Racecards
14:20 Market Rasen
32Red.com Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 54-5680
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
chased leaders, slow 2nd, driven to challenge 2 out, stayed on same pace after last
- Form 6-31472
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, hampered and unseated rider 4 out
- Form 1832-37
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Michael Byrne
tracked leader, mistakes 4th and 6th, fell 4 out
- Form 311PPP/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey P Bohan
mid-division, pushed along 6th, soon beaten
- Form F4-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey P Buchanan
behind, headway halfway, chased leaders approaching 6th, led before 2 out, ran on strongly
Kilflora
19- Form 24234-P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Gerald Quinn
led, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened last
- Form 2354
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey B S Hughes
tracked leaders, lost place 6th, staying on when mistake last, no extra
Xenophon
23- Form 45755P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
held up in rear, slow 4th, soon struggling, kept on from 2 out, never nearer
In depth
Verdict
Andreo Bambaleo is 6lb higher than when scoring here in May, albeit in better company than this. He finished ahead of Oneofapear when second back at this track a fortnight ago and has leading claims. Amok is another who should figure in this company have been well beaten at Cheltenham last time but the less-exposed SHIMLA DAWN is preferred. Tim Walford's charge returned to action with a decent third at Hexham in October and further progress is expected as he goes handicapping for the first time today.
Formwatch
Phare Isle (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, 15th of 19, 34l behind Home Run (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.
Andreo Bambaleo 17-2 (10-12) In touch in rear, ridden and headway to chase leading pair 2 out, driven and stayed on flat, went 2nd post, 2nd of 7, 11l behind Cloudy Bob (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.
Amok (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) In touch in mid-division, took keen hold, headway 7th, 8th and no extra last, 7th of 19, 18l behind Home Run (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.
Russian George (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway before 6th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Christopher Wren (11-2) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Dec '11, 11 ran.
Shimla Dawn (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden after 2 out, mistake last, stayed on, unable to challenge front pair flat, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Ballyben (10-7) at Hexham 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Oct.
Kilflora 33-1 (11-4) Prominent, ridden after 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before last, in a race won by Red Admirable (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 14 ran.
Oneofapear (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) In touch, went 3rd 5th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 22l behind Cloudy Bob (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.
Xenophon 50-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, weakened 7th, pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Tigresse Bleue (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Nov, 11 ran.