guerriero  J: C J Todd
NR
1
Horse silk
Irandando Has40
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 7
T: S Allwood  J: Toby Wynne
NR
5
Horse silk
Desertmore News62
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 6
T: T Ellis  J: Jack Andrews
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£1.50, £5.10, £1.10EX:£110.40Trifecta:£425.10SF:£91.68Swingers:£12.20, £1.70, £10.40

Forecasts

Minella Jury (13/8), Legal Weapon (13/8), Lasko Des Obeaux (5/2), Minstrel Knight (7/2), Liberty Coach (13/2), Irandando Has (7/1), Chillingham (28/1), Prince Of Clova (33/1), Division Day (40/1), Final Escape (50/1), Desertmore News (50/1), Neeps And Tatties (125/1), Hobnail (400/1)

Verdict

This can go the way of LIBERTY COACH who has some fairly-useful winning Flat form to his name and shaped well when a never-nearer third at Wetherby last time. He can improve sufficiently to thwart Ben Pauling's progressive Legal Weapon, while Minella Jury, Minstrel Knight and Lasko Des Obeaux also need factoring into this intriguing maiden.

  1. LIBERTY COACH
  2. LEGAL WEAPON (GER)
  3. MINELLA JURY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Meetmebythesea
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 5
J: Callum Pritchard  |  T: B Pauling
1/2

Prize Money

1st: £8,169.002nd: £3,764.003rd: £1,881.004th: £942.00

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