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13:33 Market Rasen
Offers Every Day At Rhino.Bet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 140y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,084
- 2nd: £1,882
- 3rd: £940
- 4th: £471
- Form 42-4731
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
made all and set steady pace, hit 3 out, quickened and clear before 2 out, not fluent last, unchallenged
- Form 111-221
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up off the pace in 6th, closer in 5th before 4 out, 4th from next, pushed along before 2 out, went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner
- Form 2-P9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Fergus Gregory
held up in rear, not fluent 5th went badly right next, plugged on in remote 5th from 3 out
- Form 6P54-P9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer S Allwood
- Jockey Craig Nichol
raced wide and soon tracking leaders, went 2nd after after 3rd until 6th, chased leaders, weakened 3 out, tailed off
Letterston Lady
106- Form 3-21115
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Bowen
went 2nd after 1st until after 3rd, chased leaders, pushed along and went modest 2nd before 2 out, where not fluent, lost 2nd at the last, weakened run-in
- Form 62/78
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased winner after 1st, chased leaders, went 2nd again 6th until before 2 out, went modest 2nd again at the last, weakened into 3rd run-in
- Form P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer S Allwood
- Jockey Mr Benjamin Abbott
soon off the pace in 5th, outpaced before 6th, struggling next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 50P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey Aaron Anderson
always behind, tailed off when went badly right 4 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Several carry winners penalties but HOUVARI looks to have the strongest form. Olly Murphy’s charge has improved with every start over hurdles and returned an easy winner at Lingfield last month. He’s weighted to beat Bonttay on these terms with the Exeter winner preferred to Western Safire though Letterston Lady may prove a bigger threat. The dual bumper winner won at Worcester on her hurdling debut and faced a stiff task in Listed company at Newbury last time.
Formwatch
Hourvari (FR) 10-3 (11-6) Chased leader, led turning in, went clear between last two, stayed on strongly, won at Lingfield 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Feb beating Joe Dadancer (11-6) by 15l, 16 ran.
Bonttay (IRE) 4-11fav (11-6) Raced keenly chasing leaders, went 2nd after 1st until next, chased new leaders 2 out, led between last two, soon hung left and clear, went right last, hung left and kept on strongly run-in, won at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Feb beating Nothingtochance (11-6) by 7 1/2l, 12 ran.
Hero (FR) 11-2 (11-7) Towards rear on outside, bad mistake 2nd, some headway 5th, mistake next, weakened before 3 out, 9th of 11, dist behind Fortescue Wood (12-0) at Ayr 2m (4) gs in Feb.
King Of The Hill (IRE) 250-1 (11-2) Rear of mid-division, well beaten from 5th, 9th of 12, dist behind Crambo (11-8) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (3) gs in Feb.
Letterston Lady 14-1 (11-0) Held up in 5th, went right 4 out, pushed along home turn, weakened 3 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Luccia (11-0) at Newbury 2m lst (1) gd in Nov.
Minella Choice (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Held up in mid-division, headway before 8th, no impression before 2 out, 8th of 15, 24 1/4l behind Pikar (11-8) at Warwick 2m 3f (4) gd in Feb.
Short Change Hero (IRE) 150-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, lost place 6th, pulled up 3 out, at Carlisle 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.
Notbitterbutbetter 100-1 (10-13) Always rear-division, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Exeter 2m 3f mdn (4) hvy in Jan.
Western Safire (IRE) 9-2 (11-3) Made all, clear 2 out, unchallenged, won at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gs in Feb beating Lady Ironside (11-3) by 5 1/2l, 11 ran.