14:30 Market Rasen

Wednesday 3 April 2019

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starsports.bet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 4m 34.75s

1^st

Harambe

611-7

1/1f

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Keen early, tracked leaders on inside, 2nd travelling well before 2 out where not fluent, led last, quickened easily clear run-in op 11/10

2^nd

Garrettstown

611-7

13/8

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory (5)

Chased leader, slight bump 3rd, left in lead bend after 5th, stumbled 2 out, mistake and headed last, easily outpaced run-in, weakened op 15/8 tchd 2/1

3^rd

3 ¾

New Quay

611-7

9/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Chased leaders, left in 2nd place bend after 5th, pushed along and lost 2nd before 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd op 4/1

4^th

Lord Sparky

511-1

50/1

T: Mrs Caroline BaileyJ: S Bowen

Keen early, last pair, 5th and no impression after 3 out, went poor 4th run-in, never on terms op 66/1

5^th

Lyndsays Lad

611-1

25/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Held up last, 4th and no impression after 3 out, lost that placing run-in op 20/1

6^th

Molly Whuppie

610-8

125/1

T: T J FitzGeraldJ: Colm McCormack (3)

Raced keenly, led and set steady pace, went left 3rd, hung badly left and headed stable bend after 5th, soon lost place and hung left after, tailed off op 100/1

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Non-Runners

I'm Wiser Now⁴⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: B S Hughes

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90Pl:£1.40, £1.10EX:£3.20Trifecta:£5.00SF:£3.07Swingers:£1.10, £1.10, £1.30

Forecasts

Harambe (1/1), Garrettstown (13/8), I'm Wiser Now (3/1), New Quay (9/2), Lyndsays Lad (25/1), Lord Sparky (50/1), Molly Whuppie (125/1)

Theoretically, Harambe should have the makings of a nice type for hurdling, and it was mildly reassuring that he broke his duck over timber in a relatively smooth fashion at Kempton recently. However, nagging doubts persist about his willingness to drop the anchor early doors, and he could face competition for the lead today from the risky New Quay and the hurdling debutante I'm Wiser Now. Therefore, he can be opposed with the C&D scorer GARRETTSTOWN who stays well and should find this race a far more suitable option than the Grade 3 contest which he contested at Sandown in March (pulled up).