Virgin Bet Doncaster Handicap Hurdle (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier)

Doncaster

15:57

Date 2026-02-27

Distance 3m84y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.4°C

Wind 4mph S

Rain 80%

Winning Time 6m 33.18s (slow by 46.18s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Swift Jet (IRE) Harry Bannister · Richard Phillips	22/1	Won
2nd	Scairp Dubh (GB) Jack Power · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	6/1	14
3rd	Geordie Night (GB) Tom Broughton · Nick Kent	18/1	3.25
4th	Les's Destiny Star (IRE) Kielan Woods · Ben Pauling	16/1	40
5th	Highbury Hill (GB) Bryan Carver · Nigel Hawke	8/1	30

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Mr Griffiths (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	4/11F
Fell	Pooroldmackley (IRE) Miss Eleanor Williams · Evan Williams	40/1

Runners (10)

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
7	Mr Griffiths Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	158	—	45-811	94	117	104	7d	—	—	-30	31	0.11/1	4/9 69%
2-2 in handicaps and escapes a penalty for last week's romp at Warwick; tough to beat
8	Scairp Dubh Bay J:Jack Power(5) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Jack Power(5) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	157	—	765641	93	113	89	11d	—	—	+12	24.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won over 2m3f at stiff Carlisle last week and goes unpenalised here
2	Highbury Hill Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Nigel Hawke	J:Bryan Carver T:Nigel Hawke	164	—	5-2371	100	105	81	31d	—	—	+6	15.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Lightly raced 5yo who won over 2m3f at Chepstow & could have more to offer now up in trip
6	Geordie Night Grey J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Nick Kent	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Nick Kent	160	t	35-166	96	105	90	62d	—	—	+6	13.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Below par on last two runs but could be back on better ground today and not written off
4	Les's Destiny Star Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	163	t	/0-4P8	99	101	77	35d	—	—	+8	13.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Could be a different proposition now up in trip and back on better ground on h'cap debut
3	Swift Jet Bay J:Harry Bannister T:Richard Phillips	J:Harry Bannister T:Richard Phillips	164	p	6-P3FF	100	104	104	35d	—	—	+9	13.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Kept on for encouraging 3rd on last hurdle run; not ruled out each-way back in this sphere
9	Pooroldmackley Chestnut J:Miss Eleanor Williams(7) T:Evan Williams	J:Miss Eleanor Williams(7) T:Evan Williams	151	—	34513P	87	108	86	68d	—	—	+13	15.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won at Worcester last August but hasn't shone on his two starts since
NR	Be The Difference Bay J:Freddie Keighley(5) T:Philip Kirby	J:Freddie Keighley(5) T:Philip Kirby	168	—	11163P	104	111	89	17d	—	—	—	19.1	—	—
Hat-trick in November/December but subsequent evidence suggests he's gone off the boil
NR	Jonquilla Chestnut J:Richie McLernon T:Sarah Humphrey	J:Richie McLernon T:Sarah Humphrey	163	—	4-22	99	100	75	68d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Runner-up on both hurdle starts and not discounted up in trip on handicap debut
NR	Star Vantage Bay J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Charlie Maggs(3) T:Rebecca Menzies	151	t	2F6465	87	107	98	62d	—	—	—	9.3	—	—
Often runs well in defeat; not ruled out for a place but is winless after 30 attempts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mr Griffiths	4/11	2/5	4/11	4/11	4/9
Scairp Dubh	7/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Highbury Hill	9/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	9/1
Geordie Night	14/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	10/1
Les's Destiny Star	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Swift Jet	25/1	20/1	20/1	25/1	25/1
Pooroldmackley	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Be The Difference	-	-	-	-	-
Jonquilla	-	-	-	-	-
Star Vantage	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mr Griffiths

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Scairp Dubh

24.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

7/1

3rd

Be The Difference

19.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0

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Pooroldmackley

15.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Highbury Hill

15.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Swift Jet

13.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Les's Destiny Star

13.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

20/1

Geordie Night

13.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2

14/1

Jonquilla

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Star Vantage

9.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Be The Difference	104	111	89
Highbury Hill	100	105	81
Swift Jet	100	104	104
Les's Destiny Star	99	101	77
Jonquilla	99	100	75
Geordie Night	96	105	90
Mr Griffiths	94	117	104
Scairp Dubh	93	113	89
Pooroldmackley	87	108	86
Star Vantage	87	107	98

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mr Griffiths	7d ago	Quick return
Scairp Dubh	11d ago	Quick return
Be The Difference	17d ago	Fit
Highbury Hill	31d ago	Fit
Les's Destiny Star	35d ago	Fit
Swift Jet	35d ago	Fit
Geordie Night	62d ago	Fresh
Star Vantage	62d ago	Fresh
Pooroldmackley	68d ago	Fresh
Jonquilla	68d ago	Fresh