Racecards
14:45 Market Rasen
32Red.com Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 140y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 841422
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Finian O'Toole
held up 20 lengths off the pace in 3rd, modest headway to go 2nd 2 out, never placed to challenge
- Form 121
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer L Egerton
- Jockey Dean Pratt
held up 20 lengths off the pace in 2nd, weakened before 2 out
Tawan
12- Form P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up well off the pace in 4th, under pressure 4 out, stayed on to go modest 3rd approaching last, never near to challenge
- Form 2F-6P3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
made all, soon clear, 20 lengths clear after 3rd, not fluent 4th and 5th, very easily
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Three Of A Kind and Tawan have yet to threaten so this looks between the two previous hurdle winners. Mountainside took well to hurdling last year winning here and at Fontwell and finishing runner-up on the other occasion. But he hasn't raced since September and MAXIE T holds the advantage returning to novice company having won a handicap at Kelso in December. He's gone close on a couple of occasions subsequently and Micky Hammond's charge gets the nod.
Formwatch
Maxie T 5-6fav (11-2) Tracked front pair, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden and effort between last 2, upsides last, kept on until no extra and held final 100 yards, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Pistol (10-6) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Mountainside 2-11fav (11-5) Made all, hung left and head on one side from before 2 out, driven approaching last, pulled out enough to come clear towards finish, won at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Sep beating Jersey Bull (10-12) by 2 3/4l, 4 ran.
Tawan 200-1 (11-2) Midfield, pushed along halfway, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Catterick 2m mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Three Of A Kind (IRE) 150-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, went 4th when not fluent 5th, 3rd before 2 out, no impression, remote before last, 3rd of 6, dist behind Allysson Monterg (11-2) at Leicester 2m 4f (3) hvy in Feb.