Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

Doncaster

12:20

Date 2026-01-24

Distance 2m128y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £25,628

Winning Time 4m 7.82s (slow by 18.82s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Manganese (FR) David Bass · Max Comley	11/10F	Won
2nd	Manlaga (IRE) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	5/4	.75
3rd	Laysoft (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	40/1	22
4th	Tralee Girl (IRE) Tristan Durrell · Dan Skelton	11/2	10
5th	Sovereign Applause (IRE) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	250/1	45

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	Highland Crystal Chestnut J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	159	—	11	-	125	89	57d	—	—	-13	32	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Made it 2-2 when powering clear for Listed win at Newbury; leading claims
4	Manganese Bay J:David Bass T:Max Comley	J:David Bass T:Max Comley	154	—	111	117	122	105	39d	—	—	+22	46	0.63/1	5/2 29%
3-3; today's opposition considerably tougher but remains to be seen where limitations lie
2	Manlaga Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	159	—	1-	-	121	-	315d	—	—	-4	15.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
French winner; makes debut for powerful connections and could have very bright future
6	Tralee Girl Bay J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell T:Dan Skelton	154	—	32	120	123	97	57d	—	—	+20	26.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Second to Highland Crystal at Newbury; 5lb better off here but improvement still needed
3	Laysoft Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Danny McMenamin T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	154	—	5132	98	101	86	26d	—	—	+23	24.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Bumper winner; 10l second over C&D last time; others have achieved much more
5	Sovereign Applause Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	154	t	5	-	68	30	—	—	—	-1	0.2	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Modest maiden on the Flat and tailed off at Warwick last month on sole hurdle start

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Highland Crystal	evn	10/11	Evens
Manganese	5/2	5/2	5/2
Manlaga	10/3	3/1	3/1
Tralee Girl	12/1	12/1	12/1
Laysoft	66/1	66/1	66/1
Sovereign Applause	500/1	450/1	500/1

Predictor

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

1st

Manganese

OR: 16.8 Form: 22 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Highland Crystal

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 15

Evens

3rd

Tralee Girl

26.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Laysoft

24.6

OR: 12 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Manlaga

15.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Sovereign Applause

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tralee Girl	120	123	97
Manganese	117	122	105
Laysoft	98	101	86
Highland Crystal	—	125	89
Manlaga	—	121	—
Sovereign Applause	—	68	30

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Laysoft	26d ago	Fit
Manganese	39d ago	Fit
Highland Crystal	57d ago	Fresh
Tralee Girl	57d ago	Fresh
Manlaga	315d ago	Long break
Sovereign Applause	—	—