Racecards
14:20 Market Rasen
Corona Extra Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £3,900 added
- Winner: £2,534
- 2nd: £744
- 3rd: £372
- 4th: £186
- Form 43170
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 113
tracked winner, pushed along before 6th, ridden and weakened before 2 out
- Form 053
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leaders, chased winner before 2 out, kept on and always held
- Form 08-F112
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
in rear, fell 3rd
- Form 2-30853
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey D Elsworth
led, not fluent 4th, pushed along before 2 out, kept on well
- Form 514P43
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer L Allan
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up towards rear, headway 6th, ridden and weakened before 2 out
Osgood
7- Form 56F152
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey W T Kennedy
in rear, mistake 5th, pushed along 7th, weakened from 3 out
- Form U3410
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Harry Skelton
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Minsky Mine has been in action on the Flat but has looked too high in the weights over timber after landing a novice hurdle at Leicester. Osgood is now 10lb higher than for his success at Taunton on the first day of the month and was beaten off this mark at Exeter but Enroller, a once very useful performer on the Flat, did a little better on his third start over hurdles at Leicester in January and the quicker ground may bring further improvement. Tim Vaughan and Richard Johnson have a fine strike-rate when teaming up and LANGLEY looks the answer as though he was beaten by Emirate Isle on his hat-trick bid at Sedgefield he was a long way in front of the remainder and attempting to concede the winner 17lb. Theodore Lamb hasn't had much experience and won't need to improve much to take a hand.
Formwatch
Minsky Mine (IRE) 40-1 (10-2) Chased leaders to 3 out, soon weakened, last of 14, well behind Hildisvini (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs in Jan.
Enroller (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway on inside approaching 2 out, stayed on to modest 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 15l behind Kazlian (11-0) at Leicester 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Langley (11-10) 98th of 12, 6l behind Wild Desert (11-10) at Jersey(JER) 1m 5f charity stakes.
Theodore Lamb 22-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden 3 out, stayed on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 13, 10l behind Dreambrook Lady (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Theredballoon 16-1 (10-13) Held up in touch, took keen hold, went 2nd over 4f out until over 3 out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind The Hollinwell (10-8) at Southwell 2m n h flat (6) std in Feb.
Osgood 16-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway 3rd, chased winner approaching 3 out, no impression when hit last, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Katchmore (11-9) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Unex Picasso 12-1 (10-10) Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway next, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened soon after, 10th of 13, 34l behind Specialagent Alfie (11-7) at Sandown 2m cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gd in Feb.