13:30 Market Rasen

Wednesday 17 January 2018

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Australian Open Tennis At 188Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 5m 4.6s

Barrys Jack²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Kaine Wood⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 115

8/1

Notched a three-timer last year but hasn't been in the same frame of mind over fences of late. Still on a handy enough mark in this sphere but does come into this with a bit to prove.

Form: 111U4F

Cabernet D'Alene⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Lizzie Kelly⁽³⁾| T: Nick Williams| OR: 115| D

5/1

Justified favouritism at Taunton latest and handy the gelding gets on well with today's rider. However, a 5lb higher mark does make things tougher this time and a personal best is now required.

Form: 1-47161

Deep Resolve¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: Sally Haynes| OR: 113

25/1

Fit from the Flat but his hurdles form is nothing special and it's a long time since he was successful in the sector of racing. Others hold more obvious claims.

Form: 41135/P-

Morianour⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 113

2/1

Lightly raced but showed he retains plenty of ability on his recent reappearance - that effort was encouraging enough to suggest the gelding can be a player in this company.

Form: F/212-62

Royal Beekeeper^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Bryony Frost| T: C R Dore| OR: 112| D

25/1

Holding his form just now and has obviously had no issues with switching yards recently. May not want the ground too soft but possible he's got more to offer so well worth a check in the betting.

Form: 541513

Cape Hideaway^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Jamie Hamilton⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 112

20/1

Goes well at this course but form has taken a bit of a nosedive of late and the gelding now has a bit to prove. Others more convincing.

Form: 214P77

Fresh New Dawn^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁸⁾| T: O Murphy| OR: 112| BF

9/2

Lightly raced and fair to say he's still learning so may have a bit more in the offering. Needs to step things up a few notches from recent performances, though.

Form: 2232

Bowie²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁸⁾| T: N Kent| OR: 109| CD

7/1

Back to winning ways over C&D in March and mainly consistent since then. Raised 2lb after a sound effort back here on Boxing Day but still a contender on these terms. Shortlisted.

Form: 47-3402

Towering^b²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: R Patrick| T: C R Dore| OR: 105

16/1

Winner at Uttoxeter in October but has been a touch erratic and hard to predict since then. Claims on the pick of his form but risks attached.

Form: 712455

Perseid⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 101

9/1

Dropped to a reasonable enough mark to suggest he can get competitive in race of this nature; yard always respected at the course is a further plus. One to seriously monitor from a a featherweight.

Form: 454337

Forecasts

Morianour (2/1), Fresh New Dawn (9/2), Cabernet D'Alene (5/1), Bowie (7/1), Barrys Jack (8/1), Perseid (9/1), Towering (16/1), Cape Hideaway (20/1), Deep Resolve (25/1), Royal Beekeeper (25/1)

Several of these hold decent claims on the pick of their form, not least the lightly weighted PERSEID, who is on a very handy mark and has always been much better over hurdles than fences. The ten-year-old represents a yard in good form and could be very dangerous to underestimate. Cabernet d’Alen is highly respected despite needing to post a personal best, while Barrys Jack and Bowie are others that find themselves on winnable ratings and are also worth a betting check.