Racecards
13:30 Market Rasen
Carole's 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (Jockey Club Grassroots Jumps Series Qualifier) (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,747
- 2nd: £2,862
- 3rd: £1,431
- 4th: £716
- Form 3F24-44
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Mrs S J Smith
- Jockey Jonathan England
tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, went 2nd at 5th, driven to challenge before 3 out, fell next
- Form 516P63-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer P Winks
- Jockey Ryan Winks
with leader, jumped slowly and lost place 4th, pushed along 9th, weakened 4 out, left in modest 3rd at 2 out
Richmond (FR)
342- Form 3P3/128-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey L Treadwell
made all, mistake 2 out, hard ridden last, stayed on well
- Form 22444U
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
tracked leaders, outpaced 5 out, stayed on to go 3rd after 4 out, hampered and left in 2nd at 2 out, kept on well
Verdict
THE SOCIETY MAN unseated after a blunder at the last over these fences earlier in the month when looking the likely winner. He gets a chance to make amends in this. Richmond has yet to race this year and is 10lb higher than last season's victory at Lingfield but Dashing George can race off a lower mark than when scoring at Fakenham in February and has a shout. Hit The Top has failed to figure in either start over fences so far and may be best watched until showing some worthwhile form.
Formwatch
Hit The Top (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) In touch, tracked leaders 7th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 22l behind One For Harry (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) sft.
Dashing George (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, ridden 15th, no impression on winner before 2 out, 3rd and stayed on same pace after, 3rd of 5, 11l behind Flaming Gorge (11-9) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Richmond (FR) 7-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway 6th, lost place 11th, mistake 13th, soon ridden and beaten, 8th of 16, 27l behind King Massini (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f cond hcp chs (4yo+) (3) gd in Dec.
The Society Man (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Chased leaders, close up in 3rd 4 out, led approaching next, 2 lengths clear and staying on when blundered and unseated rider last, in a race won by Arkaim (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft, 5 ran.