December 07 / 15.25 Market Rasen

15.25

Soft

Premier League Offers At Rhino.Bet Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 3 Elimination) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £2722.46
  • 2m 0f 125y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Premier League Offers At Rhino.Bet Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 3 Elimination) (GBB)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £17.00
  • Place: £4.80

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to 2m6f-3m chase winner Mixedwave (runs in the 2:15), and hailing from a homebred family which has served Pam Sly tremendously for decades; dam scored in this sphere, but not on debut.
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3

12th Mar 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

12:58 Huntingdon

Dark Mix

11st 12lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Pam Sly

Strong late on when held by under 1l at Leicester last month (2m4f, heavy), settling far better; three flops beforehand so needs to prove able to back up that effort, but looks the part as a chaser (imposing type).

5/1

2nd

1

25th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

14:15 Leicester

Dark Mix

11st 13lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Pam Sly

Bumper winner; achieved nothing last time (3m; handicap/chase debut) but is bred to do better still, being from a family that has served his trainer well; not written off.

9/1

1

4th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

14:10 Market Rasen

Dark Mix

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Pam Sly

Won his bumper here; has failed to build on an encouraging first run over hurdles but he's bred to make a chaser and this is his first handicap.

7/1

7/4

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 22

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flattered slightly to run the idling Choccabloc to half a length on May's C&D debut, but no crabbing his equally close soft-ground second at Sandown since; that sets the standard, and Brian Hughes stays up.
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3rd

2

11th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 62y

Class 4

16:32 Newcastle

Diamond Koda

11st 5lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Nick Kent

Accounted for Peckforton Hills when getting off the mark over hurdles at the 12th attempt at Doncaster (2m4f, Class 5 conditionals'; good to soft) in February; down the field (from 8lb higher) in a stronger contest at Newbury subsequently; now drops back into a more suitable looking novice.

5/2

5th

9

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 2f 183y

Class 3

13:50 Newbury

Diamond Koda

11st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nick Kent

Runner-up in nine of his first 14 races, before finally off the mark when well backed for 12-runner handicap at Doncaster (extended 2m3f, good to soft) three weeks ago in second-time cheekpieces; drew 12l clear for that breakthrough but this 8lb higher mark seems to demand another step forward.

14/1

1st

1

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 88y

Class 5

13:50 Doncaster

Diamond Koda

12st 0lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Nick Kent

0-14 but runner-up on nine occasions and he ran well for a long way in first-time cheekpieces (retained) here (3m, good to soft) in December before fading into fifth; could be in the mix now back down in trip.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5-7

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Highly respectable efforts in two big-field events, staying on again into seventh upped to a Class 2 at Cheltenham latest (good); half-brother Ballymountain Boy needed a few goes to win a bumper for this yard.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

1

25th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

15:30 Catterick

Ballyvango

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

Has largely consistent RPRs (bumpers/hurdles); creditable second over 2m at Kelso and Uttoxeter (behind subsequent scorer) since wearing a hood; solid claims in the retained headgear.

11/4

2nd

1

25th Jan 2025

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:57 Uttoxeter

Ballyvango

11st 8lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Ability in bumpers and was second in a 2m maiden hurdle at Kelso last month (good to soft), though he pulled hard despite the fitting of a hood and didn't help himself on the run-in by hanging; take out the winner and that didn't look a strong race.

9/4

2nd

1

25th Jan 2025

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:57 Uttoxeter

Ballyvango

11st 8lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Ability in bumpers and was second in a 2m maiden hurdle at Kelso last month (good to soft), though he pulled hard despite the fitting of a hood and didn't help himself on the run-in by hanging; take out the winner and that didn't look a strong race.

9/4

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £55,000 shortly after March's near-2l Irish point second (3m), where his attempt to make most on heavy ground was thwarted late on by good-looking recent Fairyhouse bumper scorer Jeroboam Machin (pair 12l clear); interesting on stable/bumper debut.
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5th

1

23rd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

17:15 Perth

Casual Observer

12st 0lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Harry Derham

Winning hurdler (2m4f, heavy) who has shown promise in defeat over 2m4f on his two chase starts (soft); now steps up to 3m for first time under rules (was second in a 3m point).

11/4

3rd

5

25th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 4

16:41 Hexham

Casual Observer

11st 9lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Won at Ffos Las (2m4f, heavy) last February on second handicap hurdle start and it was his first run since when an encouraging second of four on chase debut at Bangor last month (2m4f, soft; albeit no match for the winner); open to improvement over fences and could play a leading role.

13/8

2nd

5

25th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

17:00 Bangor-on-Dee

Casual Observer

11st 2lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Lightly raced and career-best form in winning a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (heavy) when last seen 12 months ago; looks on a realistic mark for chase debut and he was second in an Irish point; fitness might not be an issue given the yard he represents.

5/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to Listed Perth mares' chase scorer Daphne Moon (RPR 138); no bumper-winning prowess in the immediate family and likelier one for 2m4f-plus over jumps, but yard's form this last month rates a plus.
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4

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:12 Ffos Las

Absolute Steel

11st 10lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Tom Lacey

midfield, dropped to rear after 2nd, reminders after 3rd, soon raced in last and detached, pulled up before 6th, never going well

10/1

4

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:12 Ffos Las

Absolute Steel

11st 10lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Tom Lacey

Caused a 200-1 surprise when landing a novice at Exeter (2m2f, heavy) in February but he stopped quickly and was pulled up at Bangor next time; still unexposed but has bit to prove again on this handicap debut and drying ground would be an unknown factor.

10/1

1

28th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 3f 123y

Class 3

16:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Absolute Steel

11st 12lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Tom Lacey

First two starts saw him beat a total of one rival; 200-1, therefore, for a novice hurdle at Exeter (2m2f, heavy) 17 days ago but he made most to win that eight-runner race, rallying to see off the 4-9 favourite; wandered at plenty of his hurdles that day and looks the type to improve but the penalty may be his undoing today.

100/30

Non-runners

Ted's Gift

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £38.80
Straight Forecast £42.92
Trifecta £97.30

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Diamond Koda

SPOTLIGHT:

Casual Observer

TOPSPEED:

Ballyvango

POSTDATA:

Diamond Koda

The Times:

Diamond Koda

Daily Mail:

Diamond Koda

D Express:

Diamond Koda

The Sun:

Diamond Koda

Daily Record:

Diamond Koda

LAMBOURN:

Casual Observer

Telegraph:

Casual Observer

Daily Mirror:

Casual Observer

The Star:

Casual Observer

WEST COUNTRY:

Ballyvango

The Guardian:

Ballyvango