Racecards
14:00 Market Rasen
Racing UK Winter Season Ticket Juvenile Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 148y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 2113
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in touch, headway to challenge approaching 2 out, every chance approaching last, hard ridden closing stages, stayed on under pressure to lead post
- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
chased leaders, led approaching 2 out, strongly challenged when mistake last, all out, headed post
- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey James Best
took keen hold, pressed leader, led after 3rd, headed next, every chance after 3 out, weakened next
- Form 35P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Conor Ring
tracked leader, lost place 4th, weakened 3 out
- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey G Sheehan
led, soon pressed, headed after 3rd, led again next, hit 3 out, headed before 2nd last, weakened
In depth
Verdict
WOLFCATCHER, a dual winner on the Flat in France, came here for his hurdling debut in December and had no problems landing the odds from a subsequent winner. He's in the Triumph Hurdle and this looks a logical next step. Kasakh Noir, another winner on the level in France, was very impressive when landing a juvenile hurdle at Newbury in November but didn't run anywhere near as well on a return visit, though was conceding 10lb to the front pair and wasn't suited by a slow pace. Three Colours Red won twice on the Flat in Ireland and though beaten a very long way into second on his hurdling debut at Warwick will have learnt plenty and gets 7lb from the two winners. Jinsha Lake pulled up in that latter event and Alhamareer was well beaten there earlier on his only start over timber.
Formwatch
Kasakh Noir (FR) 5-4 (11-8) Held up in touch, tracked leaders 3 out, every chance on inside next, one pace when not fluent last, well beaten in 3rd flat, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Fixe Le Kap (10-12) at Newbury 2m (3) sft in Dec.
Wolfcatcher (IRE) 5-6fav (10-12) Close up, led 2 out, clear next, eased flat, comfortable, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) hvy in Dec beating Perceus (10-12) by 6l, 9 ran.
Alhamareer (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Steadied start, held up midfield, under pressure over 3f out, never on terms, 8th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Rivers Run (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Jinsha Lake (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, well behind 4th, pulled up after, at Warwick 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Three Colours Red (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Tracked winner, jumped right 2nd, led next until 5th, ridden after 3 out, no chance with winner before next, 2nd of 8, 28l behind Fixe Le Kap (11-5) at Warwick 2m (4) sft in Jan.