Virgin Bet Fives Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	5	Final Night (G) FAV Thrived during second half of last year, quickening up best when cosily making it 3 wins from 4 starts over C&D in December. Continued on the up when third at Newcastle (1m) last month and has to be …	623602	Rossa Ryan J Butler	4	61.2kg	2.88 15/8
4th	2	7	Sea Founder (G) Seemingly finding his feet on his first 2 starts of the year and was right to back to his best when winning an 8-runner handicap at Lingfield (1¼m, all-weather) 18 days ago. Shouldn't have too much o…	144196	Finley Marsh R Hughes	4	61.2kg	6 5/1
9th	3	10	Rey De La Batalla (G) Two-time C&D winner but operating a shade below his best at present, making only late gains when fifth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 46 days ago. Now below last winning mark.	25935-5	Paddy Bradley S Dow	5	60.3kg	26 25/1
8th	4	6	Caph Star (G) HT Winner of a C&D novice on second start back in 2022 for Roger Varian. Off more than 3 years prior to finishing down the field in a C&D handicap for Gordon Treacy in December and is very hard to fancy…	137532	Rob Hornby M G Rimell	7	60.3kg	17 16/1
3rd	5	1	Jazzy Baby (F) Fairly useful filly who needed only minor progress when off the mark in 13-runner maiden in January. Ran respectably from this mark when third in another C&D event on handicap debut last month.	133405	Billy Loughnane Kieran Burke	4	59.9kg	4 3/1
5th	6	11	The Hare Rail (G) P Remains a maiden but made the frame on 4 of his last 5 starts in 2025, looking suited by the step up in trip when fourth of 9 in handicap (6/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) in November. Absent since but h…	547293	Tom Marquand R A Teal	4	59.9kg	15 14/1
2nd	7	13	Atmosphere (G) V C&D winner on penultimate outing of 2025 and shaped well until the lack of a recent outing seemed to tell when third in another C&D event 4 weeks ago. Does have wide draw to overcome, though.	13-3225	George Wood R Spencer	4	59.9kg	6.50 11/2
7th	8	12	Arantes Nascimento (G) Runner-up on his last 4 starts in handicaps, most recently when conceding first run in an 8-runner event at Chelmsford City (7f) 20 days ago. Hard to knock his overall profile but might find things h…	271226	S M Levey M J Attwater	5	59.9kg	15 14/1
13th	9	3	McKenna (G) B Dual winner last year for George Boughey but little promise in 4 starts for current yard.	3109-00	Hollie Doyle D Donovan	4	59.4kg	126 125/1
6th	10	8	Billy Mill (G) Capitalised on a falling mark here (7f) in January but tailed off next 2 outings. Bit more encouragement when sixth of 8 at Wolverhampton in a race that wasn't run to suit last time. Others still pre…	632226	Kieren Fox B R Millman	8	58.5kg	34 33/1
11th	11	4	Rhythm N Rock (G) On lengthy losing run but was unlucky not to snap that when second of 12 over this C&D in December, carried right by loose horse near line. Not in same form from 5 lb higher mark at Wolverhampton nex…	042-601	K S McHugh J Butler	8	58.1kg	34 33/1
12th	12	9	Midnight's Dream (G) Placed at Newcastle on his final outing for Roger Varian in January but hard to take any encouragement from his 2 starts here for current yard.	006323	J Mitchell J Parr	5	57.6kg	67 66/1
10th	13	2	Valentine Boy (G) Showed improved form to get off the mark dropped into 0-65 company for the first time when winning a 10-runner C&D handicap in November. Benefited from a handy position there and will need to take an…	1-03148	Jack Dace L A Dace	4	56.7kg	34 33/1

Betting forecast: Final Night (15/8), Jazzy Baby (3/1), Sea Founder (5/1), Atmosphere (11/2), The Hare Rail (14/1), Arantes Nascimento (14/1), Caph Star (16/1), Rey De La Batalla (25/1), Billy Mill (33/1), Valentine Boy (33/1), Rhythm N Rock (33/1), Midnight's Dream (66/1), McKenna (125/1)