March 03 / 14.40 Doncaster

14.40

Good To Soft

Get Raceday Ready Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £6337.2
  • 2m 7f 214y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Get Raceday Ready Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.50
  • Place: £2.80

Form: F67-44

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Has won a bumper and 3-7 over hurdles; thrown in on that form but he's 0-5 over fences and none of those performances are greatly persuasive; latest (upped to 3m, showed little) was his second run since wind surgery and first since leaving Richard Spencer; recent tongue-tie is removed.
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1

2nd Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

14:30 Southwell

Peejaybee

11st 13lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Defied a virtually identical absence to today's at Perth this time last year (good); inconsistent when last seen, however, and over three and a half years since he last lowered a mark in the 120s.

6/1

1

15th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

14:50 Perth

Peejaybee

12st 1lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Course winner here last September (2m4f, good); back to winning ways last time at Ffos Las (3m, good to soft); interesting contender off this 5lb higher mark.

2/1

1

15th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

14:50 Perth

Peejaybee

12st 1lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Course winner here last September (2m4f, good); back to winning ways last time at Ffos Las (3m, good to soft); interesting contender off this 5lb higher mark.

2/1

OUR TIP

9/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: P3-714 C

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Justified favouritism at Southwell (3m) in January on second chase attempt, adding to his bumper/hurdle wins; heavy defeat at Kempton last time, which strengthens concerns about him on testing ground but connections also decide now to reach for headgear.
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1

4th Sep 2026

Good

2m 7f 32y

Class 3

15:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Ernest Gray

11st 10lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Three-time hurdle winner who was close to his peak form when second to Kiwi De Cotte over what turned out to be an extended 3m at Market Rasen (good) three weeks ago; versatile ground-wise; no surprise if he features.

2/1

2nd

1

15th Aug 2026

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

19:04 Market Rasen

Ernest Gray

12st 1lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alan King

1lb higher than for the 3m win at Aintree last October (good); hasn't approached that form in his only three races since but this is a drop in grade; should go well.

7/2

4th

4

7th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 3

15:00 Uttoxeter

Ernest Gray

11st 9lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Won two handicaps over similar trips to this last season, both on good ground; latest run in a Class 2 wasn't too bad and he's capable when fresh; this mark isn't beyond him.

14/1

Form: 15/2-F D

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Won four over hurdles in 2021 at up to 3m2f, including on soft; second in a small field on chase debut the following summer and ran well to a point before taking a tired fall four out at Newbury (2m6f, good to soft) this January on his belated return; headgear (absent last time) is back; competitive mark if back to his best.
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4

22nd May 2024

Good

3m 1f 185y

Class 4

17:40 Southwell

Not At Present

11st 8lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

Won four times over hurdles (2m7f-3m2f) and is versatile in terms of underfoot conditions; has shown ability over fences, particularly when a close third of five at Doncaster (3m, soft); latest Huntingdon effort was inexplicably poor, though, so best watched at present.

4/1

4

22nd May 2024

Good

3m 1f 185y

Class 4

17:40 Southwell

Not At Present

11st 8lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

Won four times over hurdles (2m7f-3m2f) and is versatile in terms of underfoot conditions; has shown ability over fences, particularly when a close third of five at Doncaster (3m, soft); latest Huntingdon effort was inexplicably poor, though, so best watched at present.

4/1

5

1st Apr 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

14:45 Huntingdon

Not At Present

11st 9lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Ben Pauling

never going well, always behind

8/1

Form: 51-523 D

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 7lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
2-7 in points and 1-5 over hurdles; stays well and acts on soft ground; good second in two of her four chases, including penultimate start, but she needs to bounce back from a rather disconcerting display eight weeks ago.
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6th

10

23rd Apr 2026

Good

3m 1f 100y

Class 2

15:00 Warwick

Lagonda

10st 12lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Venetia Williams

Blinkers are turned to after finishing tailed off a month ago and her previous thirds were no great advertisement for her prospects here; probably wants softer ground as well.

33/1

3rd

2

23rd Mar 2026

Good

3m 1f 30y

Class 4

16:22 Wincanton

Lagonda

11st 5lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Venetia Williams

Third in a quite valuable Hereford mares' chase (3m1f, soft; first-time cheekpieces) in December and also ran well when filling same position in Bangor marathon (3m5f, soft) last month; might not be ideally suited by the quicker ground here but still respected.

9/4

3rd

7

25th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 5f 142y

Class 4

16:00 Bangor-on-Dee

Lagonda

11st 7lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Venetia Williams

Third over 3m1f at Hereford last time (soft; first-time cheekpieces), making the frame in that handicap for the second successive season; consistent but perhaps doesn't win as often as she should (1-15 over fences and runner-up five times); unraced beyond about 3m1f.

12/1

Form: 231214 BF

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Front-runner; has improved switched to chasing this term, winning twice but he had luck on his side in a big way when scoring at Uttoxeter (2m4f, heavy) in January; disappointing favourite at Chepstow eight days ago, which is the chief negative but he also has not proved himself beyond 2m4f (one attempt); 5lb claimer is recruited.
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5th

1

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

15:45 Taunton

Good Friday Fairy

11st 12lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Ben Clarke

Resumed with victory at Exeter (2m3f) in November and in good form until pulled up in 2m3f handicap chase at Fontwell ten days ago; this course winner is the sort to bounce back in a change of headgear, though.

9/2

1

14th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 104y

Class 4

14:35 Fontwell

Good Friday Fairy

12st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Ben Clarke

Did well for cheekpieces going on last year, winning three times at 2m3f-2m5f, latterly off 3lb lower, and going a stone and a half up the weights; 2m7f looked to find him out at Newbury last month and this is less competitive back down in trip; holds decent claims.

5/2

4th

3

17th Feb 2026

2m 7f 91y

Class 3

15:55 Newbury

Good Friday Fairy

11st 7lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Ben Clarke

All good since the cheekpieces went on, winning three times (2m3f-2m5f, good to soft/soft); kept on well for third off today's mark at Exeter (2m3f, good to soft) last month and returning to further looks the right move.

13/2

Non-runners

Kadex, Margarets Legacy, Scrum Diddly

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Payout
Exacta £25.70
Straight Forecast £25.75
Trifecta £91.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Margaret's Legacy

LAMBOURN:

Scrum Diddly

WEST COUNTRY:

Not At Present

POSTDATA:

Ernest Gray

D Express:

Lagonda

The Times:

Scrum Diddly

The Guardian:

Scrum Diddly

Daily Record:

Scrum Diddly

RP RATINGS:

Margaret's Legacy

TOPSPEED:

Margaret's Legacy

Daily Mirror:

Margaret's Legacy

The Star:

Margaret's Legacy

Telegraph:

Not At Present