16:25 Market Rasen

Saturday 22 July 2023

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Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 5m 29.31s

Baikal^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Lee Edwards| T: A West| OR: 101

11/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Left hurdle debut behind when springing a 25/1 surprise in 2m Worcester maiden in May. However, was found out in a stronger race there 12 days ago and looks vulnerable once again.

Form: 6-16

Sobegrand¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR: 108

6/5

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat who took another step forward to get off the mark over hurdles in 9-runner maiden at Stratford (16.3f) 18 days ago, rallying to lead soon after last and surging clear. Will go on improving and looks up to defying a penalty over this longer trip.

Form: 531

Cheltenam De Vaige⁵⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Broughton⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 107| D

6/1

Fairly useful chaser who ran up to his best when third in a Cheltenham hunter in May. Pulled up at Stratford subsequently and now returns to hurdling having rejoined former yard.

Form: 8121-3P

Fulgurant^t1⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: Mrs S J Humphrey

20/1

Placed on completed start in points but well held in a bumper and maiden hurdle for new yard this spring. Tongue tied first time.

Form: 3PF/8-3

Grand Auld Tune⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

9/1

€21,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Brother to useful hurdler Happy Jacky, and half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Dreadnot. Dam unraced. Fourth sole start in point bumpers (May 13). Sobegrand appears stable's main hope.

Form: 4

Le Bayou³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby

150/1

Poor handicapper on Flat and has shaped as if amiss last 2 starts. Easily passed over.

Form:

Moro Rock⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Bannister| T: Sara Ender

20/1

Just modest form at best in a trio of bumpers so is opposable on this switch to hurdling.

Form: 368-

Roll With It¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: R Spencer

14/1

Fair form when placed twice in bumpers at the start of 2022 but ran no sort of race sent hurdling after 16 months off at Worcester 12 days ago, possibly amiss.

Form: 8326/0

Sforza Castle¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Jones| T: B Pauling

13/2

Steadily going the right way so not without hope if taking another step forward.

Form: 654

Buck Of Maine³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: G Sheehan| T: P & M Bowen

22/1

From a good French family and showed promise when third of 6 in a Plumpton bumper on debut. Disappointing bearing in mind that promise at Newton Abbot last time but longer trip a plus now hurdling.

Form: 34

Conquer The Breeze^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Barnes

16/1

Showed modest form in 2 maidens on the Flat for A. Slattery and ran to a similar level sent hurdling in a tongue strap after 13 months off when third in 7-runner maiden at Perth (16.2f) 4 weeks ago. Place claims if building on that up in trip.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Sobegrand (6/5), Cheltenam De Vaige (6/1), Sforza Castle (13/2), Grand Auld Tune (9/1), Baikal (11/1), Roll With It (14/1), Conquer The Breeze (16/1), Moro Rock (20/1), Fulgurant (20/1), Buck Of Maine (22/1), Le Bayou (150/1)

SOBEGRAND was regressive in a light career on the Flat, but is doing the complete opposite of that over hurdles and looks up to defying a penalty over this longer trip based on the manner of his Stratford win. Buck of Maine showed some promise on the first of 2 bumper runs and is bred to be suited by the step up to 2½m. Conquer The Breeze is another with place claims.