Racecards
14:27 Market Rasen
Linear By Symphony Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 139y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £29,100 added
- Winner: £15,467
- 2nd: £7,126
- 3rd: £3,561
- 4th: £1,784
- Form P2-6519
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
towards rear, headway home turn, went 3rd 2 out, ridden and every chance run-in, ran on, no impression when slightly hampered closing stages
Haafapiece
185- Form 131798-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
mid-division, tracked leaders before 2 out, soon pushed along and weakened
- Form 11B1-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leaders, headway 2 out, shaken up approaching last, ridden and switched left to challenge between rivals run-in, stayed on well to lead 110 yards out, gamely
Zanza (IRE)
185- Form 62PP8P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
led, tracked leader 1st, pushed along home turn, dropped away quickly before 2 out, tailed off
Kihavah
21- Form 17105-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer A Keatley
- Jockey C O'Farrell
in rear, pushed along and headway after 2 out, keeping on in close 4th and 2 lengths down when fell last
- Form 811-435
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
prominent, pushed along and led before 2 out, ridden approaching last, narrowly headed 110 yards out, no extra
- Form P3136-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Ben Bromley
handy, led 1st, pushed along and headed before 2 out, ridden approaching last, weakened run-in
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
HAAFAPIECE goes well fresh and is back on a winning mark so gets a tentative vote in an open-looking handicap. Big Bad Bear probably needed the run at Perth last month but Gordon's Jet has become disappointing. Kihavah arrives in decent form but will have stamina to prove and Harbour Lake is more interesting given he has won three of his four career starts and was brought down in the other. Gaelik Coast is 3-6 over hurdles but high enough in the weights at present.
Formwatch
Gaelik Coast (FR) 18-1 (11-13) Chased leader, pushed along and weakened from 2 out, 9th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Pisgah Pike (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Haafapiece 22-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, mistake 3rd, outpaced when mistake 3 out, never on terms, last of 8, 31 3/4l behind Dorking Boy (11-3) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Harbour Lake (IRE) 6-4 (11-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd soon after 3 out, ridden next, joined leader when not fluent last and soon led, ran on, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar beating Jungle Jack (11-9) by 3 3/4l, 5 ran.
Zanza (IRE) 11-1 (10-13) Towards rear, ridden in mid-division 3 out, lost touch and pulled up, at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Kihavah 4-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, went 2nd flat, ran on, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Mandocello (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Big Bad Bear (IRE) 10-3 (12-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along after 7th, no impression 3 out, 5th of 6, 17 1/4l behind Curious Times (11-11) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Gordon's Jet (IRE) 15-8fav (12-0) Tracked winner, switched right and lost 2nd before 3 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened between last two, 5th of 6, 14 1/2l behind El Borracho (11-8) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (3) gf in Sep.