13:45 Market Rasen

Thursday 20 May 2021

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Market Rasen Annual Badge Holders Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 12.0s

Oasis Prince³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Bryony Frost| T: L Wadham| OR: 106

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles but fair 1m winner on Flat. 9/2, good third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (15.8f, good) 38 days ago. Bit more is needed at these weights, though.

Form: 5443-

Numbers Man^t⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 104

11/2

Promising individual. 20/1, fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Fontwell (17.7f, soft) 71 days ago. Makes handicap debut now with more to come. Merits consideration.

Form: 564-

Fubar^p,t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 102

12/1

Arrives under a cloud, last of 6 in handicap hurdle at Ludlow (21.2f, good) 29 days ago. Back down in trip with work to do.

Form: 2250P6-

Fort De L'Ocean^t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 101| D

5/1

Form: 522668-

Just Marvin¹⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales| OR: 94

14/1

Largely in good form in 2020, winner of Uttoxeter handicap in September, but pulled up at Huntingdon (20.7f, good to soft) when last seen out 6 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on return.

Form: 6/1445P-

Head High³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 94

66/1

Fair 2m winner in 2017 but lightly raced and offering very little of late. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1787/F0-

Bowser⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 92

8/1

Ex-Irish maiden hurdler who posted best run for current yard when sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (22f, good) 52 days ago. Back down in trip and no forlorn hope off falling mark.

Form: 68P506-

Wishful Thinking^h,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 87

100/1

Didn't show much for Henry de Bromhead in Ireland and has yet to complete in three runs for current yard, early faller at Sedgefield 9 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 050PP-F

Glacier Fox¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Miss H C Tucker⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 84

125/1

Modest 1m2f Flat winner but lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 100/1, remote seventh of 11 on handicap bow here (20.6f) 13 days ago so others appeal more.

Form: 875-7

Major Snugfit^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 83

18/1

Fair 1m4f Flat winner who shaped as if better for the run after 6 months off when fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Thirsk 24 days ago. Blinkers back on now, and he's well worth a second look.

Form: 3/064D5-

Dragon Khan^t³⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-2| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 80| D

20/1

Winless since 2019 but he posted good second of 14 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Southwell (15.8f, good) 37 days ago. Can give another good account despite 2 lb rise.

Form: 725542-

Fast Deal¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 84

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden hurdler. 66/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap over C&D 13 days ago. Others are better treated at these weights, however.

Form: 854-6

Serjeant Painter⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: N de Boinville| T: B Pauling| OR: 71

5/2

Yet to get her head in front but posted best run over hurdles when fourth in 2m seller at Exeter 44 days ago on final run for Helen Rees. More needed for new handler from 7 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 6/0094-

Non-Runners

Tamaris⁵²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: G & J Moore J: J E Moore

Forecasts

Serjeant Painter (5/2), Oasis Prince (9/2), Fort De L'Ocean (5/1), Numbers Man (11/2), Bowser (8/1), Tamaris (8/1), Fubar (12/1), Just Marvin (14/1), Major Snugfit (18/1), Dragon Khan (20/1), Head High (66/1), Fast Deal (66/1), Wishful Thinking (100/1), Glacier Fox (125/1)

Lots with chances so at the likely odds it could be worth siding with Rebecca Menzies' MAJOR SNUGFIT who should strip a lot sharper for his recent spin on the Flat and can bounce back with the headgear now refitted. Fort De L'Ocean is another who can be expected to improve on recent form figures and is worth considering, with handicap debutant Numbers Man also in the mix.