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16:35 Market Rasen

Don Noble Handicap Hurdle (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f 16y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £18,000 added
  • Winner: £11,696
  • 2nd: £3,434
  • 3rd: £1,717
  • 4th: £859
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 33.10s
  • Off Time: 16:36:12
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

The Tourard Man (IRE)

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Sandymount (IRE)

    11/4

      1
      Silk - Dark blue, emerald green hoop, quartered cap

      Volnay De Thaix (FR)

      35
      2/1
      • Form 2/5P3-93
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 147

      chased leader, led well before 2 out until 2 out, chased winner, well held when no extra and dropped to 3rd run-in

      2
      Silk - Emerald Green and White check, halved sleeves, Emerald Green cap

      The Tourard Man (IRE)

      57 D
      8/1
      • Form 05481-6
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 145

      held up in 4th, 3rd going well after 3 out, led going well 2 out, 2 lengths clear last, ridden and always doing enough run-in

      3
      Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Red cap, Yellow diamond

      Oscarteea (IRE)

      37 bt CD
      9/4
      • Form 55P0-71
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 135

      held up last, closer on wide outside after 5th, 3rd briefly before 8th where jumped slowly, never on terms after, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, mistake next, plugged on

      4
      Silk - Black, pink stars, white sleeves and cap

      Sandymount (IRE)

      41 BFC
      11/4
      • Form 3148-17
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 128

      chased leading pair, not fluent 7th, outpaced in 4th after 3 out, rallied into 2nd and kept on run-in

      5
      Silk - Orange, dark blue sleeves, orange stars, dark blue cap, orange star

      Dovils Date

      23
      12/1
      • Form 911435-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-6
      • Official Rating 127

      led, headed and weakened rapidly well before 2 out

      Previous results

      2016
      Silk -

      Kalifourchon (FR)

      6/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-8

      2015
      Silk -

      Aalim

      9/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      Nicky Henderson enjoys a strike rate of 30 per cent over the past five years at the Lincolnshire track and VOLNAY DE THAIX is expected to go well for the Seven Barrows operation. Back to form the last day with an excellent third under topweight in the Perth Gold Cup, a repeat performance would make the gelding, still lightly-raced over fences, tough to beat. The Tourard Man is 10lb lower over fences compared to his hurdle rating and now tackles fences for the first time since last October. He is respected, as is last-time-out course and distance winner Oscarteea but the latter has been hit with a mighty 13lb hike for that win which may prove too onerous. Sandymount and Dovils Date have claims but will need to be at their very best to contend.

      Formwatch

      Volnay De Thaix (FR) 11-2 (11-12) Mid-division, not fluent 10th, headway 14th, kept on from 3 out, 3rd of 11, 3 3/4l behind Beeves (11-8) at Perth 3m hcp (2) gd in Jun.

      The Tourard Man (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Held up in mid-division, headway 8th, led 2 out, headed before last, soon beaten, no extra flat, 6th of 16, 14 1/4l behind Mia's Storm (10-2) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (2) gd in May.

      Oscarteea (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway on outside after 3 out, led before 2 out, soon clear, stayed on strongly, won at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Brian Boranha (11-2) by 17l, 8 ran.

      Sandymount (IRE) 5-2fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, in touch before 9th, outpaced 2 out, well beaten before last, 7th of 8, 28 1/2l behind Morning Royalty (10-6) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in May.

      Dovils Date 3-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Nachi Falls (9-8) by 3/4l, 7 ran.