12:30 Market Rasen

Friday 7 May 2021

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Unibet Extra Place Races Every Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: 4m 10.52s

Algesiras^t1³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: T Lacey

33/1

€68,000 3-y-o. Half-brother to ungenuine but fairly useful hurdler Castletown and fair chaser D'bru Na Boinne. Beaten a fair way when fourth on sole start between the flags in March.

Form: 4-

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Bob Pebble²⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: P R WebberWS

80/1

Placed both starts in bumpers, but fell at the first on hurdles debut in August and well beaten at Fontwell the following month. Has undergone wind surgery ahead of this return/debut for new yard.

Form: 2/3F6-

Design Icon³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

40/1

Stepped up on inauspicious debut when fourth in a 6-runner Southwell novice at the end of March. Another step forward will be needed if he's to play a leading role here.

Form: 94-

Geonice⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: J & S Quinn

80/1

Bumper efforts towards end of last year weren't devoid of promise, but he'd gone with little encouragement prior to falling 3 out on his Wetherby hurdles bow in March.

Form: 66F-

Gold Link³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 111

3/1

Failed to make an impact on first 2 starts in this sphere, but left those efforts well behind when hitting the crossbar at Wincanton on first start following wind surgery. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 22/382-

Restandbethankful^t1¹⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Adrian Heskin| T: O Murphy

13/8

Good-ground bumper winner who shaped well when second of 16 on hurdles debut at Newbury in December. Tongue strap added back from a break and he should have more to offer.

Form: 122-

Seinesational^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 117| D

5/2

Useful handicapper on the Flat and didn't shape badly on hurdles debut for new yard at Ascot in March. Failed to progress at Kempton next time, though, and he probably needs a stiffer test.

Form: 42-

Tardree^h,t1¹³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| D

9/1

Point winner who landed a Sedgefield bumper on second start under Rules. Hurdles debut at Catterick (19.3f, soft) in December wasn't devoid of promise and should do better back on better ground here.

Form: SF1/214-

The Ragman

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Burns

200/1

Little appeal on paper and probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Translink^t¹²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland

40/1

Fair form in bumpers, but hasn't made much of an impact in 2 starts since switched to hurdles and he'll be of greater interest in handicaps further down the line.

Form: 2D655-

One Step Too Far³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Coltherd| T: Miss J E Foster

125/1

Fair maiden on the Flat and showed a bit more at second attempt in this sphere when sixth of 11 in 2m Wetherby maiden last month. Still, he's another who will probably do better in handicaps later on.

Form: 76-

Miracle Eagle¹⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

12/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Didn't shape at all badly on hurdles debut at Wetherby in November, but failed to build on that at Catterick a month later and absent since.

Form: 56-

Forecasts

Restandbethankful (13/8), Seinesational (5/2), Gold Link (3/1), Tardree (9/1), Miracle Eagle (12/1), Algesiras (33/1), Design Icon (40/1), Translink (40/1), Geonice (80/1), Bob Pebble (80/1), One Step Too Far (125/1), The Ragman (200/1)

Having undergone a wind operation, GOLD LINK left his previous hurdles form well behind when runner-up at Wincanton in March and further progress is highly likely. He is marginally preferred to bumper winner Restandbethankful, who chased home a Nicky Henderson-trained hotpot on his hurdles debut at Newbury. Tardree makes each-way appeal and is third choice ahead of Seinesational.