12:30 Market Rasen

Monday 26 December 2022

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Rand Farm Park Wedding Day Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:32 | Winning time: 4m 1.48s

Chasing Fire⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| CD

4/9

£170,000 buy after a point win and looked a good prospect when landing a Wetherby bumper in March, travelling strongly and no more than pushed out to make sure. Landed the odds with the minimum of fuss on hurdles debut here last month and he's going to be useful.

Form: 11-1

Keep Running⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: David Bass| T: H Whittington| OR: 121| BF| D

9/2

Had some fair form in France in autumn 2021 and comfortably made a winning debut for this yard in maiden hurdle at Bangor in September. Made too many mistakes to be competitive under a penalty at that venue a month later. Switch to right-handed track in his favour.

Form: 6326-16

Barnabas Collins³³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| D

33/1

Made a winning start to his career in a Carlisle bumper for Stuart Crawford in November 2020. Bought for £40,000 soon after but failed to complete both starts over hurdles last winter.

Form: 1/FP-

Can't Beat History²³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Lee Edwards| T: Henry Oliver

16/1

Second when falling 2 out sole start in points and made an encouraging Rules debut when second of 14 in a Ballinrobe bumper in May. Sold out of Jonathan Sweeney's yard for £31,000 later that month.

Form: F-2

Indian Sunbird²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Willmott⁽³⁾| T: Sara Ender

16/1

Fair form at best when placed twice in bumpers but opening hurdles run at Sedgefield was promising, keeping on nicely for third.

Form: 70-233

Pride Of Hawridge²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: S Edmunds

20/1

Fair 10f Flat winner for Rod Millman this autumn. Changed hands for 17,000 gns and not unduly punished on hurdles debut 3 weeks ago.

Form: 9

Straitouttacompton⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Chris Ward⁽³⁾| T: M C Chapman

250/1

Fair handicapper at best on Flat, stays 12.5f, little show for current yard.

Form:

The Wild Westerner⁵⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: Kate Hazard| CD

22/1

Bred to stay well so it was encouraging that he managed to win a course bumper at the second attempt in June 2021. Left L J Morgan after and absent since.

Form: 31-

They Call Me Pete⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Patrick Cowley⁽³⁾| T: L Morgan

16/1

Offered little in a bumper for Jimmy Fox last winter but hurdles efforts this autumn not devoid of promise.

Form: 6-54

Kenahope¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Lewis Stones⁽⁵⁾| T: O Murphy

100/1

Fairly useful ex-French 9f Flat winner in 2020. Showed little on sole run for David Menuisier and probably a handicap project over hurdles for this yard.

Form: 85

Forecasts

Chasing Fire (4/9), Keep Running (9/2), They Call Me Pete (16/1), Can't Beat History (16/1), Indian Sunbird (16/1), Pride Of Hawridge (20/1), The Wild Westerner (22/1), Barnabas Collins (33/1), Kenahope (100/1), Straitouttacompton (250/1)

CHASING FIRE jumped like a natural when making a sparkling hurdles debut over C&D last month and he will take plenty of stopping, even with a penalty. Keep Running is wisely switched to a right-handed track having jumped in that direction at Bangor and he's the obvious threat.