14:50 Market Rasen

Tuesday 26 December 2017

All12:0512:3513:1013:4514:1514:5015:25

Rand Farm Park Holiday Kids Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:54 | Winning time: 5m 29.9s

Miss Fleming^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr N George⁽⁷⁾| T: T R George| OR: 100

7/2

Much improved effort at Uttoxeter in June when upped in trip and staying on gamely. Dictated a steady pace that day but the form has worked out since. Beaten from this mark last time and will need the ground to dry out.

Form: F5-4523

Artic Milan²³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: T E Whelan| T: S Gollings| OR: 99

7/2

Beaten over a variety of trips and surfaces in a brief Irish career. Debuts for local yard after eight months off and the market will tell us more.

Form: 58F05-9

Cry Wolf^b1³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: T Dowling⁽⁵⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 99

5/1

Third over C&D two starts ago is his best hurdling performance. Did not see it out over further last time and questions exist about his effectiveness on ground as slow as forecast. Blinkers on for first time and stable took this in 2014.

Form: 46-7634

Picknick Park³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: N Kent| OR: 96

6/1

Third at 100/1 here in January and best run since also came here a month ago. Looks ready for this trip and should be competitive from this mark.

Form: 6326-F4

Bridey's Lettuce^h²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: A Pogson| T: C T Pogson| OR: 96

9/1

A refusal to settle has not helped his hurdling and this longer trip may not be what is needed. Stable do well here.

Form: 063

Randy Pike²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Kaine Wood⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 95

7/1

Left Nicky Richards for £20,000 in May 2016 following a couple of fair placed efforts in bumpers. Offered little in three runs over hurdles in as many weeks this term and makes his handicap bow over a longer trip. Stable took this in 2015.

Form: 23/989

Luso Benny²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Callum Bewley⁽³⁾| T: P Holmes| OR: 95

20/1

Beaten almost 50L on both handicap starts and mark probably has a much further to fall on that evidence.

Form: 342600

Sergio^t1²⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 94

16/1

Showed some ability in lone bumper but hurdles form quite ordinary and jumping at times been very poor. Returns with a tongue-tie.

Form: 48069-

Port Lairge⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 85

25/1

Poor jumper who has managed one good effort over hurdles which came over C&D in March against a similar calibre of opposition. Recent Flat form off basement marks has been poor.

Form: UP54-54

Bisoubisou^p1,t1³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: David England| T: O Murphy| OR: 82

12/1

Has hardly beaten a rival home so far and capable trainer now empties the tack cupboard in search of an answer.

Form: 77-986

Non-Runners

Instant Replay⁵²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: B Ellison J: 2nd Preference

Forecasts

Miss Fleming (7/2), Artic Milan (7/2), Cry Wolf (5/1), Instant Replay (11/2), Picknick Park (6/1), Randy Pike (7/1), Bridey's Lettuce (9/1), Bisoubisou (12/1), Sergio (16/1), Luso Benny (20/1), Port Lairge (25/1)

Not an easy race to predict with few of these having a cast iron case. Flat winner Brideys Lettuce has not settled so far over hurdles which has not helped his jumping nor his stamina. This longer trip will certainly require him to race less keenly. PICKNICK PARK has produced his two best performances around here and must have claims now that he gets stronger handling. Miss Fleming and Cry Wolf would both want the ground to dry out but would have strong claims if conditions turn favourable.