16:30 Market Rasen

Saturday 25 September 2021

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Ferry Ales Brewery Prelude Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 4m 7.50s

Hang In There²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Joe Anderson⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 148| D

5/2

Looked very useful prospect when landing Cheltenham Grade 2 in 2019. Back on his game when scoring at Stratford in July and maintained unbeaten record there 3 weeks ago. Up another 5 lb but thriving.

Form: 662-121

Caius Marcius^p⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| OR: 133| CD

11/1

Capitalised on a falling mark under a good front-running ride in 5-runner handicap here (20.6f) in July but proved a let-down at Perth 6 weeks ago. Must bounce back to feature.

Form: 747-516

Rowland Ward^t¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 132

4/1

Improved effort with a tongue tied added when leading close home in big field at Aintree in April. Still at the top of his game despite 10 lb rise next time and may need this on reappearance.

Form: 02341-4

Blakeney Point^b,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 127| D

12/1

Not the most consistent but back to winning ways with narrow victory at Perth last month. Not in the same form at Newton Abbot since and probably best to look elsewhere given his patchy profile.

Form: 002-613

Valentino Dancer^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 124| D

7/2

Confirmed the promise of his stable debut when cashing in on a reduced mark in this headgear combination at Kelso in May and showed a willing attitude to score on the Flat at Newbury last month.

Form: 696-313

Pawpaw²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Rex Dingle| T: P R Webber| OR: 122

12/1

Has made a good start over hurdles, winning at Southwell (2m) in April. Edged out only close home on Huntingdon handicap bow and shaped as if better for the run at Fontwell earlier this month.

Form: 541-24

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

Scarlet Dragon³⁶

Weight: 10-8| Age: 8

T: A King J: Tom Cannon

Ingleby Hollow²⁸

Weight: 10-3| Age: 9

T: R Menzies J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Hang In There (5/2), Valentino Dancer (7/2), Rowland Ward (4/1), Ingleby Hollow (4/1), Scarlet Dragon (9/2), Caius Marcius (11/1), Blakeney Point (12/1), Pawpaw (12/1)

Most have some sort of squeak here but the vote goes to SCARLET DRAGON, who took this corresponding race from a 2 lb higher mark back in 2019 and can get back to winning ways back over timber after a few disappointing efforts on the level this term. Ingleby Hollow has finished runner-up on both starts for his current yard so Rebecca Menzies' charge is feared most, ahead of Valentino Dancer.