14:45 Market Rasen

Saturday 20 July 2019

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Betway Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 15.60s

Desiremoi D'Authie¹⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 110WS

8/1

Had been running with credit but without success last winter before running below par on his latest start at Plumpton in February (pulled too hard). Has run well fresh in the past and looks nicely weighted. Interesting if market speaks in his favour

Form: 2P3424-

Native Fighter¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽³⁾| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 109| CD

6/4

Has been slowly coming to hand and followed up a placed effort at Cartmel when scoring over course and distance earlier this month. Capable of more progression and one for the shortlist.

Form: 638-521

Red Hanrahan⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Joshua Moore| T: Emma Owen| OR: 107

66/1

Had some useful form over fences for Paul Nicholls a couple of years ago but form has been patchy since over hurdles and the larger obstacles. No real evidence he is capable of turning form around.

Form: PF27P-8

Welland¹¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Kielan Woods| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 107

7/1

Handicap debut; has shown a fair degree of ability including over this course and distance; hard to see him getting competitive after such a long absence and others preferred.

Form: 375953-

Outrath^t⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: T Scudamore| T: J & S Best| OR: 107

25/1

Not disgraced on latest hurdles appearance at Stratford last month (hampered in closing stages). Need to show more but has ability and not totally out of the reckoning.

Form: 61653/5

Collodi³²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: C Brace⁽⁵⁾| T: C R Dore| OR: 106| CD

7/2

Won this race last year but came into it in much better form than currently; did win a minor race at Sedgefield three months ago but disappointing since. Hard to assess at present.

Form: 2221-C2

Glendun⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Quinlan| T: J M P Eustace| OR: 104

16/1

Fairly consistent of late at Warwick and Huntingdon but overall level of form does not seem good enough to get serious here.

Form: 73-5

Lucky Robin⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: B S Hughes| T: B Ellison| OR: 103| C

13/2

Has run some good races around this track over slightly futher and returns here after a spell over fences (no great shakes). Return to hurdles may perk him up and looks well handicapped on the best of his form.

Form: 06444-5

Far Bihoue^t1⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 102

28/1

Generally consistent but nothing in his four hurdles appearances to date suggest he is likely to get close to winning this contest.

Form: 3486-65

Never A Word^p,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ross Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 86

14/1

Form from last season would see him going close in the contest but his latest three runs have been well below par and not one to currently get involved with unless the market speaks in his favour

Form: 237-568

Non-Runners

Global Tour⁷

Weight: 12-1| Age: 6

T: F O'Brien J: Max Kendrick

Forecasts

Native Fighter (6/4), Global Tour (3/1), Collodi (7/2), Lucky Robin (13/2), Welland (7/1), Desiremoi D'Authie (8/1), Never A Word (14/1), Glendun (16/1), Outrath (25/1), Far Bihoue (28/1), Red Hanrahan (66/1)

With question marks against a number of these contestants it might be wise to stick with the in-form horses GLOBAL TOUR and Native Fighter both of whom scored last time out. Slight preference goes to the former who won well enough at Newton Abbot to suggest he is slightly ahead of the handicapper. The latter won over course and distance and if reproducing that form he should go close. Lucky Robin is interesting returning to the smaller obstacles and should go well if fit after a break.