Racecards
14:30 Market Rasen
Listers Toyota Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 110y
- Going: Good
- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 11-5
led until ridden and headed 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 0U1
- Age 3
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
chased leaders, ridden to stay in touch 3 out, soon lost place and behind
- Form U
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
hampered 1st, mid-division, pushed along and headway 4th, ridden and stayed on to lead 2 out, drew clear flat
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey F King
not fluent and behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey L P Aspell
always behind, tailed off when pulled before 2 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey R McGrath
tracked leaders, headway 3 out, every chance next, soon outpaced, ridden and stayed on well flat
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
jumped right 1st, mid-division, lost place 5th, behind when pulled up before 3 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Dave Crosse
behind, headway 4th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
always in rear, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
hampered 1st, mid-division, mistake 5th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey G Lee
hampered 1st, prominent, headway and every chance 2 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure flat
In depth
Verdict
Nocatee won like an old hand when making a winning start to his hurdling career at Stratford last week and is fancied to follow up, with Wood Lord and Quarry Island rated the main dangers. Martin Pipe's Wood Lord was a winner in France last month but may need more time so a bigger threat to the selection may come from Quarry Island. Martin Todhunter has his string in good form at present and the recent flat winner has to be respected first time up over hurdles. Mary Reveley's Hernando's Boy was probably the best of these on the flat although that does not say a great deal. Pat Haslam does well with his juvenile hurdles so Dame Nova should not be underestimated but stablemate Nocatee, who holds Desert Tommy and Urban Knight on Stratford form, sets a decent standard and looks the one to be on.