Racecards
14:35 Market Rasen
Bet@Bluesq.Com Handicap Chase (Class B) (Class _)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form 1-26324
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey J M Maguire
held up towards rear, headway 9th, ridden to chase winner approaching 3 out, kept on, no impression
- Form 12F/1U2
- Age 10
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
chased leaders until ridden and weakened after 4 out
- Form F0-4140
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T J Malone
held up, headway 9th, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out
- Form 4-11103
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up, pushed along 8th, weakened approaching 3 out
Moss Harvey
157- Form 34P/4P1-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Jefferson
- Jockey G Lee
chased leaders, went 2nd after 4th, weakened 3 out
- Form 5-12111
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up mid-divsion, weakened after 5 out, behind when pulled up before 3 out
Bow Strada
94- Form 0BP-430
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
made all from 1st, clear 5th, jumped right from 10th, kept on strongly
- Form 11-P552
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey J Tizzard
in touch, weakened after 4 out
- Form 00-0320
- Age 11
- Weight 10-11
held up towards rear, weakened from 8th, behind when pulled up before 3 out
Spectrometer
13- Form F12F21
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
held up, headway approaching 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened last
- Form 2-10043
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
led to 1st, pushed along and reminder from 8th, soon tailed off
Tommy Carson
20- Form 0/41P-12
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey C Bolger
chased leaders, pushed along after 4th, weakened approaching 9th
In depth
Verdict
Martin Pipe has four runners here, but the likes of Montreal and Gladiateur IV have it to do to stop Jonjo O'Neill's In Discussion from reeling off another win. In Discussion did not look anything special on his British debut when landing a seller, but has looked a different animal since being switched to fences. Easy successes at Bangor and Newton Abbot came his way before he battled well to beat another of today's rivals, Kety Star at Stratford. Although strictly held on revised terms, In Discussion will appreciate the longer trip here and can handle a seven-pound rise in the weights to go in again. Spectrometer was a fairly useful hurdler and has taken well to fences, although this is a big step up in trip, while Montreal in contrast, would not be bothered by further. He still has the scope to land a major long-distance chase in time, but is passed over today, along with one of his three stablemates Gladiateur IV, who was put in his place by Take A Stand at Newton Abbot. That form does not look good enough, and with the rest making no appeal, this looks best left to In Discussion.