December 07 / 14.50 Market Rasen

14.50

Soft

Rhino.Bet Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4224.8
  • 2m 3f 34y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Rhino.Bet Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £2.20

Form: 4-5431 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 10lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Handicapper quick to respond to an emphatic success here latest (almost 2m7f, good to soft) but, although back on his highest mark for 18 months, he's still a stone lower than when third in this race in 2021, still arguably his most recent good effort on ground soft or worse.
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1st

6

5th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 3f 34y

Class 5

14:48 Market Rasen

Caro Des Flos

10st 11lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Julian Smith

raced in second, clear with one other before 3 out, ridden and edged right before 2 out, led final 110yds, stayed on

4/1

3/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 26224- BF

Last run: 224 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Overdue some better luck, having been beaten a neck or less on three of his final five starts last term, two of them chases; still on a feasible mark despite being raised 7lb for not winning, and no ground issues.
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2nd

2

9th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

18:50 Stratford

Hard Frost

11st 12lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Below par in last two completed starts, then early faller latest; won off just 1lb lower at Taunton (2m7f) in December and a return to that form would put him in the picture.

5/1

2nd

2

9th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

18:50 Stratford

Hard Frost

11st 12lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

pressed leader, led last (usual 2 out), headed home straight, kept on but no match for winner

5/1

7

24th Apr 2024

Good

2m 5f 150y

Class 5

19:35 Taunton

Hard Frost

11st 3lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Just lasted home in a 2m7f chase on good to soft here in December when only 1lb lower; nowhere near as good since then but returning here will be no bad thing (also finished fourth in this 12 months ago).

5/1

Form: 1/0-5P

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Moderate strike-rate over both obstacle type, and below a winning level on the three starts he's been limited to these past two and a half years; work on from 3lb out of the weights.
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10

5th Jul 2024

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

16:35 Newton Abbot

Enforcement

10st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

Hasn't won since 2021 (3m, good) and has failed to build on a respectable third in a Market Rasen handicap chase in December (carried out once); has plenty to prove from out of the weights.

33/1

9th

12

30th May 2024

Good

3m 2f 0y

Class 4

18:10 Warwick

Enforcement

10st 2lb

J: Miss Louise Chance

T: Martin Keighley

Fair third in a Market Rasen handicap chase in December; has not fared as well since (latest run on Flat on the AW); has stiff task from 17lb out of the handicap.

50/1

8th

10

(1)

1st May 2024

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

13:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Enforcement

10st 2lb

J: Miss Louise Chance

T: Martin Keighley

in touch with leaders

20/1

OUR TIP

10/1

Form: 42P5P-

Last run: 241 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Second of three starts for Oliver Sherwood last term offered encouragement and his mark looks ever more realistic, but the pick of his form in France came granted trips closer to 2m1f-2m2f; seasonal/stable debut.
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2

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

14:05 Southwell

Cokytho

11st 11lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

In good form last spring, most notably when scoring by 8l off today's mark at Uttoxeter (3m, soft), but he returned from a layoff with three disappointing runs in December/January; had another wind op (his third) during latest 12-week break and needs to get his career back on track.

6/1

2

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

14:05 Southwell

Cokytho

11st 11lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

in touch with leaders, prominent 3rd, reminder then lost ground after 10th, struggling when pulled up before 13th

6/1

7

21st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

14:53 Leicester

Cokytho

11st 5lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

Off the mark at the 19th attempt at Uttoxeter (3m, soft) last May and did it in good style; however, he was pulled up/soundly beaten on his two outings last month and is hard to fancy on the back of those.

16/1

Form: 8331-P D

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Not too surprising the cheekpieces of March's Warwick win (2m4f, soft; RPR 101) return, having foundered up in trip with all aids off since; retains handicapping scope off just 2lb higher; tongue-tie added.
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1st

2

19th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

18:30 Huntingdon

Jack Doyen

11st 10lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Ben Case

Resurgent 10yo who ended last season with two 2m5f wins (good/good to soft) and posted another good effort when close second of 13 at Hexham (2m4f, good) this month; obvious contender.

Evs

2nd

9

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

19:15 Hexham

Jack Doyen

10st 11lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Ben Case

Has come right back to form on last two starts, winning at Hereford (2m5f, good) and Newton Abbot (2m5f, good to soft); has gone up 9lb but should go well again.

4/1

Form: 856-31 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Huntingdon and (last time) Warwick chase wins both came over 2m4f off 4lb lower with Finn Lambert in the plate; more needed to follow up and jumping isn't always note-perfect, but sounder claims than many.
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5

6th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 110y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Supasunrise

10st 11lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Without a win since 2023 but was placed in three chases last season and continues to edge down the weights; beaten about 20l when third at Huntingdon (2m7f, good) on latest outing in March but this slightly shorter trip may suit him better; considered each-way.

11/2

5

6th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 110y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Supasunrise

10st 11lb

J: James Turner

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Without a win since 2023 but was placed in three chases last season and continues to edge down the weights; beaten about 20l when third at Huntingdon (2m7f, good) on latest outing in March but this slightly shorter trip may suit him better; considered each-way.

11/2

3rd

8

12th Mar 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

12:58 Huntingdon

Supasunrise

10st 13lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Two places but not much more than a length behind Boys Of Wexford when fourth in this race last year (soft); unimproved by a tongue-tie here latest (retained) but notably is back at last to his previous winning mark.

10/1

Form: /P71-3 D

Last run: 206 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Only 2lb higher on this chasing debut than for April's Carlisle hurdles win (2m3f, good to soft), but risks attached having not settled as well either side of that last spring; no history of going close fresh.
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5

21st May 2024

Good

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

19:10 Huntingdon

Baghdad Central

10st 9lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Nick Kent

Respectable sixth over hurdles here (2m4f, good) in March and now 4lb lower than when winning in that sphere last spring but lacked fluency and was pulled up on his only previous chasing attempt (in December).

10/1

5

21st May 2024

Good

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

19:10 Huntingdon

Baghdad Central

10st 9lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Nick Kent

Respectable sixth over hurdles here (2m4f, good) in March and now 4lb lower than when winning in that sphere last spring but lacked fluency and was pulled up on his only previous chasing attempt (in December).

10/1

6th

8

25th Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

16:05 Huntingdon

Baghdad Central

11st 1lb

J: Mr Tom Broughton

T: Nick Kent

Gained his breakthrough victory at Carlisle (2m3f) last April and wasn't disgraced after 11 weeks off when a fading fifth of 12 in 2m3f Doncaster handicap last month; he should take a step forward now.

12/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £19.50
Straight Forecast £20.40
Trifecta £279.10

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Supasunrise

SPOTLIGHT:

Hard Frost

The Times:

Baghdad Central

Daily Mail:

Jack Doyen

Daily Mirror:

Caro Des Flos

POSTDATA:

Supasunrise

WEST COUNTRY:

Supasunrise

The Star:

Supasunrise

Daily Record:

Supasunrise

The Guardian:

Baghdad Central

The Sun:

Baghdad Central

LAMBOURN:

Hard Frost

Telegraph:

Hard Frost

D Express:

Hard Frost