16:40 Market Rasen
Sunday 12 March 2017
All14:0014:3015:0515:3516:1016:4017:10
32Red On The App Store Mares' Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 7f 16y  |  Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |  7 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:40Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 6m 21.5s
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Although never tried over this far under rules, she looked likely to win a point-to-point when unseating late on, so there is every chance that she will actually find some improvement now stepped up to this after lacking the toe to win over shorter since a soft ground Catterick novices' hurdle win last year. Very interesting.
Not seen since August and usually saved for good ground, though has won on good to soft. More of a concern is that she has never won after a break, but if she is straight enough she could have an impact from this mark.
Stays well as evidence by her novices' handicap chase win over 3m1f at Catterick last time (soft) from 4lb lower. Has also won here over hurdles and, although beaten from similar marks to this a few times before today, she should be very competitive with forecast conditions to suit.
Has time and probably some potential on her side. Done well on last three starts at a variety of staying trips and on soft ground, finding one too good on each occasions. Might find it a little easier against her own sex and should prove tough to beat.
9lb higher than when scoring in a soft ground Bangor mares' handicap hurdle in December and readily held twice since. Hard to fancy on that evidence against some of these.
Pedigree is all about stamina, so she may appreciate this step up in trip and she is certainly on a workable mark for her handicap debut, which comes in cheek pieces for the first time too. Interesting if there is market support.
Won over 2m1f (good to soft) at Sedgefield 14 months ago from 8lb lower and best effort since was from 4lb lower over this trip. Bit disappointing over shorter when a beaten favourite at Newcastle, though has had a break and that sole success was when fresh. Not ruled out.
Non-Runners
2
Zara Hope115
Weight: 12-1|Â Â Age: 6
T: C E Longsdon  J: Harry Reed
NR
Forecasts
Flemerina (9/4), Milly Baloo (10/3), Oscar's Prospect (9/2), Miss Mash (6/1), Mo Chailin (7/1), Zara Hope (7/1), Ereyna (8/1), Pearlita (25/1)
Flemerina has to enter calculations now freshened up and on a mark that she can probably be effective from, while Milly Baloo should be thereabouts and Mo Chailin is very interesting now tried over this trip. However, OSCAR's PROSPECT has also put together some solid form in defeats and might appreciate the return to racing against her own sex. She would not be winning out of turn.
- Oscar's Prospect
- Mo Chailin
- Milly Baloo
Prize Money
1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00
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