Virgin Bet Mares' Maiden Hurdle Herring Queen Mares' Novices' Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Doncaster

13:42

Date 2025-03-14

Distance 2m128y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Winning Time 3m 59.40s (slow by 10.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Our Lil (GB) Charlie Todd · Dan Skelton	4/1	Won
2nd	Keep On Cobbling (GB) David Bass · Henry Daly	33/1	2
3rd	Generous Scorpion (GB) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	22/1	0.3
4th	The Pit Popsy (GB) Paul O'Brien · Heather Main	200/1	6
5th	Plus Point (GB) Alice Stevens · Billy Aprahamian	2/1	1.75
6th	Annie Don (IRE) David Noonan · Henry Oliver	40/1	17
7th	Polkaface (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Ben Case	20/1	4.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Irish Chorus (GB) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	11/10F

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Irish Chorus Black J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	156	—	5-23U6	102	110	94	102d	—	—	-13	25.5	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Second over 2m at Warwick in May; below par over 2m4f latest; conditions will suit; chance
5	Plus Point Chestnut J:Alice Stevens(3) T:Billy Aprahamian	J:Alice Stevens(3) T:Billy Aprahamian	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-17	7.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Three-time Flat winner for Harry Eustace; cost 40,000gns; interesting on hurdles debut
8	Our Lil Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	146	—	43	96	110	74	109d	—	—	0	20.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Ex-Irish; fair form on the Flat and over jumps; had wind surgery since last run; chance
6	Polkaface Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	J:Jack Quinlan T:Ben Case	156	—	055	-	-	-	50d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Fair form in bumpers; half-sister to three hurdle winners; may improve now going jumping
4	Keep On Cobbling Grey J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	J:David Bass T:Henry Daly	156	—	40F	-	97	-	24d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Bumper fourth on debut but well held when falling at the last on first hurdles run
2	Generous Scorpion Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	156	—	PU4334	-	85	63	47d	—	—	+1	4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
3,000euros buy after two places in Irish points; fair hurdles debut (2m4f); 2m a concern
1	Annie Don b/br J:David Noonan T:Henry Oliver	J:David Noonan T:Henry Oliver	156	—	62-095	-	82	45	118d	—	—	-2	0.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Second in an Irish point; ordinary form in a bumper and two hurdles; back after wind op
7	The Pit Popsy Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Heather Main	J:Paul O'Brien T:Heather Main	156	—	99/	-	-	-	702d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Well beaten in two bumpers in 2023; watching brief advised on hurdles debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Irish Chorus	11/10	11/10	6/5
Plus Point	9/4	9/4	9/4
Our Lil	10/3	3/1	10/3
Polkaface	20/1	20/1	16/1
Keep On Cobbling	16/1	20/1	16/1
Generous Scorpion	33/1	33/1	28/1
Annie Don	40/1	40/1	33/1
The Pit Popsy	150/1	150/1	100/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Irish Chorus

25.5

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

6/5

2nd

Our Lil

20.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Plus Point

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

9/4

Generous Scorpion

OR: 0 Form: 3.3 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Polkaface

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Keep On Cobbling

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Annie Don

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

The Pit Popsy

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Irish Chorus	102	110	94
Our Lil	96	110	74
Plus Point	—	—	—
Polkaface	—	—	—
Keep On Cobbling	—	97	—
Generous Scorpion	—	85	63
Annie Don	—	82	45
The Pit Popsy	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Keep On Cobbling	24d ago	Fit
Generous Scorpion	47d ago	Fresh
Polkaface	50d ago	Fresh
Irish Chorus	102d ago	Long break
Our Lil	109d ago	Long break
Annie Don	118d ago	Long break
The Pit Popsy	702d ago	Long break
Plus Point	—	—