17:05 Market Rasen

Saturday 30 September 2023

All14:1414:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Great Character Saison Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 47.80s

Eagle's Realm^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Max Kendrick| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 104| D

9/1

Dual winner at Stratford last summer. Has made a good start for his new yard, respectable fourth at Bangor 40 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 116-424

Shuil Donn^h²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: Paul Collins| OR: 101

5/1

First run since leaving Dr Richard Newland when 11/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle at Southwell (15.8f, good to firm) 23 days ago, well on top finish. Should go well again.

Form: 40/548-1

Man Of The Sea^p,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 100

5/1

On a fair mark and ran well on last hurdling outing in June. Below form on Flat at Goodwood recently but can't be dismissed returning to this sphere.

Form: 1215-92

Wicklow Flyer^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 94

33/1

Winner of a Bellewstown claimer on final start for Gordon Elliott last August but she has offered precious little since, including for current connections.

Form: 0P-P89P

Captain Jack^p,t¹⁷²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Ned Fox⁽⁵⁾| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 90

17/2

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. Sixth of 7 in novice selling hurdle at Exeter (18.5f, soft, 5/1) 172 days ago. Likely to need this, so others make more appeal.

Form: 327326-

Flashy Boy¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: T Lacey| OR: 90

5/2

Point winner who has offered signs of encouragement over inadequate trips so far over hurdles. Likely improver upped in distance after a break and he could be worth chancing.

Form: 641/5-56

Green Planet¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Craig Nichol| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 87WS

16/1

Fair on the Flat but hurdling efforts for Alan King were uninspiring on the whole and has failed to offer more encouragement for current yard. Hard to fancy back from 6 months off.

Form: 94F/P09-

Prospect House^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: William Maggs⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Niven| OR: 80

6/1

Mixed record over hurdles and pulled up over fences at Hexham last time. Bit to prove for all that the return to this sphere should help.

Form: 82672P

Horizon Dove^p,t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 75

11/1

Well held in maiden/novice hurdles but made a slightly bigger impact when fourth at Southwell on handicap debut. Longer trip should suit but she's out of the weights.

Form: P-P5484

Non-Runners

Balranald¹⁰

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: Mrs A C Hamilton J: Jamie Hamilton

Forecasts

Flashy Boy (5/2), Man Of The Sea (5/1), Shuil Donn (5/1), Balranald (5/1), Prospect House (6/1), Captain Jack (17/2), Eagle's Realm (9/1), Horizon Dove (11/1), Green Planet (16/1), Wicklow Flyer (33/1)

FLASHY BOY hasn't made much impact over hurdles as yet but he's been allotted a lowly mark for a point winner and the step up in distance should help, so he's worth taking a chance on. Shuil Donn is an obvious danger and Man of The Sea can't be ruled out.