Racecards
14:30 Market Rasen
Setting The Pace Conditional Jockeys' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Rodalko (FR)
14- Form 02-F14P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey R Flavin
chased leaders, ridden and lost place when weakened after 3 out
- Form 540-104
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Dave Crosse
towards rear, headway 7th, ridden next, went 2nd approaching 2 out, kept on and no chance with winner
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
held up, hit 2nd, headway 7th, staying on in third when ran out last
Argeegee
135- Form 50
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey N Mulholland
mid-division, reminders after 3rd, pushed along 5th, soon behind and tailed off
- Form 443P06
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
made all, ridden 3 out, blundered next, clear approaching last, easily
Fullards
38- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey P Griffiths
chased leaders, jumped slow 1st, behind from 4th, tailed off and pulled up before last
- Form 000-P50
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, hampered next, left a poor 3rd approaching last, no impression
- Form 0/0-030
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
in touch, ridden 3 out, weakening in 4th when fell 2 out
Kippour (FR)
80- Form 2-50
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey R Forristal
chased leaders, pushed along and lost place after 6th, no impression when blundered 2 out, pulled up before last
- Form 56
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
always towards rear
- Form 22P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey E Cooper
in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out, no impression when hampered next
- Form P12R4-6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey P Robson
chased leaders, ridden and weakened from 3 out
Sir Henbue
44- Form P0-0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mark Campion
- Jockey V T Keane
always behind, driven along 3rd, pulled up after 5th
In depth
Verdict
The action gets underway with a modest event that lacks strength in depth and Rodalko is taken to bounce back to form. Oliver Sherwood's charge ran as though something was amiss last time but had previously lifted a Ludlow novice in November before finishing a creditable fourth in a useful event at Newbury the following month. A reproduction of either effort will make the son of Kadalko hard to beat in this company. Tim's The Man has had his limitations exposed since his Leicester victory in November and would ideally prefer more give in the ground. Kelly Pride has shown little over hurdles to date and looks a doubtful stayer but Kippour showed some promise on his hurdling debut and can improve so may reach a place.