17:40 Market Rasen

Saturday 30 September 2023

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Great Character Saison Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 17:44 | Winning time: 5m 0.10s

Accidental Legend¹⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 103| C

5/1

Won 3 on the bounce at around 2½m last winter, including here, but returns from a break with a bit to prove having perfromed poorly at Ffos Las and Hereford on his last 2 starts.

Form: 011108-

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Fazayte^p,t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: S Bowen| T: R Potter| OR: 100| CD

7/2

Made it 2-4 over fences when scoring at Haydock during the spring. No impact back from a break on the Flat recently but that spin will have blown away any cobwebs and he's one to consider back hurdling at a course where he goes well.

Form: 322921-

My Brother Jack^b⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: B S Hughes| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 102

9/1

Modest Flat winner who found only one too good on his first 3 starts over hurdles. Wasn't disgraced when fifth of 8 on handicap debut in this sphere at Bangor (16.7f, good) last time and not ruled out off a 2 lb lower mark here.

Form: 2223-55

G'day Aussie^t⁷²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dave Roberts| OR: 90| CD

11/1

Tailed off when returning from a lengthy absence in June but showed the benefit of that pipe-opener when striking at Worcester (2m, good to soft) the following month. Winner of this race (off this mark) in 2021 and he's a major player.

Form: 6157/71

Just Hannah^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Henry Brooke| T: D Brooke| OR: 90

22/1

Point winner who has yet to trouble the judge under Rules and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: U-985P3

Rhodia⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: R T Dunne| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 89

9/2

Runner-up twice in bumpers and while he has yet to make a significant impact over hurdles, the handicapper has been quick to show mercy and he's dangerous to discount.

Form: 2364-65

Game Beaaa^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Quinlan| T: D Bourke| OR: 86| BF| CD

9/2

Has share of temperament/jumping issues but finally put it together when a smooth winner over C&D last month. Wasn't in the same form at Kelso next time, though, and she'll probably find one or two too good.

Form: 044714

Misty Mani⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny McMenamin| T: P D Niven| OR: 82| CD

7/1

Completed the hat-trick when landing this race off a 1 lb lower mark 12 months ago. Creditable second in a Class 2 handicap back from a break at Musselburgh in March but form has taken a turn for the worse since.

Form: 52-5P70

High Yield^p⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: Sara Ender| OR: 77

18/1

Didn't show much in bumpers and again failed to land a blow over hurdles when seventh of 14 in the C&D handicap won by Game Beaaa last month.

Form: 34PP-P7

Non-Runners

Cawthorne Cracker²³

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Toby Wynne

Forecasts

Fazayte (7/2), Game Beaaa (9/2), Rhodia (9/2), Accidental Legend (5/1), Misty Mani (7/1), My Brother Jack (9/1), G'day Aussie (11/1), Cawthorne Cracker (14/1), High Yield (18/1), Just Hannah (22/1)

FAZAYTE's strike rate in this sphere is pretty modest (1-18) but he goes well here and is appealing off a mark just 1 lb above that off which he landed a handicap chase on his latest jumps start at Haydock in April. Next on the list is the 2021 winner of this race, G'Day Aussie, who resumed winning ways on his second run following a spell on the sidelines at Worcester. Rhodia and My Brother Jack both enter calculations too, but last year's winner Misty Mani has a bit to prove at present.