12:47 Market Rasen

Thursday 17 November 2022

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Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 4m 39.5s

Fanfan Du Seuil³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Charlie Hammond| T: N Kent| OR: 100| BF| D

7/2

Losing run stretches back to November 2018 but shaped as if retaining his ability on first start for his new yard when fourth at Huntingdon last month, the run almost certainly needed. Dangerous to discount with his mark easing a shade further.

Form: 236P-54

Three Platoon^t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: B S Hughes| T: R Menzies| OR: 99

5/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (well held both starts this summer). Sound enough start to hurdles career in recent months, third in a Sedgefield maiden latest, and he's one to look out for on handicap debut.

Form: 343

Perfect Man¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-13| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 99| C

18/1

Course winner who is on a long losing run but came close to taking advantage of sliding mark when runner-up at Hexham (20.1f, good to soft, 10/1) in March. Looked very rusty after 7 months off at Kelso recently so will need to step up markedly on that showing.

Form: 66662-0

Kracquer²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 97

33/1

Was returning from a 17-month absence when well held on hurdles debut but bettered that when third in a Bangor maiden (16.7f, good to firm) back in May. No immediate promise sent handicapping on return at Chepstow last month though, so easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 96/3-30

Lady Babs^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁷⁾| T: A Crook| OR: 95| CD

15/8

Dual C&D winner who belatedly ran her race away from this course when runner-up at Sedgefield earlier this month. Off the same mark today and has to be of serious interest back at this venue.

Form: 2-22542

Gone In Sixty^t1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 87

11/4

Showed plenty when runner-up in a Southwell bumper on debut in May. Hasn't matched that in 4 starts over hurdles, failing to improve switched to a handicap at Stratford 3 weeks ago, so percentage call is to look elsewhere.

Form: 682665

More To Follow³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Thomas Willmott⁽³⁾| T: D Bourke| OR: 83

33/1

Showed little in two hurdling outings for Andrew Slattery and similar comments applied starting out for new stable at Carlisle 5 weeks ago. Could have more of an impact now handicapping.

Form: 877

Non-Runners

Sword Beach⁵³

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: A King J: Tom Cannon

Madeeh⁴¹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: P A Kirby J: Jay Kozaczek

Forecasts

Lady Babs (15/8), Gone In Sixty (11/4), Fanfan Du Seuil (7/2), Three Platoon (5/1), Sword Beach (6/1), Madeeh (12/1), Perfect Man (18/1), Kracquer (33/1), More To Follow (33/1)

LADY BABS belatedly ran her race away from this course when runner-up at Sedgfield earlier this month and back at this venue, she's fancied to go a place better and notch C&D victory number 3. Three Platoon has shown promise in novice/maiden hurdles so he looks an obvious danger now handicapping, with Fanfan du Seuil another expected to go well.