Racecards
15:05 Market Rasen
Stuart Burton 60th Birthday Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 125y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,281
- 2nd: £2,430
- 3rd: £1,215
- 4th: £608
- Form 31212-9
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Harry Derham
- Jockey Paul O'Brien
made all, clear 2 out, edged left flat, ridden out
Fransham
176- Form 39/72F0-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Alice Stevens
took keen hold, held up towards rear, slow 4th, well beaten before 2 out
- Form 56613-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
chased winner, not always fluent, no impression 2 out, lost 2nd flat, plugged on
- Form 0/73210-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
prominent, slow 2nd, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, soon well held
- Form 698163
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Henry Oliver
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
in touch in mid-division, closed 3rd, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, no impression, not fluent last
- Form 27-4251
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer N Kent
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, outpaced after 3 out, headway on outside 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner, kept on
- Form 689-P
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey C J Todd
in touch in mid-division, closed 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 214-306
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Craig Nichol
held up towards rear, headway 2 out, disputing 2nd briefly flat, no impression on winner, no extra towards finish
Formwatch
Court In The Act (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Mid-division, closer on heels of leaders when hit 3 out, hung left and weakened between last two, 9th of 20, 10 1/4l behind Helnwein (10-13) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Fransham 40-1 (11-12) Towards rear, weakened 2 out, 10th of 15, 33 3/4l behind Yalla Habibi (11-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Diamond Dice (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear on inside, no impression between last two, 10th of 20, 10 1/2l behind Helnwein (10-13) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Bluegrass (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) Mid-division, pushed along before 4th, weakened quickly soon after, 11th of 13, 16 3/4l behind Primoz (11-1) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Pillar Of Steel 11-1 (11-13) Mid-division, pushed along after 2 out, plugged on into modest 3rd run-in, never a danger, 3rd of 9, 11 1/4l behind Callin Baton Rouge (11-4) at Stratford 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Bannister (FR) 11-2 (11-12) Midfield, ridden and headway before 2 out, kept on approaching last where led, stayed on well run-in, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Opera King (11-3) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Giselles Defence (IRE) 22-1 (11-8) Wore red hood to post, towards rear, saddle slipped and pulled up before 4th, at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Langton Wold (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Off the pace in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Barleybrown (9-4) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.