14:50 Market Rasen

Friday 18 June 2021

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MansionBet's Betstival Bet 10 Get 20 Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 5m 34.4s

Midnight Aurora²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 94

10/3

Bolted up at Plumpton in March but has essentially looked in the grip of the assessor since. This does represent a drop in class, though.

Form: 1862-43

Tabou Beach Boy^b1,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 92

10/1

Fair 2m winner over hurdles. Not disgraced in jumpers bumpers at start of year but has performed no more than respectably over both sets of obstacles since. Does lurk on a dangerous mark.

Form: 58450-5

Blood Eagle^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 87| BF

4/1

Fairly useful on Flat. Very low-key start over hurdles but allotted lowly mark as a result and he's threatening to come good. Big player of seeing this trip out.

Form: P0003-2

Zara's Universe^p1⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: J Kington| T: A Crook| OR: 83

50/1

No form in bumpers and little to shout about over hurdles, seemingly flattered in a slowly-run race over extended 23f at Hexham in March. Handicap debut with cheekpieces fitted.

Form: 8/09745-

Glacier Fox¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Miss H C Tucker⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 78

12/1

Of little account on the Flat nowadays and has yet to offer much over hurdles, albeit he would have finished closer over C&D without late errors.

Form: 875-773

Kennedys Field⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Alain Cawley| T: N Mechie| OR: 74

7/1

While since he has displayed any worthwhile form and has left George Bewley.

Form: 7/58F7-P

Pete's Choice^p¹⁹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Page Fuller| T: A Irvine| OR: 72

10/1

Totally out of sorts when last seen over fences in 2020.

Form: PPP/77P-

Wherewouldugetit^p,t¹⁹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: Sara Ender| OR: 71

11/1

Winning Irish pointer who has looked limited on under Rules. Up against it again.

Form: 955P4P-

American Craftsman^b,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: M Scudamore| OR: 69

10/1

Limited sort these days but did at least hint at a revival at Worcester 3 weeks ago.

Form: 63PP-P4

Brief Acquaintance²²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 40

11/2

Well held all 3 starts within a month in the autumn. In good hands but long way out of the weights for handicap debut.

Form: 00P-

Non-Runners

Ballycrystal⁴⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: Micky Hammond J: Miss Becky Smith

Mi Laddo⁴²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: M F Harris J: Mitchell Bastyan

Forecasts

Midnight Aurora (10/3), Blood Eagle (4/1), Brief Acquaintance (11/2), Ballycrystal (6/1), Kennedys Field (7/1), Tabou Beach Boy (10/1), American Craftsman (10/1), Mi Laddo (10/1), Pete's Choice (10/1), Wherewouldugetit (11/1), Glacier Fox (12/1), Zara's Universe (50/1)

BLOOD EAGLE's stamina for this far isn't copper-bottomed, but he's certainly well handicapped as a hurdler so it's worth risking that he does last out. Midnight Aurora dips in grade and is a threat, along with Ballycrystal if he's over whatever ailed him last time.