April 09 / 15.19 Market Rasen

15.19

Good To Soft

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  • Prize money: £4224.8
  • 2m 4f 139y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £8.50
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 16-815

Last run: 41 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Reportedly never travelling when well beaten at Plumpton last time (2m4f, good) but has claims on her previous run when scoring off a 4lb lower mark at Taunton (2m3f, good).
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4

1st Apr 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 3

15:20 Huntingdon

Blue Bikini

11st 6lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

midfield, in touch with leaders 4th, mistake and fell heavily 6th

9/2

4

1st Apr 2024

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 3

15:20 Huntingdon

Blue Bikini

11st 6lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

midfield

9/2

2

6th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

15:05 Market Rasen

Blue Bikini

11st 13lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

Has an in-and-out profile but it was her fourth win from her last six starts when scoring at Catterick (3m1f, good to soft) in December; this is tougher but she's progressive and has to be respected.

11/4

9/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 56P531 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Showed improved form when off the mark at the seventh attempt in an Ayr handicap last month (2m4f, good, 7-4 favourite); 4lb higher and not out of it.
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3rd

7

12th Jun 2023

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:25 Southwell

Having A Barney

10st 6lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

raced in second

11/4

3rd

7

24th May 2023

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

20:50 Southwell

Having A Barney

10st 11lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

took keen hold, led, headed but prominent after 1st, short of room home turn, pushed along before 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on and went third run-in

4/1

6th

9

6th May 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

17:30 Hexham

Having A Barney

10st 7lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Mark Walford

midfield

7/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 6/783

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in Irish point in April 2021; best of three runs over hurdles when third in a 2m2f novice here in March (soft), wearing a tongue-tie for the first time (retained); has possibilities up in trip on handicap debut.
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8th

1

11th Jun 2024

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

15:15 Southwell

Minella Choice

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

raced wide, in touch with leaders, outpaced and lost position 10th, lost touch 3 out

11/2

4th

4

31st Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 1f 43y

Class 4

16:29 Market Rasen

Minella Choice

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

held up in last

11/2

Form: 323424 CD BF

Last run: 180 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Has run some sound races since his C&D win off an 11lb lower mark last June (good), but may need this after a break; ideally suited by good ground.
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4th

8

23rd May 2023

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

17:30 Huntingdon

Dellboy Trotter

10st 11lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Tracey Leeson

Came from the rear to win consecutive 2m4f handicaps at Market Rasen (both on good) last June and largely consistent since; looked as good as ever when clear second at Ludlow (2m5f, good) nine days ago and must be considered off same mark here.

7/2

2nd

6

14th May 2023

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:35 Ludlow

Dellboy Trotter

11st 2lb

J: Mr James Turner

T: Tracey Leeson

Came from the rear to win consecutive 2m4f handicaps at Market Rasen (both on good) last June and remained in good form until the autumn; not quite at same level in two starts this spring; still enters calculations.

9/1

5th

5

1st May 2023

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 5

15:12 Warwick

Dellboy Trotter

11st 6lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Tracey Leeson

raced in last, headway before 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last

8/1

Form: /8-58P

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Ex-John Quinn; has not been at his best this season but has dropped to a good mark as a result.
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10th

9

25th Apr 2024

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

18:15 Huntingdon

Magna Moralia

10st 8lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Mike Sowersby

2m hurdle winner (good to soft) but currently on a long losing sequence; not easy to make a case for him based on his last three starts.

50/1

10th

9

25th Apr 2024

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

18:15 Huntingdon

Magna Moralia

10st 8lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Mike Sowersby

2m hurdle winner (good to soft) but currently on a long losing sequence; not easy to make a case for him based on his last three starts.

50/1

13th

12

31st Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 2f 140y

Class 5

15:54 Market Rasen

Magna Moralia

10st 4lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Mike Sowersby

Exposed sort; has won three times on the Flat and once over hurdles (2m Kelso handicap in March 2021); fair fifth at Doncaster in November (2m5f, good) but well beaten since; probably needs better ground.

