Racecards
13:10 Market Rasen
Mercedes-Benz Of Lincoln Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class G)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Form 50-0042
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey T Doyle
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2 out, hit last, kept on to chase winner flat, no impression
- Form 40-4211
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Miss L Siddall
- Jockey T Siddall
held up, pushed along 3rd, driven and outpaced 5th, kept on from 2 out, no impression
- Form 4B0-466
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
held up in rear, headway when blundered 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 34/3604
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Mrs E Slack
- Jockey B P Harding
led, headed 3 out, ridden and weakened next, in 5th when pulled up after last, dismounted
- Form P43-2PP
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer F Jordan
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden and headed last, weakened flat
Moose Malloy
27- Form P/0P0-55
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 3rd, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 200-006
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer G Brown
- Jockey Dave Crosse
held up towards rear, hit 7th, headway 3 out, ridden after 2 out, led and hit last, kept on well
In depth
Verdict
Mr Christie can complete a hat-trick, with Beyond Borders, Irish Blessing and Bo Dancer seen as the main dangers. Mr Christie scored at Hexham in June and then overcame a break to follow up at Wetherby just four days ago. The 12-year-old ran in snatches but was coaxed home by Jim Crowley at the Yorkshire track, and as this race is no better, he is fancied to defy a penalty under Tom Siddall. Beyond Borders has been impossible to place, and has failed to score since making a winning debut at Listowel three years ago. He basically looks overrated on a mark of 90 and needs to tumble down the weights. Irish Blessing is another that has disappointed since coming across and has been pulled up on his last two starts, while Bo Dancer appears to be struggling to get fit, having had just four runs since 2002. It is a weak race by any standards, and so Mr Christie can once again prove best of a poor bunch.