Racecards
20:30 Market Rasen
'Luck Of The Irish' Handicap Chase (Class F)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm (Hurdles Course Watereed)
- Form 5PP51-P
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
headway 4 out, ridden and every chance when blundered and unseated rider 2 out
- Form 25F31-2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey R Walford
ridden 4 out, headway next, stayed on flat
Lord Fleet (IRE)
189- Form P1F4PP-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey R Thornton
led, headed 4th, led briefly approaching 7th, ridden 3 out, weaking when blundered last
- Form UPF43-3
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer N Wilson
- Jockey C McCormack
tracked leader, led 4th, blundered next, headed briefly approaching 7th, ridden and under pressure approaching 2 out, hit last, driven out flat
- Form 6134-62
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, challenged 3 out, blundered next, kept on flat
- Form 26353-6
- Age 12
- Weight 10-0
held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on, nearest finish
- Form 000P/0U-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer L James
- Jockey M H Naughton
in rear, jumped slowly 1st, soon in rear, jumped slowly 3rd, pulled up soon after
In depth
Verdict
The trip might be a little on the short side for Guilsborough Gorse but Ted Walford's youngster is still taken to go close in an interesting handicap chase. Better over at least another half mile, Guilsborough Gorse nonetheless ran well at Wetherby last time and should make his presence felt again. Both Black Bullet and Sir Walter found the runners-up spot last time but look a little one paced and might find this too tough, but Pharbeitfrome has claims and looks in fair form at present and could be thereabouts.