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14:15 Market Rasen

Sharp Minds Betfair: Biggest Markets Novices' Chase (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 46.20s
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
13/8
  • Form 212133
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10

held up, headway 12, chased leaders 4 out, ridden next, went 2nd 2 out, kept on flat

2
Silk - Red, Black diamond, Red sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Black cap, Red diamonds
  • Form 1/1-3P1
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4

led, mistake and headed 3rd, remained with leader, mistake 10th, lost place 4 out, behind when pulled up before next

3
Silk - Maroon, Yellow sash, Yellow sleeves, Maroon armlets, Yellow cap
  • Form 140/P32
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-12

chase leaders, mistake 7th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, no impression

4
Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, striped cap
  • Form 54P025
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

behind, jumped slowly 4th, pushed long from 10th, kept on one pace from 3 out, never on terms

5
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue stripe and sleeves, Yellow cap
66/1
  • Form 14222R
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

track leader, led 3rd, headed 8th, soon lost place, tried to refuse 4 out, soon pulled up

6
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap
  • Form 4523-33
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

track leaders, led after 10th, made rest, ridden 2 out, stayed on well

7
Silk - Pale Blue, Navy Blue sash, Pale Blue and Yellow check cap
50/1
  • Form 265/F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

held up, blundered 9th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out

8
Silk - Emerald green, maroon stars, emerald green sleeves
  • Form 5/4-P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

held up, mistake 5th, headway and in touch 10th, ridden after 4 out, no impression from 2 out

9
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange sash, striped sleeves, quartered cap
8/1
  • Form P1-32F4
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

raced keenly, track leaders, led eighth to after 10th, chased winner approaching 3 out, soon ridden, blundered next, beaten when mistake last

In depth

Verdict

The ones to focus on here are The Nomad, Silver Knight, Another Chance and Moreluck, with the vote going to Another Chance. The selection has a length-and-a-quarter to find with Moreluck based on Musselburgh form last month but, now six-pounds better off at the weights, he holds a good chance of turning the tables on Kim Bailey's progressive eight-year-old. The Nomad is a course winner and he's been retaining his form pretty well although he has never won over this type of trip. Silver Knight beat subsequent winner The Kew Tour at Wetherby in December and has been highly tried without success since. He is talented and should go well but it will be no easy task trying to concede weight to the field so this just leans us towards Another Chance, who deserves to win race of this nature.