14:50 Market Rasen

Saturday 21 October 2017

All13:1013:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:05

Lincoln Lager Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 52.0s

1^st

Shrubland

410-9

9/4

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in touch on inside, tracked front pair after 3 out, led narrowly last, ridden and headed narrowly flat, rallied to regain lead final strides tchd 11/4

2^nd

nse

Paddys Runner

511-12

2/1f

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Kielan Woods

Tracked leaders, disputed lead after 6th, led narrowly 2 out, mistake and headed last, soon ridden, rallied to regain narrow lead flat, kept on, headed final strides op 9/4 tchd 15/8 and tchd 5/2

3^rd

2 ¾

Cry Wolf

410-6

12/1

T: H J EvansJ: L Treadwell

Tracked leaders, led after 3rd, joined after 6th, headed narrowly 2 out, ridden and every chance after last, kept on until no extra in 3rd final 110 yards op 11/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

4 ½

Bowie

1011-4

11/2

T: N KentJ: Tom Broughton (10)

Tracked leader to 6th, chased leaders, outpaced in 4th approaching 2 out, no impression after op 5/1

5^th

Gannicus

610-11

14/1

T: B G PowellJ: Brendan Powell

Held up in touch, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off op 16/1

6^th

McKenzie's Friend

610-13

8/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (5)

Held up in touch, outpaced 6th, soon lost touch, tailed off 3 out tchd 6/1

Also Ran

Love The Leader

910-10

14/1

T: J FarrellyJ: Alain Cawley

Led, set slow pace, headed after 3rd, in touch on outside, lost place after 5th, behind when pulled up before next, dismounted op 11/1 tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

Crookstown²⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 10

T: B I Case J: T J O'Brien

Green Zone²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Miss L Harrison J: Callum Bewley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£2.10, £1.60EX:£8.40Trifecta:£43.50Tricast:£38.69SF:£7.04Swingers:£1.90, £18.60, £10.50

Forecasts

Paddys Runner (2/1), Shrubland (9/4), Bowie (11/2), McKenzie's Friend (8/1), Cry Wolf (12/1), Gannicus (14/1), Crookstown (14/1), Love The Leader (14/1), Green Zone (16/1)

The handicapper is still struggling to keep tabs on SHRUBLAND since the switch to Dan Skelton, and this four-year-old produced a clear career best when just unable to down Cosmic Diamond at Huntingdon earlier in the month. He wasn't at all fazed by the longer trip and on his seemingly preferred decent ground didn't go under without a protracted battle. His mark has risen again (3lb) and he is up in trip marginally once more, but he rates as the most obvious selection in a race where few can be fancied. The likeliest danger is the C&D winner Crookstown. He should be competitive at his favoured venue off a mark of 110, judged upon his 3L second to Chic Theatre in December 2016 (from a 4lb higher mark).