17:05 Doncaster

Friday 27 February 2026

All13:5014:2014:5015:2215:5716:3017:05

Virgin Bet A Good Bet Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 6m 21.10s

1^st

If Not For Dylan

1111-1

4/1

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: Alan Doyle (3)

Made all, ridden after 3 out, went clear after 2 out, kept on run-in op 9/2 tchd 7/2

2^nd

4 ½

Ladronne

1211-7

11/2

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Jack Power (5)

Midfield, in touch 11th, chased winner 13th, ridden and lost second 3 out, no impression approaching last, stayed on and went second near finish tchd 5/1

3^rd

Stratagem

1010-10

17/2

T: M BowenJ: Shane Fenelon (5)

Held up in midfield, in touch 4 out, soon pushed along, outpaced 3 out, headway into fourth approaching last, kept on and went third near finish op 11/1

4^th

Erne River

1112-1

10/1

T: N KentJ: Kielan Woods

Prominent, chased winner 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace approaching last, no extra and lost two places near finish op 8/1

5^th

Sainte Doctor

1011-12

7/2

T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon

Midfield, slow 7th, headway 3 out, soon ridden in fourth, faded before last op 3/1 tchd 9/2

6^th

6 ½

Chavez

1012-0

40/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Held up in rear, headway after 6th, mistake and lost position 13th, in touch 3 out, soon pushed along, faded after 2 out op 33/1

7^th

1 ½

Autonomous Cloud

1011-4

11/4f

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Midfield, not fluent 3rd, in touch 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, faded after 2 out op 3/1 tchd 9/4

Also Ran

Almazhar Garde

1111-12

22/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: David Bass

Midfield, not fluent 5th, ridden after 11th, mistake 12th, soon in rear, tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 18/1

Northern Poet

1111-8

14/1

T: N J GiffordJ: James Davies

Not always fluent and jumped right throughout, midfield, ridden in rear before 7th, no impression before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1 tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

Magna Sam⁶⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 12

T: A Ralph J: C Gethings

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£1.50, £1.50, £2.80EX:£32.40Trifecta:£294.90Tricast:£178.78SF:£27.22Swingers:£4.60, £5.80, £8.00

Forecasts

Autonomous Cloud (11/4), Sainte Doctor (7/2), If Not For Dylan (4/1), Ladronne (11/2), Stratagem (17/2), Erne River (10/1), Northern Poet (14/1), Magna Sam (16/1), Almazhar Garde (22/1), Chavez (40/1)

IF NOT FOR DYLAN could be difficult to peg back if getting into a rhythm on the front-end, while reliable mare Sainte Doctor is relatively unexposed around 3m and looks a danger. Magna Sam bypassed this year's Edinburgh National but may make more of an impact following another breathing operation.