Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle – Doncaster

Doncaster

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Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-02-05

Distance 2m3f88y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,651

Winning Time 5m 16.10s (slow by 44.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Huffin An A Puffin (IRE) Tom Cannon · Lucy Wadham	3/1	Won
2nd	Storming George (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Neil King	9/4F	.75
3rd	I'm A Lumberjack (GB) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	100/30	14
4th	Bluegrass (IRE) Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds	6/1	13
5th	Smokeringinthedark (IRE) Callum Bewley · Nicky Richards	9/2	6.5

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Storming George Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	162	—	15-316	125	130	99	41d	—	—	0	26.8	0.50/1	2/1 33%
2-2 here and has potential off opening mark; bred to be suited by the step up in trip
2	I'm A Lumberjack Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	160	h	F31-52	123	129	115	38d	—	—	+3	24.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
6	Smokeringinthedark Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	156	—	43-272	119	132	115	35d	—	—	+4	23	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Back on song when runner-up at Musselburgh last month and could be in the shake-up
5	Huffin An A Puffin Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	J:Tom Cannon T:Lucy Wadham	157	—	1/	120	131	-	685d	—	—	+15	32.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
4	Bluegrass Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	159	tp	-17383	122	132	90	28d	—	—	+19	26.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Third at Taunton four weeks ago and he might not be far away if he's on another going day
NR	Geromino Bay J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	160	t	90/4-4	123	131	103	37d	—	—	—	18.3	—	—
Returned from long absence with pretty encouraging run and he has a good record here

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Storming George	2/1	2/1	2/1
I'm A Lumberjack	3/1	3/1	3/1
Smokeringinthedark	10/3	3/1	3/1
Huffin An A Puffin	4/1	4/1	4/1
Bluegrass	10/1	9/1	10/1
Geromino	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Huffin An A Puffin

32.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Storming George

26.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

2/1

3rd

Bluegrass

26.6

OR: 18 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

I'm A Lumberjack

24.9

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Smokeringinthedark

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Geromino

18.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Storming George	125	130	99
I'm A Lumberjack	123	129	115
Geromino	123	131	103
Bluegrass	122	132	90
Huffin An A Puffin	120	131	—
Smokeringinthedark	119	132	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bluegrass	28d ago	Fit
Smokeringinthedark	35d ago	Fit
Geromino	37d ago	Fit
I'm A Lumberjack	38d ago	Fit
Storming George	41d ago	Fit
Huffin An A Puffin	685d ago	Long break