12:40 Market Rasen
Good To SoftWatch Unibet Racing “Postcast” Each Thursday Novices’ Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hdl Qual’) (GBB)
- Prize money: £4752.9
- 2m 2f 140y
- Class 4
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Abandoned
Form: 1-132 DBF
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 126
Won Newbury bumper last February and a Fontwell novice hurdle in October; third in Grade 2 novice at Cheltenham (2m, good) later in October is easily his best form, after he lost narrowly when 1-6 at Hexham (2m, heavy) in November but he suffered an overreach during that race; the form pick judged on both of those last two starts.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8th 5 |
29th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 92y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Took well to fences in similar event at Kempton (2m2f, good) last month and the runner-up has boosted the form by going one better since; now 4-8 under rules; respected, with further improvement plausible. |
9/1 |
|
1st 2 |
20th Oct 2024 Good 2m 2f 0y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Useful novice hurdler last season, winning twice before creditable third in Grade 2 Dovecote here (2m, soft) in February; didn't fire on handicap debut in March but a subsequent 4lb drop leaves him looking very well treated for this seasonal/chase debut. |
3/1 |
|
7th 3 |
23rd Mar 2024 Good To Soft 2m 2f 183y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Second hurdle success when seeing off nine rivals in 2m4f Plumpton novice (soft) in January; not ideally suited by the drop back to 2m when a creditable third in Kempton Grade 2 since; looks on a competitive mark for this first venture into handicaps. |
6/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 6-871P
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
Big step forward when readily winning a Fakenham maiden (2m4f, soft) by 16l in December; however, he pulled up at Plumpton 12 days ago after jumping and hanging badly to his right, again when claimer ridden; goes right-handed this time and should be placed at least if that sees him back to form.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 2 |
5th Nov 2024 Good 2m 3f 65y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
took keen hold, didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders |
6/1 |
|
5th 3 |
3rd Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Wide-margin winner of a Fakenham maiden hurdle (2m4f, soft) last December; failed to complete next time and hung right back at Fakenham (2m4f, soft) when last seen in February; mark a little stiff based on what he's achieved and has yet to produce his best when fresh. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
16th Feb 2024 Soft 2m 4f 1y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Showed significant improvement when leading for much of the way to win readily in a C&D maiden hurdle (soft) last December; hung badly right and was pulled up at Plumpton since; bit to prove after that, especially going left-handed again but he may be able to bounce back. |
9/4 |
Abandoned
Form: 5
Last run: 73 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
Won Irish points last February and April, before £160,000 sale; novice chase at Warwick (2m4f, soft) in November looked a very tough introduction to racing under rules and he tailed off; this is a huge drop in class and he has his tongue tied for the first time; trainer runs two.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8th 2 |
16th Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 199y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
Changed hands for £160,000 after winning two Irish points in first part of 2023; however, he was well beaten on his rules debut in a novice chase at Warwick (2m4f, soft) last November and has been absent since; wears a first-time tongue-tie for this return; may be best watched. |
100/1 |
|
5th 2 |
7th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
disputed lead, raced in second from 7th, lost second on turn before 2 out |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 274/45
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 97
Peak efforts were in 2021 and he was absent 548 days, including wind surgery, before this season; latest start (C&D) was not as good as his reappearance but he has clear place claims.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 5 |
17th Nov 2024 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
11st 7lb |
Similar sort of form in his last three handicap hurdles (2m-2m4f), beaten just over 11l in all three; dropped another 4lb and that can only help. |
8/1 |
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13 |
21st Aug 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Lacked the pace to land a telling blow at Market Rasen last month and is now 0-10 over hurdles; has the services of Sean Bowen again here but others have more pressing claims. |
16/1 |
|
7th 10 |
7th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Very lightly raced 9yo who is 0-9 over hurdles and prone to mistakes; however, has shown he can be competitive over hurdles and Sean Bowen taking over is no bad thing. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 6-
Last run: 307 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
14-1, faded to go down by 30l in bumper at Newcastle (2m1f, heavy) last March; absent since.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 4 |
18th Jul 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Has shown little across his six starts and others are preferred. |
50/1 |
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8th 11 |
1st Jul 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Makes handicap debut from a basement mark but has not shown any significant promise in four novice/maiden hurdles this year (2m1f-2m4f) and needs to improve. |
20/1 |
|
7th 5 |
11th Jun 2024 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
towards rear, some headway 8th, outpaced 3 out, soon lost touch |
50/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 8-
Last run: 414 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
11-1, no show when soundly beaten in a bumper here (2m, good to soft) in December 2022 for Alex Hales; hooded on this debut for new yard.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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14th 6 |
25th Jan 2024 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
in touch with leaders |
100/1 |
|
8th 4 |
1st Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
£38,000 3yo; second foal; dam well held 5f-1m1f in France, half-sister to useful French 6f-1m winner Val Jaro; trainer has saddled a first-time-out bumper winner this season and he's not ruled out on debut. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 74
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
9l second in a British maiden point (3m, firm) in June 2022 but he's not shown much in his two runs over hurdles (on good and heavy) this term.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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10 |
6th Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
always behind, not fluent 2nd, struggling from 4th |
12/1 |
|
0 7 |
23rd Jan 2024 Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
held up in rear, struggling 5 out, pulled up after 4 out |
50/1 |
|
4th 5 |
1st Jan 2024 Soft 1m 7f 156y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
