15:00 Market Rasen

Sunday 4 July 2021

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John Matthew Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 4m 14.84s

Honourary Gift¹⁹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart| OR: 101| D

12/1

Bumper/novice hurdle winner here who went backwards from a promising start over fences last season. Well treated if a 6-month break has revitalised him.

Form: 4/2U07P-

Billy's Angel^p,h¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 99| D

5/1

Off the mark for this yard in a jumpers bumper in February. Remained in pretty good form over hurdles/fences since and has a hood/cheekpieces refitted now. Worth considering.

Form: 334-944

Yaazaain⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 92

33/1

Modest operator over hurdles for Nigel Twiston-Davies. Questions to answer now switched to fences for a new yard.

Form: 606044-

Shady Oaks^v¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 89

13/2

Wasn't discredited when second in a handicap chase at this course last time but he's essentially a disappointing maiden who is hard to rely on.

Form: 4727-P2

Go On Brycey Lad³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: C Gethings| T: T R George| OR: 83

3/1

Has looked fairly limited over both sets of obstacles to date but performed respectably when fourth in a handicap chase at Ffos Las in May. This isn't much of a race, so can't be discounted.

Form: 8/9P3-44

Summer Lightening^p,t1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 81

10/1

Landed back-to-back handicap hurdles at Catterick in early 2020. Not matched that since and looks up against it once more.

Form: 7440-49

Begoodtoyourself^t,v⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Reed| T: C N Kellett| OR: 80

13/2

Point winner who remains a maiden under Rules and wasn't on his game at Southwell last time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 337P4-5

West Class¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-4| J: J Kington| T: P Winks| OR: 77

80/1

Poor maiden over hurdles who offered nothing back from a long absence at this course 16 days ago.

Form: 87446/P

Uncle O^t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: C Hobson| OR: 76

4/1

Placed on a few occasions over hurdles and, following a second breathing operation, offered something to work on when third in a handicap at Southwell on chasing debut 6 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 23859-3

Onenightintown^t,v¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 75

11/1

Unreliable sort who was has been third at this course the last twice, albeit without leaving the impression he's about to defy his basement mark.

Form: 058-833

Forecasts

Go On Brycey Lad (3/1), Uncle O (4/1), Billy's Angel (5/1), Begoodtoyourself (13/2), Shady Oaks (13/2), Summer Lightening (10/1), Onenightintown (11/1), Honourary Gift (12/1), Yaazaain (33/1), West Class (80/1)

Having slipped back to a handy mark, BILLY'S ANGEL ran well in a more competitive event than this at Stratford last time, so he's worth chancing with headgear refitted. Go On Brycey Lad is a threat, while Honourary Gift's claims can't be ignored given how well treated he's become.