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15:25 Market Rasen

Turftv Showing The Best Racecourses Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 56.60s
  • Off Time: 15:25:38
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Nor'nor'east (IRE)

1/4

    1
    Silk - Black, Emerald Green diamond, White sleeves, Emerald Green cap

    Bluecoat (USA)

    22
    33/1
    • Form 0550-5F
    • Age 8
    • Weight 11-0
    • Official Rating 87

    not fluent and soon detached in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden when left distant third 4 out, never dangerous

    2
    Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, striped cap

    Clockers Corner (IRE)

    10 t
    10/1
    • Form P6-PP52
    • Age 11
    • Weight 11-0
    • Official Rating 63

    led, headed 10th, 2 lengths when blundered badly 2nd when unseated rider 4 out

    3
    Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

    Nor'nor'east (IRE)

    77 D
    1/4
    • Form 121P/2-3
    • Age 10
    • Weight 11-0

    tracked leader, led 10th, ridden and hard pressed flat, held on near finish

    4
    Silk - Beige, Black disc, striped sleeves and cap

    Surface To Air

    74
    5/1
    • Form 3521/PP
    • Age 7
    • Weight 11-0
    • Official Rating 110

    tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, left 2nd 4 out, challenged next, 1 length down when hit 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well flat, held near finish

    In depth

    Verdict

    Everything points to Nor' Nor' East here and the lightly raced ten year old should be good enough to land his first race over fences. The race for second is less clearcut but may be won by Clockers Corner. The selection won twice over hurdles in 2005 and only narrowly failed to concede 7lbs to Mr Pointment. He ran well on his chase debut in October 2006, finishing second to Heltornic, but didn't reappear until January. He ran better than the bare facts of his 19 length third to Air Force One suggests and he has been found a decent opportunity. Surface To Air has shown useful form over hurdles but has pulled up on both starts this year and it's hard to know what to expect as he makes his chase debut for new connections. Bluecoat is probably flattered by his current rating and has struggled of late whereas Clockers Corner at least ran right up to his best in finishing second here last time. This should go to Nor' Nor' East barring accidents.

    Formwatch

    Bluecoat (USA) 50-1 (11-3) fell in race won by Minella Lodge (10-8) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Feb, 13 ran.

    Clockers Corner (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Led from 2nd, headed 3 out, left 2nd next, no impression, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Well Saved (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.

    Nor'nor'east (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, blundered next, soon chasing leaders, kept on, never able to challenge, 3rd of 10, 19l behind Air Force One (11-0) at Folkestone 3m 1f beg chs (4) gs in Jan.

    Surface To Air 100-1 (10-10) Mid-division, hit 4th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Harris Bay (10-1) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Jan, 11 ran.