June 01 / 20.15 Market Rasen

20.15

Good

Blockfree Services Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £6601.25
  • 3m 3f 123y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Blockfree Services Handicap Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.38

Form: 71-231

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 13lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Keeping excellent form under the 7lb claimer Conor Rabbitt over 3m at Perth (131) this spring, climbing a further 4lb since making all in a three-runner Class 4 there a fortnight ago; gave a good account (second) here too last spring, so everything looks primed for another positive performance.
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Verdict Starting price

8

9th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

16:17 Perth

Victory Echo

10st 13lb

J: Conor Rabbitt

T: Maurice Barnes

in touch with leaders on inner (trainer said, regarding the running of gelding here on going described as Good, having declared gelding a non-runner at Market Rasen on ground with the same official description, that in his opinion the going at Market Rasen was riding slower than ideal after rainfall)

14/1

7/1

Form: P30-7V

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 6lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Kept busy since winning at Lingfield (3m5f, good) from a similar mark in February; didn't jump with fluency when down the field (seventh) in the Norfolk National at Fakenham before contesting last week's void race at Worcester; a first-time visor replaces his usual blinkers.
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2

31st May 2024

Good To Soft

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:35 Stratford

DJango

12st 0lb

J: Miss Immy Robinson

T: Miss V Collins

Rejuvenated in hunter chases for new stable this year and stayed on for a respectable fourth at Cheltenham Festival (3m2f, soft) in March; bounced back from below-par point run when third at Cheltenham (4m, soft) this month and has each-way claims at least.

10/1

3rd

1

3rd May 2024

Good

4m 0f 97y

Class 4

19:30 Cheltenham

DJango

12st 4lb

J: Miss Immy Robinson

T: Miss V Collins

Enjoying life in hunter chases and was keeping on again late when a fine fourth at the Festival; respected, if he can be forgiven a lesser effort behind Master Templar and Young Buck in a Cotley point 19 days ago.

8/1

3rd

1

3rd May 2024

Good

4m 0f 97y

Class 4

19:30 Cheltenham

DJango

12st 4lb

J: Miss Immy Robinson

T: Miss V Collins

held up in rear, midfield 15th, went fourth after 4 out, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on run-in, went third towards finish

8/1

Form: 4445-3

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Yet to win over fences (0-19) but placed on eight occasions; 168-day absence before a weakening third of four at Southwell (3m2f, good) last week; should strip fitter for that run and will have no issue with these conditions.
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3rd

4

1st Jun 2023

Good

3m 3f 123y

Class 4

20:15 Market Rasen

Zoffalee

10st 12lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Mike Sowersby

Yet to win over fences (0-19) but placed on eight occasions; 168-day absence before a weakening third of four at Southwell (3m2f, good) last week; should strip fitter for that run and will have no issue with these conditions.

4/1

3rd

5

24th May 2023

Good

3m 1f 185y

Class 4

18:20 Southwell

Zoffalee

10st 10lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Mike Sowersby

in touch with leaders, good jump and headway 12th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, no extra approaching last

14/1

5th

3

7th Dec 2022

Good To Firm

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

12:40 Leicester

Zoffalee

11st 12lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Mike Sowersby

In the frame several times off higher marks this season and will be suited by today's trip-and-ground combination; better than he showed when well-held fourth at Doncaster recently (made jumping errors) and can play a significant role here but he has become a very tricky horse to win with.

16/1

Form: P7P-52 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
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7

3rd May 2024

Good

4m 0f 97y

Class 4

19:30 Cheltenham

Coup De Pinceau

11st 12lb

J: Mr George Hiscock

T: G Hiscock

in touch with leaders, went third after 15th, lost position 21st, struggling 4 out, weakened after 3 out, soon pulled up

14/1

7

3rd May 2024

Good

4m 0f 97y

Class 4

19:30 Cheltenham

Coup De Pinceau

11st 12lb

J: Mr George Hiscock

T: G Hiscock

Better round of jumping than Law Of Gold when just denying him in this under George Hiscock in 2022 (good); current wellbeing underlined by a win (3m4f) and second in two soft-ground Cothelstone opens of late.

14/1

3rd

3

3rd Jun 2023

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 3

20:20 Stratford

Coup De Pinceau

11st 5lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Syd Hosie

Thorough stayer who won a 4m hunter chase at Cheltenham last year; has found life tougher in handicaps but ran well last time and a positive ride is probable given his assured stamina.

7/2

Form: /451F-

Last run: 51 days

W: 10st 7lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Not so good over the last two years; took a moderate Wetherby seller (2m4f, good to soft) on penultimate start but didn't get far (fell) on his return to fences at Exeter next time; well handicapped on old form.
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5

1st Jun 2023

Good

3m 3f 123y

Class 4

20:15 Market Rasen

First Class Return

10st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Not so good over the last two years; took a moderate Wetherby seller (2m4f, good to soft) on penultimate start but didn't get far (fell) on his return to fences at Exeter next time; well handicapped on old form.

6/1

2

22nd May 2023

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

16:20 Ffos Las

First Class Return

11st 8lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Olly Murphy

1

11th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 111y

Class 4

13:15 Exeter

First Class Return

11st 8lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Winning form over 3m as a chaser but was running moderately in that discipline before returning to form back over hurdles in a 2m3f seller at Wetherby (good to soft), which he won by 3l; can pick holes in the form but clearly a contender on the back of that.

5/2

Non-runners

Coup De Pinceau

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £7.90
Straight Forecast £6.92
Trifecta £14.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Coup De Pinceau

Telegraph:

Victory Echo

The Star:

First Class Return

Daily Mail:

Victory Echo

D Express:

Victory Echo

The Sun:

Victory Echo

Daily Record:

Victory Echo

RP RATINGS:

Coup De Pinceau

TOPSPEED:

Coup De Pinceau

POSTDATA:

Coup De Pinceau

WEST COUNTRY:

Coup De Pinceau

The Times:

Coup De Pinceau

The Guardian:

Coup De Pinceau

Daily Mirror:

Coup De Pinceau