Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places "Chasing Excellence" Novices' Chase (GBB Race)

Doncaster

1:15

Date 2026-01-23

Distance 2m3f31y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £8,169

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 6.9°C

Wind 11mph E

Rain 46%

Runners (6)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	One Big Bang gr J:Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	J:Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	162	—	15-321	140	147	128	40d	—	—	-8	37.5	Evens 50%
Strong form on first two chase starts; drops back in trip but still a leading contender
3	Western Knight b J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	162	t	2U8-41	136	138	115	51d	—	—	+7	27.7	10/3 23%
Won at Haydock on second chase start and open to further improvement; could have a big say
1	Lario b J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	162	t	3227-1	127	134	80	34d	—	—	+16	34.7	7/2 22%
Something to find in today's company but 1-1 over fences and may well have more to offer
5	Kap Ouest b J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	156	h	31U5-9	116	-	-	267d	—	—	+10	19.2	10/1 9%
Chase debut; won maiden hurdle; didn't progress in that sphere; lots of improvement needed
NR	Elysian Knight b J:TBC T:Neil Mulholland	J: T:Neil Mulholland	156	—	3P12-P	123	-	-	48d	—	—	—	18.3	—
Two-time hurdle winner but others have stronger form and he was pulled up on chase debut
NR	Roadlesstravelled b J:TBC T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J: T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	156	—	111PP-	135	-	-	328d	—	—	—	28.7	—
Point and Grade 2 novice hurdle winner; out of form when last seen but retains potential

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
One Big Bang	evn	evn	evn	10/11	Evens
Western Knight	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Lario	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Kap Ouest	9/1	7/1	9/1	10/1	8/1
Elysian Knight	-	-	-	-	-
Roadlesstravelled	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

One Big Bang

37.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 15

Evens

2nd

Lario

34.7

OR: 19.3 Form: 10 Odds: 5.4

7/2

3rd

Roadlesstravelled

28.7

OR: 21.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0

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Western Knight

27.7

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Kap Ouest

19.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Elysian Knight

18.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
One Big Bang Top Rated	140	147	128
Western Knight	136	138	115
Roadlesstravelled	135	—	—
Lario	127	134	80
Elysian Knight	123	—	—
Kap Ouest	116	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lario	34d ago	Fit
One Big Bang	40d ago	Fit
Elysian Knight	48d ago	Fresh
Western Knight	51d ago	Fresh
Kap Ouest	267d ago	Long break
Roadlesstravelled	328d ago	Long break