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14:10 Market Rasen

Host Your Hen Party Here Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places back straight)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 38.50s
  • Off Time: 14:15:32
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Dark blue and yellow check, yellow sleeves, dark blue stars, yellow cap, dark blue star
33/1
  • Form 6-U3857
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 116

held up in rear, hit 6th, soon well behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

2
Silk - Light blue, red cross belts, striped sleeves, red cap

Gold Reef

48 BF
5/1
  • Form 6-44344
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 115

in touch in main group, mistake 1st, pushed along and lost place after 5th, behind next, pulled up before 7th

3
Silk - ETON BLUE, SCARLET spots and cap
8/1
  • Form 122242
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 114

raced keenly, made all, clear before 2nd, not fluent 4th, reduced advantage after 6th, ridden clear from last, stayed on well, eased close home

4
Silk - Grey, Pink sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 1210-76
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 113

held up towards rear, headway after 5th, mistake 3 out soon ridden, went 3rd, outpaced 2 out, no impression

5
Silk - White, Red stars, White sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Red and White striped cap

Pearl (IRE)

16 pt D
11/2
  • Form P2261F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 110

in touch in main group, pushed along after 5th, ridden approaching 7th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

6
Silk - Dark Blue, White spots, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 656416
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 109

prominent in chasing group, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out

7
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, ROYAL BLUE seams and sleeves, quartered cap
9/4
  • Form 711-462
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 100

held up in rear, headway before 7th, chased winner after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, no impression flat

8
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
4/1
  • Form 822231
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 105

chased winne 2nd until after 6th, lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up after last

In depth

Verdict

Gold Reef looks the pick of Alan King's two runners over Ellen Tilley in this handicap hurdle restricted to mares only and has every chance having been running consistently well of late but a better bet looks to be GWYRE, who gets the vote. Tim Easterby's filly gained a well deserved first success following some decent placed efforts when landing a novices' hurdle at Sedgefield at the beginning of the month in good fashion from Below The Deck and she looks reasonably well treated for her in-form yard off a mark of 105 for her debut in a handicap. Malcolm Jefferson's Pokanoket has like the selection been running consistently well in novice hurdles and has to be considered racing off a mark of 114 for her first start in the grade. Keith Reveley has his string in good heart so Karingreason has to be considered but she was well beaten at Doncaster last time and looks best watched, while Alison Thorpe's Pearl won well at Huntingdon two starts ago but looked beaten before falling last time. Several of these have claims but Tim Easterby's Gwyre has shown steady improvement and can give his trainer another winner.

Formwatch

Zahra's Place 16-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 21l behind Balzaccio (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.

Gold Reef 10-3fav (11-4) Held up towards rear, in touch when mistake 8th, soon ridden and outpaced, stayed on approaching last, went 4th close home, 4th of 10, 20l behind Bella Haze (10-5) at Ludlow 2m 5f mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Feb.

Pokanoket (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders in 4th, outpaced after 3 out, headway next, in 3rd and held when left 2nd last, 2nd of 14, 13l behind Banjaxed Girl (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.

Ellen Tilley 15-2 (11-3) Took keen hold early, close up until weakened 8th, strugging when hit next, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Preuty Boy (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Feb.

Pearl (IRE) 10-3 (11-1) Held up in mid-division, headway 7th, fell next, in a race won by Willandrich (9-13) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd, 15 ran.

Karingreason 28-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 47l behind Diavoleria (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 3f mares NH nov hdl (4) gd.

Another Storm 7-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, strong challenge 2 out, hit last, soon beaten, one pace, 2nd of 15, 9l behind Another Miracle (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Feb.

Gwyre (IRE) 3-1 (10-4) Always prominent, led approaching 2 out, not fluent last, ridden out, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gd beating Below The Deck (10-9) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.