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Friday 10 July 2026

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Martin Keighley Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 19:17 | Winning time: 4m 58.21s

Idaho Fire⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Burke| T: James Owen| OR: 103

6/4

Runner-up in a point. Easily best effort under Rules when third of 5 in novice at Ffos Las (2½m) 66 days ago on final start for Paul Nicholls. Has joined another excellent yard so not out of things on handicap debut.

Form: 2/7PP-3

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Play Pretend²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Lee Edwards| T: Dave Roberts| OR: 100| BF| C

2/1

Course winner who got right back on track with third of 10 in handicap hurdle here (2m) 29 days ago. Goes well round here and a player off an unchanged mark with this step back up in trip also a likely positive.

Form: 3225-83

Bells Of Ufford^p,t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: David Noonan| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 92

7/1

Resumed from 10 weeks off with a good second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (2½m) 36 days ago. Needs considering off the same mark in his bid for a maiden success.

Form: 8/4P54-2

Mancero^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 89| CD

7/2

Fair hurdles winner on only start in France last spring. Doubled his tally over C&D in May but proved a big let-down when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (21f) 21 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 442-41P

North Account¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Harry Reed| T: Nick Scholfield| OR: 80

40/1

Showed little in 3 Irish maidens. Easy to back and always behind for new yard with sixth of 7 in handicap at Stratford (2¾m) 11 days ago.

Form: 000-U6

Strong As Steel²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: A W Carroll| OR: 78

22/1

Fair form in bumpers but hasn't made much of an impact over hurdles and came in last of 10 in 2m handicap here 29 days ago.

Form: P4/P5P-0

Non-Runners

Sun Joy³⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Little Ledgend²⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: O Murphy J: S Bowen

The Secret Pearl²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: A M Hales J: Kielan Woods

Estacas²⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 9

T: Dr R Newland J: Luke Scott

Forecasts

Idaho Fire (6/4), Play Pretend (2/1), Little Ledgend (5/2), Mancero (7/2), Estacas (13/2), Bells Of Ufford (7/1), Sun Joy (15/2), The Secret Pearl (10/1), Strong As Steel (22/1), North Account (40/1)

A few with chances but PLAY PRETEND rates just the pick at these weights and with the step back up in trip also a likely plus he gets the vote over Idaho Fire who has his first run for James Owen here and could take a step forward. Little Ledgend can also play a prominent role in this open handicap.