Racecards
13:00 Market Rasen
Racing TV Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 140y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,600 added
- Winner: £4,302
- 2nd: £1,982
- 3rd: £991
- 4th: £496
- Form 7805-57
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer V Thompson
- Jockey William Shanahan
in rear, jumped left throughout, pushed before 2 out, never threatened
- Form 512122
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer A West
- Jockey Archie Bellamy
led, raced keenly, ridden when headed before 2 out where mistake and unseated rider
- Form 222-3P6
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Jack Martin
close-up, nudged into lead before 2 out, ridden after last, all out
- Form 222325
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Mr Jack Andrews
prominent, mistake 5th and briefly pushed, reminders after 6th, dropped to rear after 3 out, well beaten
- Form 23647
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Fergus Gregory
towards rear, nudged when some headway before 2 out, ridden after last and went 2nd, stayed on well, just failed
- Form 12UP
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey K Brogan
midfield, hit 4th and reminder, pushed turning for home, left 2nd 2 out and ridden, dropped to 3rd after last
- Form 330675
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Charlie Price
NonRunner
Verdict
A small field could be reduced further with Isle Of Aron engaged in the 5.10 Wincanton yesterday. De Mazzaro won four times on the Flat last year but returns from a break. Cheng Gong is proving hard to place and is still 5lb higher than for his only win so far. PRESUMING ED has been running in better company since winning a seller here on Boxing Day and he looks the obvious one in this ahead of Forever Des Long and the four-year-old George Bancroft, though Urban Grit is worth a market check as Fergus Gregory rides this track as well as anyone.
Formwatch
De Mazzaro (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 14, 3 1/4l behind One Night In Milan (9-3) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Presuming Ed (IRE) 5-4 (10-11) Led, hit 3 out, pushed along and joined 2 out, ridden and headed towards finish, 2nd of 3, 2 1/2l behind Petit Tonnerre (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Forever Des Long (FR) 14-1 (10-13) Held up rear of mid-division, ridden 3 out, never dangerous, well beaten 2 out, 6th of 7, 13 1/4l behind Lively Citizen (11-6) at Leicester 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Cheng Gong 7-1 (11-13) Held up towards rear on inside, closed 3rd, lost place after next, pushed along after 6th, outpaced in 5th after 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 9, dist behind C'Est Quelqu'un (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Urban Grit (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Towards rear, headway to chase leading group after 7th, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, dist behind Trelawne (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
George Bancroft 3-1fav (11-0) Chased leaders, not fluent 5th, nudged along after 3 out, soon ridden, weakened and pulled up before 2 out, at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Isle Of Aron 25-1 (11-0) Keen early, mid-division, ridden after 3 out, headway before 2 out, hung left and no extra flat, 7th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Novus Aditus (11-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Feb.