14:50 Market Rasen

Wednesday 30 December 2020

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Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 25.1s

Say Nothing^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 100

9/1

Fair maiden who ran her best race to date when 3 lengths second of 11 at Fakenham (good to soft) 30 days ago. Only nudged up 1 lb and player if in similar form.

Form: 332562

Pellady²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 99

14/1

Runner-up on 3 of her 4 starts between the flags and has hinted at ability in maiden/novice hurdles. Opening handicap mark not obviously generous but she could easily improve in this sphere.

Form: 4226-49

Cilluirid^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr William Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 97

4/1

Got stuck in the mud at Hexham in October but resumed progress when making all at Catterick (19f) 15 days ago. 7 lb rise unlikely to prevent another prominent showing if turning up in similar form.

Form: 06P-2P1

Barnay^b⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 90

2/1

Came good in refitted blinkers when making all at Musselburgh 9 days ago. Looks fairly treated under a 7 lb penalty.

Form: 422-631

Golden Emblem^t1⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 96WS

8/1

Has shown promise in qualifying runs and looks interesting having had wind surgery ahead of this handicap debut. Also has a tongue tie added. Market confidence could prove significant.

Form: 3/056

Urban Spirit³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alexander Thorne⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 95

100/1

Modest stayer on the Flat. Never dangerous back hurdling at Sedgefield latest but does at least stand a more realistic chance now handicapping up in trip.

Form: PF6-9

Leading Knight³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling| OR: 94

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden who has yet to make any impression in handicaps. Mark on the slide but need to see more.

Form: 750-P07

Say The Word^p³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: C Gethings| T: T R George| OR: 93

10/1

Ended last season with a couple of solid placed efforts at Huntingdon but has yet to get seriously competitive this term. Cheekpieces which were worn last time are retained.

Form: 632-977

Chief Sittingbull¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Miss S L Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: Sarah Bowen| OR: 85

50/1

Has looked limited in a variety of events for different trainers.

Form: 7/12P-88

Tumbling Dice¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 85

11/1

Has hinted at novice/maiden hurdles around 2m and rates a likely improver now handicapping over further.

Form: 854-67

Glengar³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Brendan Powell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 82

10/1

Winner of 3m chase at Southwell in July. Couple of respectable efforts back hurdling this autumn and possibly unsuited by very testing ground when remote third in Lingfield claimer latest.

Form: U3P543

Getaway North^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: C J Todd⁽⁵⁾| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 79

25/1

Gained breakthrough success in 2m handicap chase at Catterick in January but much more miss than hit this season. Needs a return to hurdling to spark him back to life.

Form: 835466

Non-Runners

Outisaid⁵¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: Henry Oliver J: Non Runner

Mossing⁶⁰⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: H J Evans J: Tabitha Worsley

Forecasts

Barnay (2/1), Cilluirid (4/1), Outisaid (7/1), Golden Emblem (8/1), Say Nothing (9/1), Say The Word (10/1), Glengar (10/1), Tumbling Dice (11/1), Pellady (14/1), Leading Knight (18/1), Mossing (20/1), Getaway North (25/1), Chief Sittingbull (50/1), Urban Spirit (100/1)

GOLDEN EMBLEM appeals as a likely improver in handicaps after wind surgery so might be worth chancing, with confidence increased should the market vibes be strong. Recent all-the-way winners Barnay and Cilluirid are sure to have a big say if showing up in similar form. Fergal O'Brien does well here and Pellady would also enter the reckoning if the betting speaks in her favour on handicap debut.