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14:40 Market Rasen
Come Racing This Boxing Day Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 191y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £13,400 added
- Winner: £6,535
- 2nd: £3,011
- 3rd: £1,505
- 4th: £754
- Form 4-24123
- Age 6
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey J E Moore
chased leaders, slow and lost place 11th, struggling 4 out, well beaten when blundered 3 out, mistake 2 out, eased
- Form 3211P5/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey J J Burke
led until 2 out, kept on flat, lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 52233-U
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up towards rear, not fluent 10th, headway next, 2 lengths 3rd when slithered badly on landing 2 out, not recover
- Form 22F124/
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Luca Morgan
jumped right at times, not always fluent, chased leader, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, 5 lengths clear flat, idled badly and edged left, caught post
- Form 77114-6
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey C O'Farrell
chased leaders, jumped right and not fluent 5th, soon lost place, well beaten from 4 out
- Form 1P332-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer N Kent
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway 10th, outpaced before 3 out, 8 lengths 4th 2 out, soon left 3rd, rallied flat, stayed on, led post
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Both Fawsley Spirit and Schalke have won over slightly shorter over timber here and have also scored over the trip. The former has a very long absence to overcome but the latter completed a double when scoring here in the spring. Winning point-to-pointer Harry Du Berlais produced a much-improved effort when tackling fences for the first time at Bangor in April. Planned Paradise was in good form in mid-summer and might just have needed last month's run at Newton Abbot but winning point-to-pointer OCEAN DRIFTER is taken to defy a long absence on his chasing debut as he looked a smart prospect when completing a double over hurdles two years ago. Margaret's Legacy had some useful form in France and is likely to do better than on his debut for new connections at Chepstow.
Formwatch
Planned Paradise (IRE) 11-4 (12-2) Held up in last, slow 3rd, not fluent 8th, went third before 2 out, no extra approaching last, 3rd of 4, 11 1/4l behind Potters Venture (11-0) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Ocean Drifter (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) In rear, ridden in 5th before 3 out, never a factor, 5th of 6, 29l behind Threeunderthrufive (11-3) at Perth 3m lst (1) gs in Apr.
Margaret's Legacy (FR) 12-1 (10-11) Pressed leader, not fluent 3rd, led 9th, headed 5 out, dropped to 3rd and struggling when blundered and unseated rider next, at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Fawsley Spirit (IRE) 11-4 (11-7) Led, pressed 2 out and soon ridden, not beaten off and every chance last, switched left after the last and ran on well having lost momentum briefly, 4th of 8, 5l behind One For You (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Schalke 6-1 (12-0) Held up in rear, mistake 9th, headway after 3 out, beaten from next, no extra in 5th last, 6th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Pammi (10-7) at Perth 3m hcp (4) gs in May.
Harry Du Berlais (IRE) 11-4 (10-11) Held up in rear, in touch, ridden into 3rd after 3 out, kept on and pressed leader run-in, no impression, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Bob's Bar (11-10) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr.