13.00 Market Rasen
Softstarsports.bet Novices’ Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4752.9
- 2m 2f 140y
- Class 4
- 11 runners
Runners: 11 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2nd 2 |
27th Jan 2023 Frozen 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
midfield, in touch with leaders on outer 2nd |
11/2 |
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2 |
27th Jan 2023 Good 2m 0f 128y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Useful triple winner on the Flat for William Jarvis, with his latest success over 1m2f in Sandown (RPR 99) last July; interesting recruit to hurdling for new yard and he needs a close look back from 125 days off; all of his wins have come on good to firm; also entered in 1:25 at Huntingdon. |
12/1 |
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
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5th 3 (5) |
25th Aug 2022 Standard 1m 6f 0y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
always towards rear, ridden and dropped to last over 2f out, became detached final furlong |
6/1 |
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
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6th 1 |
2nd Feb 2023 Good 2m 0f 3y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Safely held off basement marks on the Flat this winter and now 0-16 in that sphere; can only be watched on today's hurdling debut. |
100/1 |
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6th 4 (4) |
6th Jan 2023 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
took keen hold, dwelt start, held up in last |
25/1 |
Form: 4
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
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11th 4 |
25th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 3f 66y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Four-time Flat winner (1m2f/1m4f) whose hurdle debut fourth at Newcastle (2m1f, soft) wasn't without promise; improvement required but the step up in trip may be a plus (stayed 2m on the Flat); not ruled out each-way. |
14/1 |
Form: 13-0
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
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5th 4 |
6th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
held up in rear on inner, hit 4th, hampered by faller 4 out |
12/1 |
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15th 7 |
8th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 0f 11y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Justified favouritism in Ascot bumper (1m7f, soft) on debut in October 2021; placed since in a bumper at Lingfield (AW) last January and in a 1m4f maiden on the Flat in Germany in April; has since changed hands and left German trainer Andreas Wohler; interesting hurdles newcomer. |
9/2 |
Form: 798
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
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4th 5 |
29th Jan 2023 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Uncompetitive in a bumper and two hurdles; looks the stable's third string. |
33/1 |
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8th 6 |
10th Jan 2023 Good 2m 4f 181y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Hasn't shown enough in a bumper or a maiden hurdle to suggest he can take this. |
50/1 |
Form: 0P
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
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7 |
2nd Jan 2023 Soft 1m 7f 195y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Reported to have jumped novicey when tailed off on soft ground at Leicester (150-1). |
100/1 |
Form: 321-32
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 116
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2nd 8 |
28th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 3rd |
5/4 |
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2nd 10 |
26th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Good bumper form, including a win here, and he ran well on hurdling debut at Ascot in October (split two subsequent winners in finishing third); yet to race on genuinely soft ground but viable contender if handling it. |
3/1 |
Form: 32-03
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
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5th 10 |
29th Jan 2023 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Promise in Irish bumpers (best run on good to yielding) and again when third on his hurdling debut at Haydock (1m7f, soft); improvement is needed to take this. |
6/1 |
Form: 22
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 116
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2nd 14 |
23rd Jan 2023 Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Solid second in 2m maiden hurdles on testing ground at Sandown (behind a rival who subsequently ran well in the Tolworth) and this track (behind the market leader); has a race of this nature in him; the new trip should suit; respected. |
11/10 |
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2nd 15 |
22nd Dec 2022 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Out of a useful half-sister to smart chaser Vieux Lion Rouge; kept on from the rear for clear second on debut at Sandown (2m, heavy) last month and can make his presence felt if able to build on that performance. |
6/1 |
Form: 986
Last run: 40 days
W: 10st 12lb
5 yo Filly
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5th 9 |
29th Jan 2023 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
Well beaten in a bumper and two maiden hurdles; handicaps will be more like it. |
100/1 |
Verdict
Having finished a solid second on both starts, UNCLE BERT looks capable of going one better. Rambo T (second choice) and Roccovango are the chief threats on hurdles form.[Steve Boow]