March 14 / 15.02 Doncaster

15.02

Good

Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £5650.67
  • 3m 0f 84y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.38
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 534611 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Front-runner; on a hat-trick having won at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft) and Market Rasen (2m7f, good to soft) on his last two starts; up 12lb (6lb higher than last time); chance.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

19th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

14:40 Haydock

Burrows Hall

11st 4lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Made all at Uttoxeter (2m4f), Market Rasen (extended 2m7f) and Doncaster (3m, good) on last three outings, with a last-flight mistake not helping his margin of victory last time; up another 5lb but he's on a roll.

100/30

5th

4

19th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

14:40 Haydock

Burrows Hall

11st 4lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Made all at Uttoxeter (2m4f), Market Rasen (extended 2m7f) and Doncaster (3m, good) on last three outings, with a last-flight mistake not helping his margin of victory last time; up another 5lb but he's on a roll.

100/30

1st

5

14th Mar 2025

Good

3m 0f 84y

Class 3

15:02 Doncaster

Burrows Hall

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

led, faced challenge from 7th, shaken up after 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in

7/4

13/2

  • Place: £2.10

Form: P34P2P BF

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Maiden; placed in five of her 12 starts over hurdles, notably when second to a progressive sort over C&D in January (good to soft); never travelled when tried in cheekpieces last time (pulled up); headgear dispensed with; shortlisted.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9

24th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 2

15:28 Uttoxeter

Rialannah

11st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Lucy Wadham

2-3 for this yard after 2m7f/2m4f good-ground wins around Fakenham; dictated modest fractions the last time and this will be tougher off 4lb higher, but she doesn't have to lead and has to be respected.

7/1

1st

7

4th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 2

17:13 Fakenham

Rialannah

11st 1lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Lucy Wadham

Came good for Lucy Wadham at second attempt, winning readily here (2m7f, good) three weeks ago; should be okay back at 2m4f and recent 5lb rise does not look excessive; could have more to offer for new stable.

6/1

1st

5

13th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 4

14:40 Fakenham

Rialannah

11st 11lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Lucy Wadham

0-15 over hurdles but posted some good efforts for the Joel Parkinson-Sue Smith stable last term and ran a big race when fifth on recent seasonal/stable debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good to soft); will be suited by this move back up in trip; one to consider.

4/1

Form: 22231 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Placed in two Irish points (3m, good/yielding) early last year; also placed in two bumpers and then off the mark on third start over hurdles (first run at 3m under rules) when winning a Ludlow maiden last time (good to soft); this looks tougher, but not out of it.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

7

19th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

14:40 Haydock

Bold Recruit

11st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Billy Aprahamian

0-5 in Irish points; placed in his two bumpers and off the mark in a maiden at Ludlow (3m, good to soft) in February on third start over hurdles; fair third of six to Burrows Hall on handicap debut at Doncaster (3m, good) last month but needs markedly better than that with his mark unchanged.

9/1

7

19th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

14:40 Haydock

Bold Recruit

11st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Billy Aprahamian

0-5 in Irish points; placed in his two bumpers and off the mark in a maiden at Ludlow (3m, good to soft) in February on third start over hurdles; fair third of six to Burrows Hall on handicap debut at Doncaster (3m, good) last month but needs markedly better than that with his mark unchanged.

9/1

3rd

4

14th Mar 2025

Good

3m 0f 84y

Class 3

15:02 Doncaster

Bold Recruit

11st 3lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Billy Aprahamian

in touch with leaders, prominent before 2nd, pressed leader from 7th, switched left after 3 out, hit 2 out, soon weakened

7/2

Form: -43452 C

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Won a novice hurdle here in 2023 (2m, good); patchy form this season, beaten 13l when second on first try at 3m last time at Wetherby (soft; Curley Finger back in fourth); wouldn't rule out back on good ground.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

8

11th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 4

17:10 Chepstow

Shared

11st 10lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Rewarded a determined Sean Bowen ride when winning off reduced mark at Plumpton (3m1f, good) in the spring; still well handicapped on older form and unexposed at around 3m but others have more persuasive profiles.

10/1

1st

3

6th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:52 Plumpton

Shared

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Harry Derham

raced lazily, raced in last, headway before 3 out, went second approaching last, soon pressed leader, ridden to lead towards finish, all out

11/4

1st

3

6th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:52 Plumpton

Shared

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Harry Derham

raced lazily, raced in last, some headway before 3 out, went second approaching last, soon pressed leader, ridden to lead towards finish, all out

11/4

Form: 13-0P4 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Went up 14lb for winning three staying handicaps on soft ground in cheekpieces last season (the third over C&D); has struggled a bit this season, last twice without headgear, best run when over 18l fourth at Wetherby in February (3m, soft; 5l behind runner-up Shared); headgear back on but better ground not sure to be ideal.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

29th Jun 2025

Soft

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

14:40 Cartmel

Curley Finger

11st 11lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

Failed to win during light campaign last season and dropped out very quickly after running well for a long way over C&D (good to soft; first-time visor) last month; positives can still be drawn from that recent effort but others in this field look much less risky; cheekpieces back on today.

12/1

2

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

18:40 Cartmel

Curley Finger

12st 0lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

Failed to win during light campaign last season; didn't run badly when fifth of six at Doncaster (3m, good) in March and will be suited by the forecast rain here but still needs a boost from today's change of headgear.

10/1

2

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

18:40 Cartmel

Curley Finger

12st 0lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

Failed to win during light campaign last season; didn't run badly when fifth of six at Doncaster (3m, good) in March and will be suited by the forecast rain here but still needs a boost from today's change of headgear.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 36P46P CD

Last run: 30 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Started the season on a stiff mark having dead-heated for fourth in a Grade 1 novice at Aintree last April (3m, soft); best run this term when fourth in a 3m handicap at Ayr in January (soft); excuses for two lesser runs since; not sure today's quicker conditions are ideal.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

3

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 83y

Class 3

14:43 Cartmel

Pinot Rouge

11st 12lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Below par since last June's Hexham win off 2lb higher (3m, good to soft) until reviving, up to a point, with last month's Ayr Class 2 fourth; has to show that a sharp track is what's wanted, though.

8/1

4th

4

18th Apr 2026

Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 2

14:55 Ayr

Pinot Rouge

10st 10lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Bang there when falling seven out in the Hexham Marathon over fences last month (4m, soft); she's 1lb below her last winning hurdle mark but Hexham seems to bring out the best in her and this inconsistent mare was pulled up in this race 12 months ago; it might be best to look elsewhere.

20/1

2

25th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 7f 199y

Class 4

15:41 Hexham

Pinot Rouge

12st 0lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

She has an unconvincing, 0-5 record over fences and also something to prove regarding her current form, having been tailed off back over hurdles four weeks ago; however, she likes Hexham and won in good style over hurdles here last June; 6lb lower today and might not be a forlorn hope.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta £8.10
Straight Forecast £7.73
Trifecta £28.40

Selections

The Times:

Bold Recruit

SPOTLIGHT:

Burrows Hall

TOPSPEED:

Rialannah

RP RATINGS:

Shared

POSTDATA:

Rialannah

The Star:

Rialannah

Telegraph:

Bold Recruit

Daily Mirror:

Bold Recruit

Daily Record:

Bold Recruit

The Guardian:

Burrows Hall

D Express:

Burrows Hall

The Sun:

Burrows Hall

Daily Mail:

Shared