Two Shots At Great Yorkshire Chase

A cracking day of racing with Cheltenham Festival Trials day at Prestbury Park and the Great Yorkshire Chase card at Doncaster.

We take aim at the 18 runner handicap chast at Doncaster which is most competitive just as we love it.

Twoshotsoftequila is in great form this season. He was sent off favourite here in a similar race before Christmas. Brian Hughes rode a patient race with Twoshotsoftequila travelling best coming into the finishing straight. The fences in the straight were out due to the low sun which didn’t help as it turned into a dour test of stamina. Nathan Moscrop is back riding this horse who he knows well. I like that he carries a featherweight of 10-2 with good ground fine too.

Sail Away beat Forward Plan by 11 lengths at Ayr last April. This horse loves jumping and racing on good ground. The ground has come in his favour, and he enjoyed a nice run here in December where several fences were dolled off due to the low sun. On a reasonable handicap mark of 142 so hopefully runs a big race here for Dan Skelton with Tristan Durrell claiming 3lbs.

Doncaster 3:15

0.5 point each way Twoshotsoftequila 9/1 Paddy Power else 8/1 Bet365 & 888sport, all paying 6 places.

0.5 point each way Sail Away 11/1 generally, use bookie offering 6 places.

Past Results

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The Great Yorkshire Chase is a Premier Handicap National Hunt handicap chase in England which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 3 miles (4,828 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in January.

The race was first run in 1948. Until 2023 it was sponsored by Sky Bet and known as the Sky Bet Handicap Chase. The race held Listed status until 2022 and was re-classified as a Premier Handicap from the 2023 running when Listed status was removed from handicap races.

Winners over past 10 years

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer
2023	Cooper's Cross	8	10–06	Sam Coltherd	Stuart Coltherd
2022	Windsor Avenue	10	11–01	Sean Quinlan	Brian Ellison
2021	Takingrisks	12	11–02	Sean Quinlan	Nicky Richards
2020	Ok Corral	10	11–12	Derek O'Connor^[b]	Nicky Henderson
2019	Go Conquer	10	11–10	Tom Bellamy	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2018	Wakanda	9	11–00	Henry Brooke	Sue Smith
2017	Ziga Boy	8	10–11	Tom Bellamy	Alan King
2016	Ziga Boy	7	10-01	Brendan Powell Jr	Alan King
2015	If in Doubt	7	10–11	Tony McCoy	Philip Hobbs
2014	The Rainbow Hunter	10	10-09	Nick Scholfield	Kim Bailey

Best of Luck,

Nicky