towards rear but in touch with leaders, not fluent 4th, weakened 2 out |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 348
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
Ran in three Irish points and three Irish bumpers, easily best show when third on bumper debut; tongue tied when tailed off on latest start (November); has left Brian Hamilton; needs a big revival on this hurdle debut.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 |
22nd Nov 2024 Good 2m 3f 51y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Mixed record in six runs over hurdles but he won a Huntingdon maiden (2m, soft) in the spring and was runner-up in Sedgefield handicap on his penultimate run in September; now makes his chase debut but is a half-brother to a useful winner in this sphere and he needs watching in market. |
8/1 |
|
6th 2 |
24th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 218y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Off the mark at the fourth attempt over hurdles in Huntingdon maiden (2m, soft) in March and returned to form with 12l second on last month's reappearance at Sedgefield (2m4f, good) behind a well-treated winner; could build on that latest performance and he's not ruled out. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
23rd Sep 2024 Good 2m 3f 188y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Kept on well to win Huntingdon maiden (2m, soft) but ended up not finishing on handicap debut (2m1f, soft) after dropping out weakly; forgive him that and he's not without hope, though has been off since March. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 32578
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
Third and second in small-field bumpers in his first two runs but he's struggled since, particularly last time on second hurdles start.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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6th 10 |
4th May 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Poor hurdle form since showing promise in bumpers and headgear is added for today's handicap debut over a new trip; hard to be confident. |
20/1 |
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5th 6 |
31st Jan 2024 Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Form dipped sharply on final start in bumpers and he has struggled in both attempts over hurdles (2m); combination of first-time tongue-tie and new trip needs to have major effect. |
33/1 |
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8th 7 |
2nd Dec 2023 Soft 2m 0f 145y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Made the frame in small-field bumpers in his first two runs but he struggled here in October and was the same story on his hurdling debut at Doncaster (2m, good; 40-1) two weeks ago; opposable. |
66/1 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
Half-brother to point and fairly useful 2m3f/3m hurdle winner Ree Okka; dam unraced half-sister to the bumper and high-class 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner Identity Thief and to the bumper and useful 2m/2m7f hurdle winner Oscarteea; with so many of these bringing poor claims he needs a close look, and stable (runs three) had a rules debutant win a novice hurdle (16-1) 13 days ago.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8th 7 |
8th Nov 2024 Good 2m 4f 28y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
prominent, reminder and lost ground before 4th, soon pushed along and struggling in rear |
100/1 |
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6 |
29th Feb 2024 Soft 2m 3f 154y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
There's potential in his pedigree and it's very early days, but he was pulled up on debut at Newcastle (2m4f, heavy; 10-1) in January and needs to be an entirely different proposition this afternoon. |
33/1 |
|
0 8 |
30th Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Fifth foal; half-brother to point/2m3f/3m hurdle winner Ree Okka; dam unraced half-sister to bumper/high-class 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner Identity Thief and bumper/useful 2m and 2m7f hurdle winner Oscarteea; trainer among the winners in recent days; needs a check for any market confidence on debut. |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 30-7P9
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
Third in bumper at Wetherby (soft) last March on debut but not so good since, including two runs at 150-1 over hurdles at Bangor.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 7 |
21st Feb 2024 Soft 2m 3f 88y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
prominent |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 406
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
Fourth of seven in a warm bumper at Perth (2m, good) last August; has run twice over hurdles for new yard, given wind surgery in between and latest start (front-running sixth of 14 at Newcastle) was a step back in the right direction but he needs much better than that; trainer runs two.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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11th 13 |
1st Sep 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
6yo maiden who put up a more competitive show again when 10l third of 11 to Ginger Pointe at Market Rasen (2m6f, good) 15 days ago on his third run over fences; dropped another 1lb, whereas the winner has gone up 8lb, so he's in each-way calculations. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 5 |
17th Aug 2024 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
held up in rear, some headway after 9th, raced wide and lost position home turn, headway 2 out (usual 3 out), soon went fourth, went third run-in, stayed on |
12/1 |
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5th 12 |
26th Jul 2024 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Runner-up off 3lb higher in February/March; not in the same form since and remains a maiden; chance partly depends on how well he reacts to first-time cheekpieces. |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 77
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Filly
OR: —
Closer at Newcastle (2m1f, soft) on second start but was still beaten 20l, about 2l behind We Got Your Back; looks a longer-term prospect.
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Place /
No / Draw |
Date /
Going /
Distance / Class |
Time +
Course Horse +
Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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7th 11 |
29th Feb 2024 Soft 2m 3f 154y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Made debut on Boxing Day and has finished no better than seventh across her three starts; however, she makes her handicap debut off a basement mark and a closer inspection of her pedigree provides some hope she'll be capable of better than she's shown thus far; one to watch in the betting. |
10/1 |
|
8th 9 |
25th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
Improved form when 20l seventh of 14 at Newcastle (2m1f, soft) recently on second start but needs another big step forward today. |
200/1 |
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Verdict
The form points firmly to IDY WOOD, who may well have had an excuse with his overreach when he was beaten a neck at 1-6 last time out. West Warhorse and Gms Prince (second choice) are the only others who have shown significant form over hurdles. Laura Morgan runs two and Mark Walford three, with the well-related newcomer Red Sam looking the first string on jockey bookings for the latter stable, so he needs a close look.[Richard Austen]