October 21 / 15.30 Market Rasen

15.30

Good To Soft

Linear By Symphony Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6337.2
  • 2m 7f 16y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Linear By Symphony Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

Form: 8151-1 C

Last run: 173 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
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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

OUR TIP

Form: 51P2P-

Last run: 196 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 113

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5th

2

26th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

3m 2f 34y

Class 4

16:30 Carlisle

Yellowstone Park

11st 7lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

Pulled up on two of his final three starts last season but nevertheless showed some good hurdle form last term and his useful half-brothers Isleofhopendreams and Mighty Thunder both showed their best form over fences; finished placed in points and he's respected on this chase debut.

13/2

2

8th Apr 2023

Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Carlisle

Yellowstone Park

11st 8lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Alex Hales

Relatively lightly raced 7yo; off the mark in a Leicester handicap (2m4f, soft) in December and bounced back from a major blip when runner-up at Market Rasen (2m7f, soft) last month; had the run of things in front that day but unexposed as a stayer and is open to more progress; in the mix.

11/2

Abandoned

Form: 4521 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
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3rd

2

2nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

14:35 Huntingdon

Seefin

11st 13lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

raced in last, not fluent 6th, detached from 4th

4/1

3rd

2

2nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

14:35 Huntingdon

Seefin

11st 13lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

raced in last, not fluent 6th, detached from 4th

4/1

5th

2

20th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

13:30 Uttoxeter

Seefin

12st 1lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

held up in rear, slow jump and detached 6th, mistake 10th, kept on approaching last, no telling impression

12/1

Abandoned

Form: P5555- D

Last run: 181 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 103

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0

3

30th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

12:05 Lingfield

Pilbara

11st 11lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Suzy Smith

held up in last

12/1

0

1

20th Nov 2023

Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 5

15:50 Plumpton

Pilbara

12st 0lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Suzy Smith

took keen hold, held up in rear, stumbled and unseated before 4 out

12/1

9th

8

6th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 4

16:07 Plumpton

Pilbara

11st 7lb

J: Micheal Nolan

T: Suzy Smith

Well handicapped on old form but never really got going last season, and cheekpieces (now removed) did not appear to help much when tried in April; needs to have been revitalised by 197-day break.

25/1

Form: 22135 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 102

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1st

1

9th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 2f 0y

Class 3

16:23 Warwick

Woodie Flash

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

raced lazily

2/1

1st

4

27th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 2

14:10 Chepstow

Woodie Flash

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Second-season hurdler who won by 6l at Ffos Las (3m, good to soft) on reappearance and was a good second at Newbury (3m, soft) later in November; up another 5lb but progressing well.

7/2

1st

4

27th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 2

14:10 Chepstow

Woodie Flash

11st 9lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Second-season hurdler who won by 6l at Ffos Las (3m, good to soft) on reappearance and was a good second at Newbury (3m, soft) later in November; up another 5lb but progressing well.

7/2

Form: 02127- C

Last run: 176 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 99

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5th

4

3rd Mar 2024

Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

16:15 Huntingdon

Hillfinch

11st 5lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

Dual course winner, latterly off 3lb higher over C&D (soft) just under a year ago; out of form this season, though, and needs to turn a corner; wore cheekpieces the last twice; visor tried today.

14/1

10th

3

7th Feb 2024

Soft

3m 3f 9y

Class 5

16:40 Sedgefield

Hillfinch

11st 8lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Now back on same mark as for hard-fought win at Huntingdon (3m1f, soft) last March but dropped out of contention very tamely on final two starts last year (cheekpieces added last time) and comes here with a point to prove.

12/1

5th

4

19th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 95y

Class 4

15:10 Fakenham

Hillfinch

11st 3lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Ended last season in good form, most notably when winning at Huntingdon (3m1f, soft); made a satisfactory reappearance last month but dropped out very quickly after making the running at Market Rasen on latest outing and needs to put that performance behind her; sports first-time cheekpieces.

8/1

Verdict

Dan Skelton’s SEEFIN is asked a stiff question by the handicapper but it was all very straightforward at Uttoxeter. Blue Bikini and Hillfinch are feared most in that order.[Alistair Jones]