Racecards
14:50 Market Rasen
RAFBF Sporting Index Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 1/44-221
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
disputed lead until led 4th, made rest, driven 3 lengths clear when mistake 2 out, stayed on approaching last, clear flat
- Form 697/UP
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
in rear, driven 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 2/703-10
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Conor Shoemark
jumped slowly 1st and next, disputed lead to 4th, lost place 6th, 4th and outpaced 3 out, ridden before next, stayed on to take moderate 3rd approaching last, no chance with front pair
- Form 5-875
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Jack Sherwood
held up in 5th, reminder 7th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 41/70-33
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey J M Quinlan
held up in 4th, tracked winner before 6th, 3rd and outpaced before 2 out, soon ridden and beaten, lost moderate 3rd approaching last
- Form 121-578
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leading pair, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden and kept on approaching last, no chance with winner in clear 2nd flat
Verdict
Rob Conti looks as though he's having a confidence-booster having lost his way over fences. He could figure if responding to hurdles but LETSBY AVENUE was very impressive when winning easily at Uttoxeter at the end of June and should be good enough to give him 7lb. Emily's Flyer and Piper Hill are the pick of the remainder but likely to be playing for place money.
Formwatch
Letsby Avenue 6-4fav (11-0) Held up in touch, went 2nd 3 out, led next, clear before last, ran on well, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Jun beating The Road Ahead (10-7) by 23l, 11 ran.
Banks Road (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, led after 1st, headed before 7th, weakened before next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Waterford Star (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Jun, 8 ran.
Emily's Flyer (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Led, not fluent 2nd, headed before 5th, chased leaders, reminder 8th, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind Emerald Rose (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Jun.
Giant Hercules (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) Held up in touch in mid-division, ridden 7th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 9, 45l behind Marmas (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Piper Hill (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, driven 4 out, chased leaders under pressure 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Danandy (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Jul.
Rob Conti (FR) 12-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders on inside, switched outside 9th, struggling 11th, soon ridden, weakened 4 out, last of 8, 40l behind Kylenoe Fairy (10-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in Jul.