15:30 Market Rasen

Thursday 20 May 2021

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Dam Buster Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 5m 6.8s

Mister Tickle^t⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 112

11/2

Fair form over hurdles in 2019 but offered little in 2 runs over fences last year. Not disgraced in jumpers bumper on return in February but has a bit to prove back chasing.

Form: 2255/P6-

Armattiekan^b³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 108| BF| C| D

11/4

Four wins in a very productive 2020/21 season, the final one coming here (17f). Another decent effort when second at Bangor last month. Another prominent showing likely.

Form: 131912-

Dollnamix¹⁸²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 108

10/1

Landed back-to-back handicap hurdles over this sort of trip in November and returns off a fair mark for first attempt over the larger obstacles. Respected if taking to new discipline.

Form: 699/211-

Relkadam^p,t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 107| D

10/1

Bagged deep-ground handicap chases at Catterick and Wetherby during the winter but needs to shrug aside poor runs on his last 2 starts.

Form: 31254-P

Just Call Me Al⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: G Boanas| OR: 102| D

4/1

Fair hurdler/chaser who was a respectable fifth over the smaller obstacles at Doncaster when last seen in March. Has fallen on last 2 starts over fences so jumping has to be a slight worry.

Form: FF1385-

High Noon^p³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 94

12/1

Just 1 lb above the mark off which he landed a Musselburgh handicap chase in January 2020, but below par all 5 starts since returning from 9 months off in December. Could only consider if backed.

Form: 2/P4447-

Dallas Cowboy¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-8| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁷⁾| T: Paula Smith| OR: 90| CD

18/1

Dual course winner, including over this trip, but it's hard to get excited by his recent efforts, pulling up over 21.5f 13 days ago.

Form: P57P4-P

Secret Melody^v1¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: W T Kennedy| T: S-J Davies| OR: 83

20/1

Finally off the mark at Bangor (17f) last summer but well held in 2 comeback outings this spring. No below that winning mark but need to see more. First-time visor replaces blinkers.

Form: 2U518-6

Scartare⁷²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 82

11/2

Long-standing maiden but he did go close over C&D in February and shaped as if still in form at Exeter the following month. First outing for 72 days. Each-way claims.

Form: 334426-

Infinite Sun⁴¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Callum Bewley| T: S Waugh| OR: 79| C

28/1

Bumper winner for Fergal O'Brien back in 2016, but hasn't shown a great deal in 7 starts over jumps, including on last month's chase debut at Sedgefield.

Form: 036056-

Forecasts

Armattiekan (11/4), Just Call Me Al (4/1), Mister Tickle (11/2), Scartare (11/2), Relkadam (10/1), Dollnamix (10/1), High Noon (12/1), Dallas Cowboy (18/1), Secret Melody (20/1), Infinite Sun (28/1)

ARMATTIEKAN has been a model of consistency of late and might be good for another win, perhaps at the main expense of Dollnamix assuming he takes to fences at the first time of asking. Scartare may prove best of the rest.