12:40 Market Rasen

Thursday 16 January 2020

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Racing TV Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 12:42 | Winning time: 4m 45.15s

Fix Sun²⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: D A Jacob| T: N J Henderson

8/13

French bumper winner (P Journiac); was also successful at prohibitive odds in a three-runner maiden at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) on debut for Nicky Henderson; retains potential on return to action (from a 247-day absence).

Form: 21-1

Click And Collect³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish

40/1

Beaten in excess of 30L when fourth to Bullionaire in a 2m maiden at Uttoxeter (heavy) last month; could prove stronger for that run (certainly needs to) and also be suited by this extra yardage; stablemate of Time For Another.

Form: P-4

Fearless³⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

7/2

Sold for £120,000 after making all on debut at Wincanton (bumper); raced once for Rebecca Menzies thereafter (in a Listed bumper); following the well documented collapse of Layezy Racing has since joined Oliver Sherwood for hurdles debut.

Form: 15-

Getaway Bay⁸²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

80/1

Former pointer; pulled-up on rules/stable debut at Hexham (2m, heavy) in October 2017; can only be monitored on return from a 824-day absence.

Form: 5P32P/

Rob Royal^h1²⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: J Coulson

80/1

With Robert Tyner when an easy winner of a 3m maiden at Dromahane (good to yielding) last April; makes his rules/hurdles debut for Jake Coulson.

Form: F/F1-6

Sheshoon Sonny³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Adrian Heskin| T: A King| OR: 120

11/4

Wetherby bumper winner (2m, soft); has kept decent company over hurdles since finishing 4½L third to Imperial Flem at Stratford (2m½f, soft) in October; this is a more realistic target; one for the shortlist.

Form: 421-357

Taqwaa^h¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: Laura Morgan

80/1

77-rated on the Flat (1-10); has produced similar moderate efforts over hurdles since returning from a 16-month absence; others more likely.

Form: 55

Time For Another³⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Dowson| T: J Candlish

33/1

Cost €78,000 as a 3yo but is already onto his third trainer following brief stints with Kim Bailey and Olly Murphy; absent since finishing fourth on hurdles debut at Catterick (2m3½f) in December 2018; stablemate of Click And Collect.

Form: 3/4-

April Rising¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: S A Harris

200/1

Of limited ability; well beaten at triple-figure odds on both previous starts over hurdles; makes no appeal whatsoever.

Form: 9P

Call Me Chris¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: William Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: D Skelton

100/1

Kayf Tara mare; hasn't shown too much promise so far; was always in the rear (100-1) in a big field 'Introductory' Hurdle at Newbury (2m½f, soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 040

Maisiebella²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: L Heard| T: J Groucott

33/1

Black Sam Bellamy mare; never better than the midfield rank (33-1) on hurdles debut at Hereford (2m, heavy) four weeks ago.

Form: 4-07

Midnight Popstar⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Andrew Martin

125/1

Midnight Legend mare from a point-to-point winning dam (It's Missy Imp); switches to hurdles having unsurprisingly struggled to make her mark in bumpers (Stratford and Warwick); unappealing.

Form: 0-0

Non-Runners

Baron De Midleton³³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: B Ellison J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Fix Sun (8/13), Sheshoon Sonny (11/4), Fearless (7/2), Baron De Midleton (7/2), Maisiebella (33/1), Time For Another (33/1), Click And Collect (40/1), Taqwaa (80/1), Rob Royal (80/1), Getaway Bay (80/1), Call Me Chris (100/1), Midnight Popstar (125/1), April Rising (200/1)

An interesting opener with Baron De Midelton and Fix Sun both penalised for their respective wins at Wetherby and Sedgefield. The former has undergone wind surgery during the course of the past month or so, while the latter has been absent since landing prohibitive odds 247-days ago. Meanwhile the returning Fearless and Time For Another remain reasonably interesting prospects. However, for small each-way stakes we'll chance the Alan King-trained SHESHOON SONNY who has been set some stiff tasks since making a respectable hurdles debut at Stratford (third).