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Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle

Doncaster · Thursday, 5 Feb · 14:25 · 2m 3f 88y · Class 3 · TURF

WEIGHEDIN

Status

14:25

Off time

Runners

Soft

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

I'M A LUMBERJACK

#2 · 4.33

🥈 Second

SMOKERINGINTHEDARK (IRE

🥉 Third

STORMING GEORGE (IRE

Betting forecast

6 runners

01 · 🏆

Storming George

3.25

9/4

02 · 🥈

Huffin An A Puffin

3/1

03 · 🥉

I'm A Lumberjack

4.33

10/3

Smokeringinthedark

5.50

9/2

Bluegrass

6/1

Geromino

20/1

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Storming George (G) FAV Useful in bumpers. Won novice hurdle impressively here in late November but proved a let down when tailed-off sixth of 6 in Grade 1 hurdle at Aintree (17/2) 41 days ago. Handicap debut and could be w…	316271	J M Quinlan N B King	6	73.5kg	3.25 9/4
3rd	2	—	I'm A Lumberjack (G) H Won a novice hurdle last April and stepped forward from reappearance when second of 12 in handicap at Newbury (5/1) 38 days ago in first-time hood, travelling smoothly and challenging 2 out before un…	F31-523	Thomas Bellamy A King	7	72.6kg	4.33 10/3
—	3	—	Geromino (G) T Won twice at this course in 2023/24, including at this C&D off 5 lb higher. Showed a good chunk of ability remains on return from 20 months off when fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Haydock (8/1) 37…	1190/4-4	Charlie Maggs D McCain Jnr	10	72.6kg	21 20/1
4th	4	—	Bluegrass (G) PT Won a thin handicap hurdle last October after a breathing operation but has been inconsistent since, most recently third of 10 at Taunton (28/1) 28 days ago staying on from off the pace. Second has w…	83448-7	Charlie Hammond S Edmunds	7	72.1kg	7 6/1
1st	5	—	Huffin An A Puffin (G) Won on hurdling debut at Newbury nearly 2 years ago, overcoming greenness to get up on the line by a short-head. First run for new yard/handicap debut here following lengthy absence and open to impro…	1/1P8-	Tom Cannon L Wadham	7	71.2kg	4 3/1
5th	6	—	Smokeringinthedark (G) Disappointed when favourite on soft ground at Wetherby on return from 7 months off in November but bounced back when second of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (11/2) 35 days ago. That was a career-best …	272512-	Callum Bewley N G Richards	6	70.8kg	5.50 9/2

Betting forecast: Storming George (9/4), Huffin An A Puffin (3/1), I'm A Lumberjack (10/3), Smokeringinthedark (9/2), Bluegrass (6/1), Geromino (20/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	5651.0 GBP
P2	2600.0 GBP
P3	1300.0 GBP
P4	651.0 GBP
P5	324.0 GBP