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Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Chase (Premier Handicap Chase) (GBB Race)

Doncaster · Saturday, 24 Jan · 14:05 · 2m 7f 214y · Class 1 · TURF
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Status
14:05
Off time
8
Runners
Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick
GRAND GESTE (IRE
🥈 Second
DEEP CAVE (IRE
🥉 Third
WALKING ON AIR (IRE

Betting forecast

10 runners
01 · 🏆
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉
8
7/1
8
7/1
8
7/1
8.50
15/2
10
9/1
12
11/1
09
15
14/1
17
16/1

Runners

Pos No. Dr Horse Form Jockey / Trainer Age Wgt Best decimal odds
5th 1
Deep Cave (G)
Did well over hurdles last term, ending campaign with a big win at Aintree in April. Further progress back chasing this season, making it 2-2 over fences on these shores when getting on top close hom…
1/1150P- Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
8 76.2kg 5.50
9/2
2
King's Threshold (G)
T
Rejuvenated by breathing surgery/fitting of a tongue strap when completing a hat-trick at the start of 2025. Back to his best when scoring with a bit to spare at Newbury (3¼m good) during the Christm…
1P/0410- Non Runner
Miss E C Lavelle
9 74.4kg 17
16/1
6th 3
Josh The Boss (G)
T
Multiple hurdles scorer who has taken well to fences, walking over at Newbury prior to a decisive all-the-way success in 4-runner novices' handicap here (19f, soft). Latest Aintree second on Boxing D…
11262P Mr Jamie Neild
N & W Twiston-Davies
7 72.6kg 8
7/1
4
Joyeux Machin (G) Fell
PT
Some good efforts in defeat over hurdles last term, including when going close in a valuable race at Uttoxeter during the spring. Wasn't entirely disgraced returned to this sphere in the C&D handicap…
784F91- Tristan Durrell
D Skelton
9 72.6kg 8
7/1
4th 5
Docpickedme (G)
PT
Scaled new heights by landing this prize off 2 lb lower 12 months ago and return to this course sparked a return to form when gamely seeing off 6 rivals over C&D last time. Clearly likes it here and …
1P-5314 Charlie Maggs
R Hobson
10 71.7kg 8.50
15/2
6
Grand Geste (G) FAV Pulled Up
P
Winless following 7 attempts over hurdles but has proved a different proposition switched to fences this season, finding just one too good at Carlisle and Newcastle prior to easily landing the Tommy …
221P1P Danny McMenamin
J Parkinson & S Smith
7 70.8kg 3.50
5/2
3rd 7
Walking On Air (G)
PT
Formerly very useful hurdler/chaser and unlucky in this last year, having seemingly mastered Docpickedme when falling at the final fence. No show otherwise for Gary Brown and well held both starts fo…
83P2F-5 B S Hughes
Faye Bramley
9 69.9kg 12
11/1
1st 8
Dartmoor Pirate (G)
T
Hurdles winner who left his 2 previous performances over fences behind when landing a 5-runner Lingfield handicap (2¾m, good to soft) in a first-time tongue strap last month. No issues stamina-wise b…
50-511U Rex Dingle
A J Honeyball
7 68.9kg 8
7/1
2nd 9
New Order (G)
T
Three-time chase winner (at up to 3m) following a wind op last season. Tailed off on his reappearance in November but went close at Sandown next time and posted another solid effort in defeat when th…
1-52323 David Bass
C E Longsdon
8 68.9kg 10
9/1
10
Kelce (G)
P
Much improved switched to fences with cheekpieces applied last season, winning twice. Latest second at Aintree (25f, good) just about a career-best and hard to grumble with a 1 lb rise for that. Conv…
21-4721 Bradley Harris
N P Mulholland
8 65.8kg 15
14/1

Betting forecast: Grand Geste (5/2), Deep Cave (9/2), Dartmoor Pirate (7/1), Josh The Boss (7/1), Joyeux Machin (7/1), Docpickedme (15/2), New Order (9/1), Walking On Air (11/1), Kelce (14/1), King's Threshold (16/1)

Prize money

PositionPrize
P156950.0 GBP
P221370.0 GBP
P310700.0 GBP
P45330.0 GBP
P52680.0 GBP
P61340.0 GBP