15:50 Market Rasen

Sunday 31 July 2022

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Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 41.91s

Rukwa^t1⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: S England| OR: 101

9/1

Dual winner over hurdles in April 2021. Fit from Flat but ran poorly back in this sphere at Cartmel. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 2211/P-6

Finalshot^h³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Alex Edwards⁽³⁾| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 95

10/1

Not disgraced in Ludlow handicap chase on first run for this yard in January but not in the same form over hurdles both starts since.

Form: 45/P5P-4

Good Bye^p1⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Philip Armson⁽⁵⁾| T: Sara Ender| OR: 95

2/1

Placed twice in the spring for Alan Jones and made a sound start to life with her new stable when second here (20.6f). Came even closer at Uttoxeter last week and big player again in a change of headgear.

Form: 3432-22

Ince²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien| OR: 87

7/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle at Worcester (16f, good, 10/3) 27 days ago, though having run of race. More needed to follow up.

Form: 67-5321

Seaborough⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: D Shaw| OR: 85

6/1

Winless since 2019, though ran another good race in this sphere when well-backed fourth in handicap at Doncaster (16.6f) in February. Not quite at that level since but is becoming well handicapped.

Form: 25467-6

Stigwood¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Harriet Tucker⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Hales| OR: 87

18/1

Modest maiden on the Flat for Eve Johnson Houghton. Best effort in this sphere so far when third of 12 in a Southwell handicap (15.8f, good to firm) both only sixth at Worcester since.

Form: 64-3536

My Poem²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁷⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 75

7/1

Uttoxeter winner in June before good fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Worcester (16f, good) 27 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 6956-14

Brickadank¹³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 75

10/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Wetherby (19.7f, good to soft, 50/1) 131 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 263707-

Willa¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 69

100/1

Regressive maiden on Flat and no form in various events over hurdles.

Form: 069F9-

Non-Runners

Major Snugfit¹⁵

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: R Menzies J: Nathan Moscrop

Forecasts

Good Bye (2/1), Ince (7/2), Seaborough (6/1), My Poem (7/1), Rukwa (9/1), Brickadank (10/1), Finalshot (10/1), Major Snugfit (10/1), Stigwood (18/1), Willa (100/1)

GOOD BYE has made a good start for current connections, beaten only a neck at Uttoxeter last week, and can go one better at the main expense of Seaborough and My Poem.