16:45 Market Rasen

Friday 1 June 2018

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Superb Sorento Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 5m 41.00s

Midnight Gem²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 98| D

7/2

Well held fifth on her return from a break at Huntingdon (good) last month. Probably best watched in this contest.

Form: 7726P-5

As You Like¹⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 98| BF| D

3/1

Struggled in recent starts and beaten 64L at Huntingdon (2m4f, good-to-soft) last time. Has won off a 12lb higher mark over hurdles in the past.

Form: 7975P7-

Follow The Swallow^t,v²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 95

3/1

Out of form during 2017 and well held at Worcester (2m4f, good) on return from a break last month. Others make more appeal.

Form: 54/P8P-5

Iona Days^p¹⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: M D Grant| T: J S Smith| OR: 91| C| D

9/2

Placed over C&D on good-to-soft ground in December. Held twice since and races off a mark 6lb lower than for that placed effort.

Form: 5/1323-5

That's The Deal¹⁰

Age: 14| Weight: 11-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: J R Cornwall| OR: 88| D

16/1

Victorious nine times from 90 career starts but struggled since winning at Huntingdon (good) last October. Others have more obvious chances in this.

Form: 46P7-35

Tequila Secret^b1,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: N J Hawke| OR: 82

14/1

Placed on soft ground over hurdles at Carlisle (2m1f) last October. Struggled since and wears blinkers for the first time having pulled up over fences the last twice.

Form: 3P79P-P

Scorpo¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 76

33/1

11 race maiden and well held on good ground on his last three outings. Others have a more obvious chance here.

Form: 6PP-096

Larkhall¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: R D Day⁽³⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 71

10/1

Fair third on good ground over 2m3f here last time out. Returning from a break that day and races from out of the handicap.

Form: 73356-3

The Society Man¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: C J Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 60| C

100/1

Sole success in 88 starts came in a selling handicap hurdle on soft ground here in December 2012. Likely to struggle from out of the handicap.

Form: PU348-6

Forecasts

As You Like (3/1), Follow The Swallow (3/1), Midnight Gem (7/2), Iona Days (9/2), Larkhall (10/1), Tequila Secret (14/1), That's The Deal (16/1), Scorpo (33/1), The Society Man (100/1)

Top weight MIDNIGHT GEM can step up on last months return to action by taking this handicap chase. The selection has won off a higher mark over hurdles in the past and can get the better of As You Like whose handicap mark has fallen following some moderate efforts last year. Iona Days can finish third dropping in grade.