Racecards
14:10 Market Rasen
Don Noble 'Your Local Bookmaker' Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G) (Class G)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 03/62PP-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Mr L Newnes
mid-division weakened approaching 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 322P60-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
in touch, driven after 7th, soon struggling, tailed off
- Form 45F2-F5
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey F King
held up, headway 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on, no impression from next
Epicure (FR)
22- Form 5405-13
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
towards rear, driven after 7th, soon struggling, pulled up after 3 out
- Form UPP0-20
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer R Brookhouse
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, hit 6th, headed next, ridden and weakened from 4 out
- Form 003U04
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Mrs E Slack
- Jockey D C Costello
mid-division, ridden and headway 3 out, stayed on from 2 out
- Form 06/6306-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 8th, soon chasing leader, ridden approaching last, driven out to lead towards finish
- Form 4-32342
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
chased leader, led 7th, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on and headed towards finish
- Form 05P-410
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
always towards rear, weakened from 8th, never dangerous
- Form 4PP55-0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey J Halliday
towards rear and pushed along, tailed off from 8th
Tsunami
7- Form 0P-0260
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer B Leavy
- Jockey Mr D R Cook
always towards rear, never dangerous
- Form PP030-6
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
in touch, until pushed along from 7th, soon lost place, tailed off
- Form 0P-P4P2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey P Buchanan
in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
- Form P24/PPP
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Aspell
chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened last
- Form 066-000
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
held up, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
- Form PP0P4-2
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer T McGovern
- Jockey C Murray
always towards rear, tailed off from 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Epicure, Tam O'Shanter and Littleton Valar are three against the field in this competitive opener and the tentative vote goes to Tam O'Shanter. The selection has been in good form of late handles most types of ground and a reproduction of his latest second behind Mighty Minster would make him hard to beat.Epicure rates the main danger on his latest third behind Khatani but all his best form is on fast ground and if the rains arrive he would be readily opposed. Littleton Valour finished in mid-division behind Princess Grec in a better race last time and that form has since been franked so he has definite place claims. Of the remainder Regal Vintage was a fair second behind Books way last time and is another that could go well but in a race that throws up more questions than answers for the winner we return to Tom O'Shanter.