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15:20 Market Rasen

Napoleons Casino Hull 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class D )

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 110y
  • Going: Soft (Hurdle: Good to Soft, Soft in places)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 28.70s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Muhtenbar

14/1

    2
    Silk -

    Honest Endeavour

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Alcopop

      20/1

        1
        Silk - Pink, Purple cross belts, quartered cap

        Honest Endeavour

        50
        7/1
        • Form 500-11
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-10

        tracked leaders, ridden and hit 2 out, every chance last, not quicken flat

        2
        Silk - Light Blue, Black Cross of Lorraine, Black cap

        Alcopop

        21
        20/1
        • Form 234-65
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        held up mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, kept on from next

        3
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ROYAL BLUE (halved), WHITE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE and ROYAL BLUE quartered cap

        Colwyn Jake (IRE)

        34
        50/1
        • Form P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leader, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

        4
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue triple diamond, halved sleeves and diamond on cap

        Ground Breaker

        14
        11/8
        • Form 45-33
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, smooth headway after 3 out, in 3rd and going well when fell 2 out

        5
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

        Hands Down (IRE)

        44
        18/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in touch, pushed along and struggling from 3 out, behind when badly hampered next

        6
        Silk - Yellow, Green hoop and armlets, Black cap

        Muhtenbar

        260
        14/1
        • Form 0-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        made all, ridden and under pressure 2 out, kept on well flat

        7
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE Cross of Lorraine and armlets, check cap

        Rainbow Tree

        25
        3/1
        • Form 145
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, weakened run-in

        8
        Silk - YELLOW, EMERALD GREEN hoop, halved sleeves, RED cap

        Samikin (IRE)

        34
        9/2
        • Form P2F-3
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon outpaced, kept on

        In depth

        Verdict

        This is an interesting finale and we think it might go Rainbow Tree, who gets our vote ahead of Honest Endeavour, Ground Breaker and Samikin. Running through the field. Samikin is an Irish point-to-point winner who showed some promise on his Uttoxeter debut although, in time, he will probably be better over further. Rainbow Tree has shown some promise over hurdles following a bumper win here. Ground Breaker was two-and-a-half lengths behind him in that bumper and has shown promise in a couple of hurdling runs, while Hands Down showed promise on his bumper debut but, that said, will need to improve a good bit on that to feature. Thus far, Alcopop has been a little disappointing over hurdles but the same cannot be said of the aptly-named Honest Endeavour, who has won his last two races, displaying likeable qualities in the process. However, he has to concede 12 pounds and more (not including his rider's three-pound allowance) to the field, which includes Rainbow Tree, who is four pounds better off for the two-and-a-half lengths he finished behind him at Uttoxeter on October 13. He has since been beaten over a longer trip but, back at this trip and at a venue we know he likes, Rainbow Tree might provide the answer today.