Virgin Bet Doncaster Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Be The Difference (G) Completed the hat-trick in decisive fashion at Sedgefield in December but he ran no sort of a race at Ayr recently and he's hard to recommend on the back of that display.	11163P	Freddie Keighley P A Kirby	10	76.2kg	21 20/1
5th	2	—	Highbury Hill (M) Bounced back from a rare poor effort at Uttoxeter in December when opening her account in 19.4f Chepstow handicap. 2 lb nudge fair enough and there can be hope that this trip will be within her range…	5-23715	Bryan Carver N J Hawke	5	74.4kg	9 8/1
1st	3	—	Swift Jet (G) P Fair maiden hurdler who recorded a good third at Ludlow in first-time cheekpieces in December. Has followed that with a couple of non-completions, though, and others are more appealing.	P3FF1P	Harry Bannister R T Phillips	8	74.4kg	23 22/1
4th	4	—	Les's Destiny Star (G) T Bumper winner on debut here in December 2024 and while he hasn't made much of an impact in 3 qualifying runs over hurdles at up to 21.7f, improvement could be on the way now upped in trip for this ha…	P843-PP	Kielan Woods B Pauling	7	73.9kg	17 16/1
—	5	—	Jonquilla (M) Fetched €95,000 as a 3-y-o and was an encouraging fourth on bumper debut in February. Runner-up both starts since switched to hurdles but she will need to take a significant step forward in order to …	4-22	R P McLernon Mrs S J Humphrey	7	73.9kg	15 14/1
3rd	6	—	Geordie Night (G) T Had wind op (also tongue tied) before getting off the mark in 7-runner handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (23f, good to soft) last May. However, below par both starts since returning from a break in Novemb…	35/1663-	Tom Broughton N Kent	7	72.6kg	19 18/1
—	7	—	Mr Griffiths (G) FAV Fell Major improver switched to handicaps the last twice, following his Fontwell breakthrough success with an emphatic display in a race for conditions and amateurs at Warwick (3¼m, soft) last week. Escap…	5/811F5-	Jonjo O'Neill Jr. J & A O'Neill	6	71.7kg	1.36 4/11
2nd	8	—	Scairp Dubh (G) Has gradually progressed since making his way in handicaps, scoring with a bit to spare at Carlisle (19.3f, soft) recently. With no penalty to carry and this stiffer test likely to be in his favour, …	64120-1	Jack Power J Parkinson & S Smith	6	71.2kg	7 6/1
—	9	—	Pooroldmackley (G) Fell Better than ever when recording third career success in an 11-runner Worcester handicap hurdle (23f, good) at the end of August. Found things too competitive over fences next time, though, and then r…	3PF7-44	Miss Eleanor Williams Evan Williams	7	68.5kg	41 40/1
—	10	—	Star Vantage (G) T Long-standing maiden and while he boasts several pieces of form that suggest winning off this mark wouldn't be out of the question, it will be something of a surprise should he get his head in front …	54445-4	Charlie Maggs R Menzies	9	68.5kg	26 25/1

Betting forecast: Mr Griffiths (4/11), Scairp Dubh (6/1), Highbury Hill (8/1), Jonquilla (14/1), Les's Destiny Star (16/1), Geordie Night (18/1), Be The Difference (20/1), Swift Jet (22/1), Star Vantage (25/1), Pooroldmackley (40/1)