50/1

Form: 7-5P6P D

Last run: 103 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Won at Perth for Gavin Cromwell in July 2021 (2m4f, good) but below par since and others look stronger.
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9th

13

11th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

19:05 Uttoxeter

Dakota Beat

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: John Norton

Soundly beaten on all three outings since returning from a layoff this spring and 4lb out of the weights here; difficult to enthuse over.

33/1

7th

10

23rd Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 5

15:20 Cartmel

Dakota Beat

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: John Norton

Soundly beaten on both outings since returning from a layoff this spring (2m4f/2m7f) and 2lb out of the weights here; difficult to enthuse over.

25/1

8

20th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

17:58 Hexham

Dakota Beat

10st 2lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: John Norton

These conditions suit but he has been well beaten on his three runs since returning from a 230-day break and is hard to fancy.

25/1

Form: 25-538

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Won a maiden hurdle at Sedgefield in February 2022 (2m1f, good; 80-1); not particularly consistent this season but has a chance on his Catterick third two runs back (2m3f, good).
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8

5th Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 66y

Class 5

16:30 Catterick

Royle Steel

10st 2lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

Winning hurdler/chaser but has been well held on all five starts this term; wears first-time blinkers but others preferred.

12/1

7th

11

5th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 3f 9y

Class 5

14:05 Sedgefield

Royle Steel

10st 2lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

midfield in centre of group

20/1

7th

11

5th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 3f 9y

Class 5

14:05 Sedgefield

Royle Steel

10st 2lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

midfield in centre of group

20/1

Form: 0-5133 BF

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Won at Fakenham in November (2m7f, good) and creditable third over same distance at Lingfield in February; return to 2m4f not sure to suit; now tried in cheekpieces.
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2nd

2

4th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

15:00 Uttoxeter

Secret Trix

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

C&D record of 31133 includes a soft-ground win off 9lb higher almost two years ago and last month's perfectly serviceable staying-on 10l third in 0-145 company; faces an easier-looking task this afternoon.

13/8

3rd

6

16th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

18:50 Uttoxeter

Secret Trix

10st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Dual C&D winner; only win last season was a walkover in a chase; went back hurdling after that and took time to find his form, but sound placed efforts on last two starts, latest when third at Haydock in March (3m, good; first run after a wind op) when Super Survivor was well behind in eighth; chance.

11/4

3rd

8

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

14:46 Haydock

Secret Trix

10st 8lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Olly Murphy

6-26 over hurdles, including a win with first-time cheekpieces in this race in 2024 (soft) and he is 1lb lower today; ridden by 7lb claimer last four outings, with a big return to some form on latest (second at Market Rasen) and that has been followed by his second wind operation; cheekpieces (absent on last four starts) return; too well handicapped to be ignored.

12/1

Form: 5PP7P5

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 7lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish; not shown a great deal over 3m+ this season but on a good mark, returns to 2m4f and has cheekpieces back on (has run well in them previously).
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9

3rd Jul 2023

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:55 Southwell

Sight Nor Seen

10st 2lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Mike Sowersby

Put in fairly good front-running shift when fourth at Hexham (2m4f, good; first-time blinkers) last month but was pulled up when last in action and his overall profile remains unappealing; cheekpieces back on today; 2lb out of the weights.

33/1

12

23rd Jun 2023

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

13:35 Market Rasen

Sight Nor Seen

10st 2lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Mike Sowersby

Took big step back in right direction and put in fairly good front-running shift when fourth at Hexham (2m4f, good; first-time blinkers) three weeks ago but is effectively 4lb higher from out of the weights here and his overall profiles remains unappealing.

25/1

4th

13

3rd Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 5

16:40 Hexham

Sight Nor Seen

10st 5lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Mike Sowersby

Very well handicapped on some of last year's Irish form but has been very disappointing for current stable since the autumn; swaps cheekpieces for first-time blinkers here.

33/1

Non-runners

Secret Trix

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Payout
Exacta £23.60
Straight Forecast £22.20
Tricast £35.46
Trifecta £71.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Minella Choice

Telegraph:

Having A Barney

POSTDATA:

Secret Trix

Daily Mirror:

Having A Barney

The Star:

Having A Barney

D Express:

Secret Trix

The Sun:

Secret Trix

RP Ratings:

Minella Choice

The Times:

Minella Choice

Daily Record:

Minella Choice