Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Doncaster

15:35

Date 2026-02-05

Distance 2m4f115y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,700

Winning Time 5m 32.76s (slow by 32.76s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Another Fine Mess (IRE) Bryan Carver · Jeremy Scott	5/2J	Won
2nd	Empty Nest (IRE) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	7/2	3
3rd	Busty Boy (IRE) Callum Bewley · Daragh Bourke	18/5	9

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Gentleman Bill (IRE) Craig Nichol · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	5/2J
U.R.	William Of York (GB) Ross Chapman · Rebecca Menzies	7/1

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
5	Another Fine Mess Grey J:Bryan Carver T:Jeremy Scott	J:Bryan Carver T:Jeremy Scott	156	h	4F1-51	108	-	-	40d	—	—	-6	23.9	0.41/1	13/8 38%
2-7 over hurdles; open to more improvement over today's longer trip and over fences
1	Gentleman Bill Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Craig Nichol T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	170	p	06-353	122	128	112	41d	—	—	+4	23.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Ran well in two of his first three chases and is eased slightly in grade today; big player
8	Empty Nest Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	143	t	16-752	95	126	89	21d	—	—	-3	17.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Second to progressive subsequent winner at Newcastle last month; only 1lb higher here
2	Busty Boy Chestnut J:Callum Bewley T:Daragh Bourke	J:Callum Bewley T:Daragh Bourke	166	p	222-23	118	126	121	85d	—	—	+8	20.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ran well on both outings this season (2m4f/3m); tried in cheekpieces today
4	William Of York Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	158	tp	/P-PP6	110	124	67	41d	—	—	+8	17.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Out of form this season but suited by this track and too well handicapped to rule out
NR	The Winslow Boy Bay J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	J:Ben Poste T:Tom Symonds	160	—	10P-3P	112	127	109	24d	—	—	—	15.5	—	—
Placed on seasonal/chase debut; contender if able to rebound from last month's poor run
NR	Clonakilty Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	155	tp	432-0P	107	128	-	12d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	14.3	—	—
Well beaten on both starts for new stable this season (hurdle/chase)
NR	Cuban Court Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	150	tp	1-4616	102	124	106	19d	—	—	—	20	—	—
Dug deep to make winning chase debut here in December; not suited by Taunton last time

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Another Fine Mess	13/8	13/8	13/8
Gentleman Bill	10/3	10/3	3/1
Empty Nest	7/2	7/2	7/2
Busty Boy	11/2	5/1	11/2
William Of York	8/1	15/2	8/1
The Winslow Boy	-	-	-
Clonakilty	-	-	-
Cuban Court	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Another Fine Mess

23.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

13/8

2nd

Gentleman Bill

23.7

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Busty Boy

20.6

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Cuban Court

OR: 13 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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William Of York

17.7

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Empty Nest

17.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

The Winslow Boy

15.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Clonakilty

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gentleman Bill	122	128	112
Busty Boy	118	126	121
The Winslow Boy	112	127	109
William Of York	110	124	67
Another Fine Mess	108	—	—
Clonakilty	107	128	—
Cuban Court	102	124	106
Empty Nest	95	126	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Clonakilty	12d ago	Quick return
Cuban Court	19d ago	Fit
Empty Nest	21d ago	Fit
The Winslow Boy	24d ago	Fit
Another Fine Mess	40d ago	Fit
Gentleman Bill	41d ago	Fit
William Of York	41d ago	Fit
Busty Boy	85d ago	Fresh