15:00 Market Rasen

Friday 3 June 2022

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:5517:30

Blenheim Palace Horse Trials 15th-18th September Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 4m 37.90s

1^st

Bashful Boy

611-6

5/6f

T: D PipeJ: Philip Armson (5)

Chased leader until after 3rd, pushed along after 6th, not much room on inside after 3 out until switched left before 2 out, led at 2 out, clear flat, stayed on well op 11/8

2^nd

Highway Companion

811-1

4/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Craig Nichol

Raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3rd, led before 2 out, soon headed, no impression on winner flat tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2

3^rd

Caius Marcius

1110-12

11/2

T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes

Led until before 2 out, 3rd and held last, kept on op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1

4^th

Lunar Sovereign

611-12

11/2

T: F O'BrienJ: Harry Skelton

Chasing leaders on outside when slow 2nd, ridden and held in 4th when mistake 2 out, jumped right and mistake last, no extra tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1

5^th

Bon Retour

710-9

20/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Sean Quinlan

In rear, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and well beaten op 9/1

6^th

Persia

511-9

33/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

In touch, bad mistake 4th, pushed along and struggling before 6th, driven and behind after 3 out op 18/1

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Non-Runners

Gipsy De Choisel¹⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: N J Henderson J: D A Jacob

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.20, £1.90EX:£5.00Trifecta:£13.30SF:£4.97Swingers:£1.20, £1.90, £3.00

Forecasts

Bashful Boy (5/6), Gipsy De Choisel (15/8), Highway Companion (4/1), Caius Marcius (11/2), Lunar Sovereign (11/2), Bon Retour (20/1), Persia (33/1)

This is less taxing than the Grade 3 handicap BASHFUL BOY contested at Haydock last time and he is taken to open his account for David Pipe at the fifth time of asking. Highway Companion has to enter calculations on the back of his clear-cut Perth victory, but a bigger threat is likely to be posed by the lightly-raced Gipsy de Choisel, who did the job well at Warwick 16 days ago.

BASHFUL BOY (IRE)
GIPSY DE CHOISEL (FR)
HIGHWAY COMPANION (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Thahab Ifraj

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 8

J: Fergus Gillard | T: Alexandra Dunn

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,387.002nd: £3,864.003rd: £1,931.004th: £967.005th: £350.006th: £350.00