14:00 Market Rasen

Sunday 5 August 2018

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Doing It For Kids Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:04 | Winning time: 4m 8.80s

Bromance²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: P D Niven

28/1

Winner on good-to-firm ground on the Flat last year. Held in four starts in that sphere this time around but worth a check in the market on hurdling debut.

Form:

Ezanak^p1,t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 108

4/9

Finished runner-up on all three hurdles starts including off a mark of 108 on handicap debut at Worcester (2m, good) last time out. Represents a leading yard with cheekpieces tried for the first time.

Form: 222

Game In The Park^b1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: C Allen

100/1

Struggled in point-to-points and it's been a similar story under Rules including when well held on the Flat the last twice. Wears blinkers for the first time switched to hurdles.

Form: 0

Hayward Field¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Colm McCormack⁽³⁾| T: N Wilson

50/1

Successful on the Flat in a 1m4f handicap in July last year. Well beaten in four starts this year and probably best watched on hurdling debut.

Form:

Hows Johnny⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Wainwright

66/1

Beaten 33L in a bumper in June last year but has fallen on all three starts in point-to-points since. In front when falling last time but likely best watched in this contest.

Form: 4FF-F

Hussar Ballad⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: A Brittain

25/1

Finished a close fourth over 1m4f at Ripon (good) on his most recent Flat outing. Worth a check in the market switched to hurdles.

Form:

Icefall²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C R King| T: T D Easterby

9/1

Beaten 17L when finishing second of three on hurdling debut at Uttoxeter (2m, good) last month. Likely to have improved for the experience and capable of better.

Form: 2

Psychology^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson

100/1

Unplaced on all 13 starts under Rules so far and finished last of 12 at Newcastle last month on his return from over a year off. Probably best watched switched to hurdles.

Form: 00/

Stripe Of Honour¹³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Hammond⁽⁵⁾| T: A Day

80/1

Pulled up in a couple of point-to-points and well beaten in a heavy ground maiden hurdle at Thurles in March. Better ground may suit but hard to recommend on debut for a new yard.

Form: PP9-

Fields Of Fortune⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King

11/4

Placed four times on the Flat but finished well beaten at Warwick (2m, soft) on his most recent hurdles start. Placed on the Flat since and interesting to see if he can improve on that Warwick effort.

Form: U54-

Sheriff Garrett²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby

10/1

Dual winner on the AW and placed off a mark of 67 over 1m6f at Nottingham (good-to-firm) last month. Interesting to see how he fares on hurdling debut.

Form:

Fearnie Lou¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: R T Dunne| T: Christian Williams

100/1

Struggled in two starts over hurdles so far most recently when beaten 70L at Worcester (2m, good) last week. Probably best watched.

Form: 0-007

Forecasts

Ezanak (4/9), Fields Of Fortune (11/4), Icefall (9/1), Sheriff Garrett (10/1), Hussar Ballad (25/1), Bromance (28/1), Hayward Field (50/1), Hows Johnny (66/1), Stripe Of Honour (80/1), Game In The Park (100/1), Fearnie Lou (100/1), Psychology (100/1)

EZANAK looks capable of getting off the mark at the fourth time of asking in this maiden hurdle. The selection has run to a good level of form in those three starts and can see off Fields Of Fortune who has run well over hurdles in the past while third can go the way of Icefall who should have improved for his hurdling debut.