Racecards
17:00 Market Rasen
Racing UK Anywhere Now Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 16y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 5-4221P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey D A Jacob
tracked leader, mistake 6th, reminder 9th, lost place 3 out, weakened next, well beaten in 4th when fell last
- Form 74214-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 95
held up in touch, jumped slowy and lost place 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
Black Lily (IRE)
168- Form 44FPP-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer C C Bealby
- Jockey T Messenger
held up towards rear, close up 7th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 556445
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
raced keenly, tracked leaders from 3rd, challenged after 3 out, led before next, headed last, no impression flat
- Form 7P-7660
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey Alain Cawley
held up in touch, tracked leading pair after 3 out, went 2nd approaching next, soon challenged, led last, stayed on well
- Form 36-3324
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer N Kent
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
led to before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form P-P83PP
- Age 7
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey A Nicol
tracked leaders, lost place 7th, soon behind, tailed off when hit 3 out
- Form 44-P3P6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer R C Harper
- Jockey Danny Burton
held up in rear, outpaced 3 out, plugged on into remote 4th from next, no chance with leaders
In depth
Verdict
This won't take much winning but Steps And Stairs blotted his copybook when last seen at Huntingdon in August and will be plenty short enough in the betting. Bridal Suite was disappointing after winning at Fontwell in March so we'll give another chance to MINELLA BLISS. He won over fences here last season and return to familiar surroundings could spark a revival - he's looking well treated compared to some. It's hard to make a case for many of the others with Combustible Kate usually worth opposing.
Formwatch
Steps And Stairs (IRE) 2-1fav (11-11) Held up in mid-division, headway after 7th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next, at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Bridal Suite (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Towards rear, reminder after 4th, closer order when not fluent 8th, driven and one pace in 5th after 3 out, weakened into 6th between last 2, 6th of 11, 21 3/4l behind Band Of Thunder (10-9) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Black Lily (IRE) 20-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders on inside, lost place before 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out, at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
Minella Bliss (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Held up mid-division, went 4th before last, ridden and one pace run-in, 5th of 12, 13 3/4l behind Darsi Dancer (11-4) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Love The Leader (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, struggling 9th, 10th of 12, dist behind Perseid (10-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Combustible Kate (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) Led, headed before 5th, led 10th, headed before 2 out, weakened run-in, 4th of 11, 23 1/4l behind Conas Taoi (11-3) at Towcester 3m hcp (5) gf in Oct.
Agent Louise 33-1 (10-0) In rear, behind from 5th, pulled up before last, at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Just Skittles 66-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders in 4th, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Barton Antix (11-10) at Towcester 2m 5f hcp (5) gf in Oct.