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

Doncaster

13:15

Date 2026-01-23

Distance 2m3f31y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £8,169

Winning Time 4m 58.81s (slow by 20.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Western Knight (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	5/2	Won
2nd	Kap Ouest (FR) Bryan Carver · Harry Fry	17/2	2.25
3rd	One Big Bang (IRE) Alex Chadwick · James Owen	EvensF	3

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Lario (GER) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	7/2

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
2	One Big Bang Grey J:Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	J:Alex Chadwick(3) T:James Owen	162	—	15-321	140	147	128	40d	—	—	-8	37.5	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Strong form on first two chase starts; drops back in trip but still a leading contender
3	Western Knight Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	162	t	2U8-41	136	138	115	51d	—	—	+7	27.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won at Haydock on second chase start and open to further improvement; could have a big say
1	Lario Bay 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	0.88/1	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 Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	156	h	31U5-9	116	-	-	267d	—	—	+10	19.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Chase debut; won maiden hurdle; didn't progress in that sphere; lots of improvement needed
NR	Elysian Knight Bay 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 Bay 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	Coral	Virgin Bet
One Big Bang	evn	10/11	10/11
Western Knight	10/3	3/1	3/1
Lario	7/2	10/3	7/2
Kap Ouest	9/1	10/1	9/1
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

10/11

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	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