11:45 Market Rasen

Friday 17 January 2025

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Free Bet With Unibet's Betbuilder Rebound Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 11:45 | Winning time: 4m 11.90s

Double Oban²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Lewis Stones| T: O Murphy| OR: 100| BF

11/10

Fair on the Flat for Hugo Palmer and having made the frame in pair of novice hurdle runs for new yard, he improved further to open his account in 7-runner handicap at Uttoxeter (15.7f) in July. Ran a cracker on return when second at Wetherby on Boxing Day and should go well again.

Form: 4312

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Magnetic North^p²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Aaron Anderson| T: R Menzies| OR: 94| CD

33/1

Bagged back-to-back claimers on the Flat in Ireland during the summer but hasn't made much of an impact in 4 runs on the Flat for this yard. However, he justified support from 10 lb out of the weights in a very weak race over C&D on Boxing Day and others more appealing given his profile.

Form: 000/P0-1

Lahire²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Charlie Maggs⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 93| D

5/1

Down in the weights and set to produced most encouraging effort yet in handicaps when falling late at Sedgefield in November. Probably worth marking up for lasting as long as he did under an aggressive ride when fourth at Wetherby last time but typically found the hurdles getting in his way.

Form: 65-64F4

Just Four Fame^v1³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Finn Lambert| T: David Dennis| OR: 90

18/1

Third in an Aintree bumper in May 2022 but hurdling efforts have been uninspiring in the main, faring no better in handicaps, latest when eleventh of 15 at Taunton (23.9f, good, 100/1) just over 5 weeks ago. Significantly back down in trip and a first-time visor replaces the cheekpieces.

Form: 5-45PP0

Quian^p,t1³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: Lizzie Quinlan| OR: 87WS

7/2

Took a step back in the right direction when third at Ludlow in November and probably ran to a similar level when filling that same position at Musselburgh (19.8f, good to soft) last month. Has since left Fergal O'Brien and had a breathing operation.

Form: 49-0033

Gms Prince^t⁶¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Tabitha Worsley| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 86

11/1

Still looking for first success and is potentially well treated now but fared no better than previously this season when a well-beaten third at Fontwell (21.8f, good) a couple of months ago. Tongue tie back on and drops back in trip.

Form: 56-8773

Lustleigh^h1,t1²⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Toby Wynne| T: R L Llewellyn| OR: 80

9/1

Showed more than first time up over fences when second in a handicap at Ludlow (16f) in February but failed to build on that on both subsequent starts and his overall profile is a little off-putting. Back hurdling after 9 months off for a new yard (sold for £6,500) and a watching brief is advised.

Form: 4/0P270-

Result Amended

Double Oban - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Lahire - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Forecasts

Double Oban (11/10), Quian (7/2), Lahire (5/1), Lustleigh (9/1), Gms Prince (11/1), Just Four Fame (18/1), Magnetic North (33/1)

Plenty of these have questions to answer but DOUBLE OBAN ran a cracker on return from 6 months off when finding just one too strong at Wetherby on Boxing Day, so he's fancied to regain the winning thread at the expense of Lahire, who did too much up front when finishing a couple of places behind the selection last time. Gms Prince can edge out recent C&D winner Magnetic North for third.