16:45 Market Rasen

Saturday 17 August 2024

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C&L Fairburn / Look Forward Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 3m 59.91s

Dodger Long¹⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Bradley Harris⁽³⁾| T: H Dickin| OR: 115

5/2

Fair in bumpers and overcame easy mistake to win 10-runner juvenile hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, soft) in cosy fashion in March. Has since left Anthony Charlton and is open to further improvement.

Form: 422631-

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Global Esteem^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 99| BF

8/11

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat, resuming winning ways in cosy fashion at Sandown (10f) last week. Yet to win in 6 starts over hurdles but has made the frame on 4 occasions and is an obvious player in a thin race.

Form: 943-228

Jtadore De Forgan²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: K Brogan| T: L Morgan

125/1

Little promise in points or over hurdles.

Form: P/4U-09

Thunder Gap^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes

80/1

Modest on Flat for Tim Tate but pulled up both starts over hurdles.

Form: P-P

Carlton⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Ross Chapman| T: Miss Tracy Waggott

20/1

Modest Flat winner who got back on track in a first-time visor when sixth of 12 in handicap at Redcar (14f, good to firm) last week. Makes hurdle debut.

Form:

Rockchoeur¹³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| BF

13/2

Just modest form in 3 bumpers for Nigel Twiston-Davies. Needs more on hurdle debut.

Form: 253-

Cornamona²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan

50/1

Remote third sole outing in bumpers for Nicky Henderson. Showed a bit on Uttoxeter hurdling debut but went backwards in a big way there last time.

Form: 13/70

Storm Spirit^h,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Alice Stevens⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond

11/1

Placed twice in AW bumpers but has offered little on the Flat since. Outsider on hurdle debut. Tongue tie retained.

Form: 20/3-

Raincloud¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: James Best| T: M C Chapman| OR: 91

33/1

Poor maiden on Flat who showed first form when second in a Carlisle maiden hurdle (17.2f) in July. Remains to be seen if she's able to back that up.

Form: P-42

Forecasts

Global Esteem (8/11), Dodger Long (5/2), Rockchoeur (13/2), Storm Spirit (11/1), Carlton (20/1), Raincloud (33/1), Cornamona (50/1), Thunder Gap (80/1), Jtadore De Forgan (125/1)

This seems likely to develop into a match between DODGER LONG and Global Esteem, with preference for the former, who overcame some quite alarming early jumping to score with a bit in hand at Taunton in March and looks up to defying a penalty with further improvement on the cards.