Racecards
16:20 Market Rasen
32Red Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,747
- 2nd: £2,862
- 3rd: £1,431
- 4th: £716
- Form 131612
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Jonathan England
led, headed 6th, ridden next, weakened before 2 out
- Form 9-10266
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 119
tracked leader, led 6th, ridden 2 out, ran on
- Form 83-2129
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 119
tracked leaders, close up 6th, ridden and headway 2 out, went 2nd flat, no threat to winner
Engrossing
23- Form 56213
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer P D Niven
- Jockey R P McLernon
in rear, ridden 3 out, went remote 4th next, tailed off
- Form P65726
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Joe Colliver
raced wide in touch, blundered and unseated rider 6th
Lady Buttons
47- Form 12-1544
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 117
in touch, headway to track leaders 4 out, ridden next, weakened and pulled up approaching 2 out
- Form 56-12P3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
raced wide, tracked leaders, chased winner 4 out, ridden and no impression from 2 out, lost 2nd flat
- Form 3-40091
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Brian Harding
towards rear, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Mick Appleby has done brilliantly with Favorite Girl, though the former Henry Cecil inmate is now probably as high as she want to go in the handicap. CRINKLE CRAGS (NAP) was making his handicap debut when comfortably scoring at Sedgefield and though the assessor has had his say with an 11lb rise there looks more to come and he can complete a double. Engrossing looked suited by soft ground when landing a maiden at Ayr and didn't quite come up to expectations on his handicap debut at Newcastle while Lady Buttons hasn't made the expected progress after her smart early form.
Formwatch
Favorite Girl (GER) 4-1 (10-13) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Stephanie Frances (10-11) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Mar.
Long House Hall (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Led, joined 5 out, soon headed, lost place approaching 3 out, soon no impression, 6th of 11, 13l behind Cassells Rock (10-3) at Bellewstown 2m 4f hcp hdl gd in Aug.
Factor Fifty (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Prominent, mistake 3rd, under pressure 4 out, soon beaten, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Nexius (11-12) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Nov.
Engrossing 9-4 (11-4) Tracked leaders, chased winner from 4th, every chance 3 out, chased winner before 2 out until no extra run-in, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Brave Spartacus (10-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Mar.
Getabuzz 8-1 (11-10) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, weakened last, 6th of 10, 11l behind Rock A Doodle Doo (11-6) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Mar.
Lady Buttons 7-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden before last, no extra, 4th of 7, 10l behind Double Shuffle (11-2) at Doncaster 2m NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) gd in Feb.
Kodicil (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 3 out, soon no impression, 3rd of 7, 21l behind Bernardelli (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
Crinkle Crags (IRE) 5-2 (11-2) In rear, headway 4 out, challenged on bit 3 out, led before next, ran on strongly, eased towards finish, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Mar beating Separate Shadows (11-5) by 4l, 5 ran.