13:35 Market Rasen

Friday 23 June 2023

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ABP Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 5m 48.4s

Dicey Rielly⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 105| D

13/8

Like her yard is in top form, landing 23f Worcester handicap hurdle and finding only a flourishing winner too good at Aintree last week. Same mark and obvious claims.

Form: 6F1-512

Battle Of Actium⁴⁸¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Charlie Hammond| T: M Young| OR: 102

66/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles but not seen for 16 months and not sure to stay this far.

Form: 5344PP/

Balkotic^p,t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Joshua Thompson⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 98| D

20/1

Struck twice last autumn but made a tame comeback at Newcastle 5 weeks ago.

Form: 43411-9

Jimvale^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: R T Dunne| T: Justin Landy| OR: 94

6/1

Been in pretty decent form in recent weeks, staying on when third on handicap debut at Southwell (3m) last time. Could figure.

Form: 679-453

Magna Moralia^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 89

22/1

Fair Flat winner in April 2022 but patchy form since, well beaten here a fortnight ago. Stamina to prove.

Form: 8P5-726

Smart Connection¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 85

125/1

Fair at best on Flat for Alice Haynes but hasn't shown much spark for this yard. Makes his handicap debut in this sphere.

Form: UR-645

Merveillo^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 84

6/1

Finally made an impact over hurdles when second at Uttoxeter (in first-time cheekpieces) over this trip last time, though seems a shadow of the useful winning horse he was at one time on the Flat. That's not to say he can't land one of these for his top connections though, and this is very winnable.

Form: 0805-62

Just Call Me Al^t²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: B S Hughes| T: G Boanas| OR: 83

11/2

Won 3 times at Sedgefield in 2021/22 season. Largely disappointing since but potentially very well handicapped if reviving and he can stay.

Form: 5846-F6

Tara Brooch³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 78| BF

4/1

Leaves the impression there is a bigger effort in her, seeming unsuited by how the race developed at Hexham over this trip last time and not knocked about.

Form: 947-46

Sight Nor Seen^b,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁷⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 74

22/1

Fair hurdler/chaser in Ireland at his best but well held for current connections.

Form: 7P5P-64

Non-Runners

Top Man²³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: C Gordon J: Freddie Gordon

Millie Of Mayo¹²⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: N G Richards J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Dicey Rielly (13/8), Tara Brooch (4/1), Just Call Me Al (11/2), Merveillo (6/1), Jimvale (6/1), Top Man (10/1), Millie Of Mayo (14/1), Balkotic (20/1), Magna Moralia (22/1), Sight Nor Seen (22/1), Battle Of Actium (66/1), Smart Connection (125/1)

DICEY RIELLY has been in fine form since returning from a break and is able to race from the same mark as when chasing home an impressive winner at Aintree last week. She makes the most appeal. Merveillo and Tara Brooch are dangers.