16:22 Market Rasen

Sunday 6 August 2023

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5216:2216:5217:22

F4 IT Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:23 | Winning time: 4m 47.78s

Sufi^p,t³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Bradley Harris⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Harris| OR: 98| C| D

16/1

Back to form when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle at Stratford on return and might have found next run coming too soon. Can bounce back.

Form: 1705-17

Greatness Awaits⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Beau Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Pauling| OR: 101

10/3

Fair on Flat (stays 1½m) and was in the process of running best race over hurdles (fair form) when unseating close home due to slipping saddle in handicap at Uttoxeter last time (would have finished a close second). Big shout off only 1 lb higher.

Form: 6245-U

Summergrounds⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: N G Richards| OR: 94

2/1

Fairly useful bumper form. Has hinted at promise over hurdles and produced best effort when fourth of 12 on handicap debut (11/2) at this course (20.6f, good) 58 days ago. Should have more to offer still.

Form: 44/63-54

Malina Ocarina¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Bryan Carver| T: G Hanmer| OR: 92

7/1

Landed a gamble at Southwell in May but proved a let-down there next time and only sixth here (20f) since.

Form: 25-4146

Warner's Cross¹⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: B Roberts⁽⁵⁾| T: C Hobson| OR: 90WS

18/1

Easily best effort over hurdles when third of 5 in novice at Huntingdon (15.8f, good to soft) 164 days ago but opening mark demands further improvement.

Form: P/70563-

Spot On Soph^t⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: S England| OR: 85| D

8/1

Mixed record over fences/hurdles last season but capable of being in the mix off current mark.

Form: 22554-4

Melvich Bay⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: D Brooke| OR: 77

9/1

Looks to be getting her act together now, placed last 2 starts, albeit not solid form. Vulnerable on balance.

Form: 4/06-523

Coconut Tudor^t1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D Shaw| OR: 76

33/1

Disappointing maiden hurdler/chaser who has no recent form.

Form: P5P5-P7

Miss Blennerhasset^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 75

20/1

Fair maiden on Flat and easily best effort over hurdles when third of 9 in novice hurdle at this course (20.6f, good, 33/1) 28 days ago in this headgear. Needs to reproduce that back in a handicap.

Form: 44-9P53

Rebel Royal^p²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Tristan Durrell⁽⁵⁾| T: B I Case| OR: 69

9/1

Just the one win over hurdles, which was gained back in October 2019, and it's hard to draw any positives from what he's shown in 3 starts since returning from a break.

Form: 526-P75

Non-Runners

Game Beaaa¹²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: D Bourke J: Thomas Dowson

Cawthorne Cracker¹⁷²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Toby Wynne

Forecasts

Summergrounds (2/1), Greatness Awaits (10/3), Malina Ocarina (7/1), Spot On Soph (8/1), Rebel Royal (9/1), Melvich Bay (9/1), Game Beaaa (12/1), Sufi (16/1), Warner's Cross (18/1), Miss Blennerhasset (20/1), Coconut Tudor (33/1), Cawthorne Cracker (50/1)

GREATNESS AWAITS was about to go down narrowly on his handicap debut when losing his rider in the shadow of the post at Uttoxeter 9 days ago so has obvious claims up only 1 lb. Summergrounds remains with potential in handicaps so is next best ahead of Spot On Soph.