June 14 / 19.35 Market Rasen

19.35

Good

Block Free Services Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5677.07
  • 2m 1f 43y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Block Free Services Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

11/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.60
  • Place: £2.80

Form: 4135-6 D

Last run: 39 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Even with today's advertised extra yardage (+201yds), this will still be the shortest distance he's raced over since October's Exeter success (2m1f, good), which given some struggles to stay intermediate trips in the meantime may prove significant; still 4lb above his winning mark.
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5th

2

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Worcester

Stroll On By

12st 0lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Dual chase winner but his good runs back from an absence were over hurdles and he returned to fences last time when not so clever; considered off what remains a competitive mark.

10/1

5th

4

6th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 213y

Class 3

17:22 Stratford

Stroll On By

10st 11lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Dual chase winner who returned from long absence with a game hurdle success in July and has since run well again in that sphere; reverts to fences on career-high mark but evidently in good heart.

13/2

11/4

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 33P6-1 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Ride of the season candidate when Jack Hogan defied a slipped saddle and lost irons to hold on at Huntingdon last month (16.5f, good); still below a winning mark despite a 5lb re-raise, but needs no rain.
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3

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 4

14:20 Worcester

Stormin Crossgales

11st 12lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Max Young

Signed off for Charles and Adam Pogson with 2m5f Fakenham chasing win last May; has failed to complete on all his five runs for his current stable however, tried in cheekpieces when pulled up at Leicester (2m4f) in February last time.

66/1

4

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 25y

Class 4

15:50 Leicester

Stormin Crossgales

11st 7lb

J: Miss Clara Brewitt

T: Max Young

Four chase wins last season and he's well handicapped on his best form; however, he's struggled this term; cheekpieces go on.

66/1

5

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 67y

Class 3

15:45 Haydock

Stormin Crossgales

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Max Young

Four chase wins last season and well handicapped on his best form; however, pulled up on first two runs this term and 200-1 when unseating early at Ludlow last month; plenty to prove.

100/1

Form: 6461-2 BF

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
No shame in finding an officially 19lb superior rival uncontainable in a match latest; competitively treated on the form of April's facile Wincanton chase debut win (1m7f, good), but may prefer rain to stay away.
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2nd

6

5th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 213y

Class 3

17:45 Stratford

Gower Prince

10st 2lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

8yo who has form figures of 221 for his new stable this year and that win was a dominant display at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) three weeks ago after a break; up 7lb but that was a personal best and he may have more to offer.

9/4

1st

5

15th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 4

18:34 Market Rasen

Gower Prince

11st 7lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

First start for this stable when runner-up over C&D and had the hood back on then; no match for the winner at Newton Abbot but that was behind a Skelton hotpot; respected.

13/2

Form: 2209-8 C

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Two 2023 chase wins included a near-2m4f contest here (good); nearly defied tonight's mark just before Christmas, but cut out quickly on two of three below-par performances most recently; risky just now.
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9

27th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

18:38 Cartmel

Restandbethankful

10st 6lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Mixes chasing with hurdling and he's stuck on a losing run; last three efforts thoroughly underwhelming.

20/1

6

1st Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 77y

Class 5

15:40 Sedgefield

Restandbethankful

11st 3lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Course winner but it's now 16 starts since his last victory and he came in a remote fifth of seven over C&D on Boxing Day; he's not one to rely on.

9/1

8

25th Oct 2025

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 5

14:45 Kelso

Restandbethankful

11st 1lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Last win was at Cartmel in August 2024 (2m1f, soft); best run since when third over same C&D in July (good); bit disappointing last twice, but no surprise if he were to run well.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 125F4- D

Last run: 131 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Last five wins have all been gained in Class 3 against no more than six rivals; features here on a winning mark, and his stamina to spare at this trip can prove useful if conditions soften; has had wind operation.
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5th

1

14th Jun 2024

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 4

19:35 Market Rasen

Cedar Hill

12st 0lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

held up in rear

8/1

4th

3

4th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 3

13:50 Musselburgh

Cedar Hill

11st 10lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

Ended last year with below-par C&D run (bled from the nose) and was beaten when falling over 2m4f here on New Year's Day; needs to get back in the groove but has very good chasing strike-rate (7-25) and his current mark is workable.

4/1

Form: /222-1 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Positive start for current connections culminated in last month's pushed-out Huntingdon success (16.5f, good), for which a 7lb rise isn't excessive; coped fine with slower ground for March's Southwell second.
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5th

2

26th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

13:05 Southwell

Great Samourai

12st 2lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Twice runner-up here (2m/2m4f) in the spring before off the mark over fences at Huntingdon (2m, good) in May (placed horses both won two starts later); not seen since disappointing at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) the following month, but still a player on his earlier form.

9/1

5th

2

26th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

13:05 Southwell

Great Samourai

12st 2lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Twice runner-up here (2m/2m4f) in the spring before off the mark over fences at Huntingdon (2m, good) in May (placed horses both won two starts later); not seen since disappointing at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) the following month, but still a player on his earlier form.

9/1

6th

4

14th Jun 2024

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 4

19:35 Market Rasen

Great Samourai

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

in touch with leaders

2/1

Form: F42-44

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Best recent work has come either on heavy around Southwell or better ground at Sandown, but all of it over at least 2m4f; not hard to imagine things happening too quickly for him here, even with rain.
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4th

6

23rd Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:38 Worcester

Imperial Bede

11st 4lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Capable chaser on his day having won two of his 16 races in this discipline but he's very up and down; others are safer.

9/1

4th

3

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:42 Uttoxeter

Imperial Bede

11st 10lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Landed his second win over fences, at Catterick (2m3f, soft) in February with the assistance of first-time cheekpieces (retained since); ran well when runner-up at Haydock (2m4f, good) in April but emptied quickly at Warwick last month; claims if putting his best foot forward.

5/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £34.00
Straight Forecast £32.22
Trifecta £176.40

Selections

The Times:

Great Samourai

D Express:

Imperial Bede

RP RATINGS:

Stroll On By

Daily Mirror:

Gower Prince

POSTDATA:

Stormin Crossgales

SPOTLIGHT:

Cedar Hill

Telegraph:

Great Samourai

The Guardian:

Great Samourai

Daily Mail:

Great Samourai

The Sun:

Great Samourai

Daily Record:

Great Samourai

The Star:

Imperial Bede

TOPSPEED:

Stroll On By