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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
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 36.90s
  • Off Time: 14:41:14
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue seams, striped sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 4-24123
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-1
  • Official Rating 121

chased leaders, slow and lost place 11th, struggling 4 out, well beaten when blundered 3 out, mistake 2 out, eased

2
Silk - Maroon, Black hoop, diabolo on sleeves, hooped cap
10/1
  • Form 3211P5/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-13
  • Official Rating 119

led until 2 out, kept on flat, lost 2nd towards finish

3
Silk - Light blue, dark green triple diamond, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 52233-U
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 118

held up towards rear, not fluent 10th, headway next, 2 lengths 3rd when slithered badly on landing 2 out, not recover

4
Silk - Dark blue, yellow disc, sleeves and cap
  • Form 22F124/
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 116

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

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE inverted triangle

Schalke

183 C
6/1
  • Form 77114-6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 114

chased leaders, jumped right and not fluent 5th, soon lost place, well beaten from 4 out

6
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue star, White and Royal Blue check sleeves and cap
  • Form 1P332-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 98

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.