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20:15 Market Rasen

Gala Casinos Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 34.30s
  • 8 Ran
2
Silk - Maroon and Orange (quartered), Orange sleeves
  • Form 223123
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 103

chased leaders, led after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, every chance flat, held close home

3
Silk - Light Blue, Red stars, Red sleeves, Light Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Red star

Cash Return

13 pt
7/2
  • Form 8/0-7382
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 85

led, headed after 1st, chased leader, weakened after 3 out

4
Silk - ORANGE, EMERALD GREEN sash, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE check sleeves and cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up, steady headway 5th, ridden to lead 2 out, kept on under pressure from last, all out

7
Silk - Yellow and White stripes, Yellow sleeves, White cap
  • Form 67F2P-7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up mid-division, pushed along and struggling from 4th

8
Silk - Yellow and Purple check, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap
33/1
  • Form 70-P5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-11

led after 1st, clear 3rd until 4th, headed after 3 out soon weakened

9
Silk - Emerald Green, White epaulets and cap
7/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-11

held up, raced wide and chased leaders 3rd, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

10
Silk - Brown, Beige sash, sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-11

held up, mistake 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before next

11
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 04
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-11

always behind, weakened after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

1
NR
  • Form 731
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 85

Nonrunner

5
NR
  • Form 367758-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 88

Nonrunner

6
NR
  • Form 040-06
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Festive Chimes is consistent enough and can beat the older Doris Souter, with Cash Return and Gaelic Roulette others worth a mention. Festive Chimes bolted up at Uttoxeter in July, beating the favourite Rifleman by eight lengths, but appeared to be given too much to do when second on a return visit to the Midlands track later that month. She was ridden closer to the pace at Stratford next time but was well held in third, and the feeling is that the return to this shorter trip will be in her favour. Doris Souter opened her account in a moderate contest at Worcester last time and will have a job on on to beat the selection, while Cash Return, second to the odds-on Dewasentah, also faces a stiff task, but may reach the frame. Gaelic Roulette has shown little on the Flat this year, but a spell of hurdling may rekindle her enthusiasm. Even so, she and the rest have it to do to stop Festive Chimes from landing the spoils.

Formwatch

Festive Chimes (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Held up, headway after 7th, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 7, 28l behind Amicelli (11-4) at Stratford 2m 6f nov hdl (C) gs in Jul.

Cash Return 16-1 (9-12) Tracked leader, led fourth, ridden and headed before 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Dewasentah (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (D) gf in Jul.

Gaelic Roulette (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Soon chasing leader, led well over 3f out, headed 2f out, one pace, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Aristi (8-11) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol (Flat).

Langdon Lane 20-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, ridden 6f out, some headway on inside over 3f out, no impression, 11th of 17, well behind Senorita Rumbalita (10-12) at Aintree 2m 1f nhf lst (A) gs in Apr.

So Cloudy 9-1 (10-9) Held up, headway 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 4th of 13, 18l behind Acushnet (11-4) at Worcester 2m nhf (H) gd in Jul.

Doris Souter (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Always prominent, led approaching 2 out, driven out, won at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (E) gf beating Slalom (10-11) by 3/4l, 18 ran.

Glowing Ember 14-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, ridden and headway after 2 out, weakened after last, 8th of 14, 14l behind Be Wise Girl (10-5) at N Abbot 2m 1f mrs mdn hdl (E) gd in Mar.

Olympian Time 150-1 (10-2) In touch, hit 4th and next, soon lost place, tailed off from 2 out, 6th of 9, well behind Rajam (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (D) gd in Jul.