17:30 Market Rasen

Sunday 6 July 2025

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Support Charles & His Crazy Crafts Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 4m 31.97s

Axel Bleue⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: M Bowen

5/4

€28,000 buy after making it third time lucky in points in May. Starts out for new yard amongst the winners and he's an interesting runner on Rules/bumper debut.

Form: P4-1

Berks And Bucks

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: L Wadham

4/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Berkshire gelding. Dam lightly raced on Flat. Yard no stranger to success with their runners in this sphere and well worth noting if the market spoke in his favour on debut.

Form:

I Am Simba⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

16/1

Roaring Lion gelding who had undergone a breathing operation ahead of his debut and ultimately didn't much when seventh of 11 in bumper at Newcastle (16.9f, good) back in April. This ought to reveal more.

Form: 7-

Minella Dreams

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: Micky Hammond

12/1

Getaway gelding. Dam (c114/h91), 2½m chase winner (stayed 2¾m), closely related to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (17f-3m winner) Aye Right. Betting can point the way on debut.

Form:

Foxburrow Forever⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Todd| T: C & A Pogson

40/1

Jack Hobbs gelding who is closely related to several useful jumpers but proved easy to back and shaped with little promise when last of 8 in bumper (40/1) at Southwell (15.8f, good) on NH debut 7 weeks ago. Needs to step up considerably on that to figure.

Form: 8

Usyk³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| BF

11/4

Vadamos gelding who was well backed and showed ability amidst greenness when fourth of 6 in bumper at Newton Abbot (16.7f) 32 days ago. The way he shaped then suggests this stiffer track will play to his strengths and he's expected to be thereabouts.

Form: 4

Ashgill Angel

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: A Crook

80/1

€1,500 3-y-o, Jukebox Jury filly. Sister to bumper winner/fair hurdler Magical Annie, and half-sister to bumper winner Minella Mate. Dam (c96/h87) 2m hurdle winner in France. Yard 0-23 with their runners in this sphere in last 5 seasons.

Form:

Blue Marvel

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Reed| T: S Edmunds

11/1

£8,500 3-y-o, Masked Marvel filly. Half-sister to fairly useful 2¼m hurdle winner in France Umfolozi. Dam, lightly raced over hurdles in France. Market can likely prove a useful guide on debut.

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Forecasts

Axel Bleue (5/4), Usyk (11/4), Berks And Bucks (4/1), Blue Marvel (11/1), Minella Dreams (12/1), I Am Simba (16/1), Foxburrow Forever (40/1), Ashgill Angel (80/1)

USYK showed ability amidst obvious signs of greenness when fourth on debut in a Newton Abbot bumper 32 days ago and, appealing as the type to build on that, he looks to hold sound claims with the switch to this stiffer track fancied to play to his strengths also. Point scorer Axel Bleue and newcomer Berks And Bucks may be the pair to give the selection most to think about.