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Market Rasen · Tuesday, 17 Feb · 19:02
· 2m 4f 139y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:02
Off time
12
Runners
Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Going
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Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
10
9/1
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
11
10/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
19
18/1
10 · —
23
22/1
11 · —
34
33/1
12 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Railway Bell (M)
[T]
Lightly-raced mare who built on reappearance effort when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle at Ludlow (15.8f, soft) 33 days ago. 5 lb higher now but remains with potential, particularly over this longer trip.
|
J J Burke | F O'Brien | 7 | 75.7 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 8th | 2 | — |
Mermaids Cave (M)
[P]
Prolific since joining James Owen, bagging a seventh win in a 2m claiming hurdle at Huntingdon in November. Below form more recently, though, and makes limited appeal.
|
Alex Chadwick | James Owen | 7 | 75.7 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Just Her Type (M)
[T]
Progressive in handicaps this season, winning at Ffos Las and Southwell and arrives on back of creditable second of 5 in novice hurdle at Ayr (20.4f, heavy) 35 days ago. Others look better treated, however.
|
Tom Broughton | M Comley | 6 | 74.8 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 9th | 4 | — |
Presenting Doy (M)
Lightly-raced point winner who landed the odds in Lingfield novice hurdle this time last year before advancing her form when runner-up on her handicap bow at Uttoxeter (19.9f) the following month. Clearly amiss on return (had wind operatio…
|
Jack Tudor | Miss E C Lavelle | 7 | 73.5 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Snowrocco (M)
Found improvement when scoring at Newcastle in December and upped her game further when landing 8-runner handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (23.8f, good to soft) 47 days ago, kept up to work. 9 lb higher now but not taken lightly.
|
Ryan Mania | A Nicol | 7 | 73.5 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 1st | 6 | — |
Pretending (M)
[P]
Not scored for some time but took a step back in right direction when fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Plumpton (20.5f, soft) 22 days ago and figures off a handy mark.
|
Tom Cannon | L Wadham | 7 | 73.5 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 10th | 7 | — |
Looking As You Are (M)
Returned with a good Market Rasen second but hasn't really built on that since, well held second at Fakenham (20f, soft) latest. Others preferred.
|
Bryan Carver | A M Hales | 7 | 73 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 12th | 8 | — |
Madame Luna (M)
FAV
[T]
Won both her starts last term and took her unbeaten record to three when making a winning return in 8-runner novice hurdle (7/4) at Doncaster (19.4f, soft) 80 days ago, driven out. Sent handicapping now and likely has more to offer.
|
Paul O'Brien | Harry Derham | 5 | 72.1 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 6th | 9 | — |
Gaelic Saint (M)
[H]
Placed twice from 3 starts in bumpers and shaped encouragingly when second in mares' novice at Warwick on hurdling debut/return. Below that level at Ludlow since, though, and needs improvement to play a part on handicap debut.
|
Benjamin Poste | T Symonds | 5 | 71.7 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 11th | 10 | — |
Belle Le Grand (M)
[T]
Irish bumper winner who bagged maiden/novice hurdles at Warwick and Cartmel in May. Largely disappointed since, however, including here over Christmas. Hard to fancy.
|
Liam Harrison | D Skelton | 7 | 71.7 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 5th | 11 | — |
Rosie Baloo (M)
Made a successful start to her career in a bumper last summer and off the mark at fourth attempt in this sphere when winning 5-runner novice hurdle (11/4) at Sedgefield (19.8f, soft) 23 days ago, driven out. Remains open to improvement on …
|
Jamie Hamilton | T D Easterby | 6 | 71.7 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 7th | 12 | — |
Service Minimum (M)
Novice winner over 2m and 2½m last summer. Not really threatened in handicaps since but has dropped down the weights and this step back up in trip may well suit.
|
Tristan Durrell | D Skelton | 6 | 70.8 kg |
19
18/1
|
Betting forecast: Madame Luna (11/4), Railway Bell (10/3), Just Her Type (6/1), Rosie Baloo (8/1), Snowrocco (9/1), Pretending (10/1), Looking As You Are (10/1), Presenting Doy (12/1), Service Minimum (18/1), Gaelic Saint (22/1), Mermaids Cave (33/1), Belle Le Grand (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5809.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2673.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1336.0 GBP |
| P4 | 669.0 GBP |
| P5 | 333.0 GBP |