15:52 Market Rasen

Sunday 6 August 2023

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Annie Gogo Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:53 | Winning time: 6m 2.8s

Moon King^b,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: B Roberts⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 109| D

10/3

Doubled his tally over hurdles at Worcester last summer. This summer's efforts no more than respectable (last of 4 over fences latest) but is starting to look well handicapped.

Form: 96P-354

Presenting Yeats^p⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Bradley Harris⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 108| D

6/1

Bagged a pair of small-field handicap hurdle wins last autumn. Fair fourth at Newton Abbot last time but he isn't one for maximum faith (virtually refused to race on penultimate start.

Form: D11-F44

Pardon Me¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: P W Wadge⁽⁵⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 103

7/2

Won back to back at Uttoxeter last autumn and may have needed her first outing since when bidding for the hat-trick here 15 days ago. Patrick Wadge takes 5 lb off. No surprise were she to go well.

Form: 45F11-9

Midnight Glance^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Bryan Carver| T: A King| OR: 100| CD

7/1

Chase winner last winter but offered little back hurdling on his recent Uttoxeter reappearance. Hard to be confident after that.

Form: 23125-5

Riggsby^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: David England| T: S England| OR: 92

8/1

Fair stayer on the Flat. Yet to better modest form over hurdles but he shaped better than the result when sixth of 11 over 20.5f at Southwell 15 days ago, staying on from too far back. This trip could suit. Considered.

Form: 43-376

Classic Lady^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Mr Paddy Barlow⁽⁷⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 88| BF| D

11/4

Lightly-raced mare who improved markedly when scoring twice over 3m at Hexham in June. Turned out again quickly and shaped much better than the result under an overly-positive ride when sixth at Cartmel early last month. Could still be on a good mark.

Form: 8P-3116

High Yield^t²⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: Sara Ender| OR: 81

28/1

Didn't show much in bumpers and hasn't fared much better over hurdles, pulling up in both handicaps. First outing for 8 months.

Form: 8534PP-

Non-Runners

Fabuleux Du Clos²¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: S G West J: Bruce Lynn

Due Reward¹⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 10

T: L Morgan J: Lewis Dobb

Forecasts

Classic Lady (11/4), Moon King (10/3), Due Reward (10/3), Pardon Me (7/2), Fabuleux Du Clos (4/1), Presenting Yeats (6/1), Midnight Glance (7/1), Riggsby (8/1), High Yield (28/1)

CLASSIC LADY was a lot better than the result at Cartmel and can show she's still ahead of the handicapper having been freshened up since. Riggsby caught the eye a bit at Southwell last time and is interesting now stepping up in trip given how well he stays on the Flat. Pardon Me could be all the sharper with a recent run under her belt and also makes the shortlist.