15:15 Doncaster

Saturday 4 March 2023

All13:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 2f 1y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:15  |   Winning time: 6m 23.57s
1st
Horse silk
8
910-2
18/1
T: J W MullinsJ: James Best
Chased leaders, niggled along after 12th, hit 13th and pushed along, ridden home turn, stayed on well and disputed lead approaching last, kept on gamely run-in and led over 110 yards out, just prevailed op 25/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
7
3/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Handy, led narrowly 12th, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and joined approaching last, kept on until headed narrowly over 110 yards out, held close home op 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
10
3
8/1
T: B EllisonJ: Ross Chapman
Led, jumped right at times, headed narrowly 12th, pushed along before 4 out, ran on and every chance 2 out, soon no extra op 9/1
4th
Horse silk
13
4
10/3
T: C E LongsdonJ: B S Hughes
Prominent, mistake 1st, pushed along and lost position 13th, rallied after 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out tchd 7/2
5th
Horse silk
nk
2
9/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Aidan Coleman
Towards rear, pushed along and went 4th before 4 out, weakened next op 8/1 tchd 13/2
6th
Horse silk
6 ½
6
15/8f
T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd
In rear, in touch, mistake 3rd, headway into 4th 3 out, weakened 2 out op 7/4
7th
Horse silk
½
5
25/1
T: T LaceyJ: R T Dunne
Towards rear, not fluent 9th, reminders after 11th, struggling 5 out

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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Does He Know21
Weight: 12-0|  Age: 8
T: K C Bailey  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.00Pl:£5.80, £2.00EX:£69.00Trifecta:£393.50Tricast:£476.81SF:£71.36Swingers:£6.80, £10.50, £4.10

Forecasts

Cooper's Cross (15/8), Does He Know (11/4), Undersupervision (3/1), Castle Robin (10/3), Windsor Avenue (8/1), Sporting John (9/1), Moroder (18/1), Neville's Cross (25/1)

Verdict

COOPER'S CROSS took this season's progress up a notable notch fitted with this headgear when making light of a rise in class in the Sky Bet Chase here 5 weeks ago and could still be ahead of his mark up 5 lb given he beat a subsequent winner that day. Castle Robin enhanced his good strike rate over fences with a polished round of jumping at Sandown, so is another to consider along with the classy Does He Know.

  1. COOPER'S CROSS (IRE)
  2. CASTLE ROBIN (IRE)
  3. DOES HE KNOW

Previous Winners

2022
Undersupervision
Weight: 10-11  |Age: 6
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £36,421.002nd: £16,744.003rd: £8,372.004th: £4,186.005th: £2,093.006th: £1,043.00

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