Racecards
14:40 Market Rasen
Connolly's Red Mills Handicap Hurdle (Connolly's Red Mills 'Precision Nutrition' Series Qualifier) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 2723P-7
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
made all, mistake 3rd, driven clear when not fluent 2 out, awkward last, all out
- Form 2455-43
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Max Kendrick
chased leaders, hard driven 3 out, never able to challenge
- Form 732215/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Bellamy
held up in rear but in touch, headway 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 6-23411
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased leaders, slow 4th, weakened 4 out
- Form 12226-1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey T E Whelan
tracked leader, lost place approaching 3 out, soon beaten
- Form 443/172-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer R Drake
- Jockey Jonathan England
held up in rear but in touch, headway approaching 2 out, soon chasing winner stayed on strongly after last, nearest finish
Verdict
Dunlough Bay has yet to show any improvement for his slide down the weights while Hindon Road can race off a lower mark on his return from over two years off the track. Phare Isle was still well beaten when third at Exeter last time and Raktiman has only won a selling hurdle so far. Definitely Better returned an easy winner at Southwell recently but has been raised 14lb for his trouble and Fakenham winner BRASS MONKEY (NAP) makes more appeal off only a 4lb higher mark today.
Formwatch
Dunlough Bay (IRE) 11-4fav (11-4) Prominent, not fluent 4th or 9th, blundered badly 12th, mistake last, weakened flat, 7th of 15, 26l behind Premier Portrait (10-11) at Worcester 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.
Phare Isle (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, close up 3 out, one pace next, no extra last, 3rd of 12, 15l behind Dream Deal (11-10) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
Hindon Road (IRE) 3-1fav (11-5) Close up, ridden approching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 11, 23l behind Kaysersberg (10-9) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gs in Nov '12.
Definitely Better (IRE) 10-11fav (11-9) Held up in 6th and off the pace, smooth headway on outside approaching 7th, 2nd after 3 out, led travelling well 2 out, came clear between last two, easily, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs beating Landerbee (10-4) by 8l, 9 ran.
Brass Monkey (IRE) 9-4fav (11-2) Tracked leader, led soon after 2 out, edged right flat, ridden out, won at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs beating Weybridge Light (10-11) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Raktiman (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 5th, led before 4 out, ridden and headed last, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 8l behind Ben Cee Pee M (10-6) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Aug '13.