January 09 / 15.10 Market Rasen

15.10

Soft

Come Celebrate With Us Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 2m 4f 139y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Come Celebrate With Us Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.00
  • Place: £4.60

Form: 11P-PP D

Last run: 24 days

W: 12st 1lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Won handicap chases at Newcastle in February (2m, good to soft) and Carlisle in March (2m, heavy) but has been pulled up on all three starts since (over hurdles on second occasion); has won over this trip and is on a good mark, but has plenty of questions to answer.
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2

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:28 Hexham

Baron De Midleton

11st 6lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Brian Ellison

midfield, lost position and reminders before 5th, struggling 3 out, no chance when mistake 2 out, soon pulled up

9/4

2

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:28 Hexham

Baron De Midleton

11st 6lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Brian Ellison

midfield, lost position and reminders before 5th

9/4

2

5th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

Class 3

15:25 Newcastle

Baron De Midleton

11st 9lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Brian Ellison

set good pace, led, not fluent 4th, soon headed, lost two places before 3 out, weakened and pulled up quickly before 2 out

8/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 61F-P3

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Quite useful when with Gordon Elliott and Stuart Crawford; returned from a spell of hunter chasing and pointing with a good third in a Doncaster handicap hurdle last month (2m, good to soft; 40-1, stable debut); should come on for that run and this return to 2m4f is sure to suit; good chance.
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2

4th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

17:25 Huntingdon

Homme Dun Soir

11st 13lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Billy Aprahamian

Has three wins over fences but after finishing last of four at Hereford last month, he exploited a lower hurdles mark when successful at Wincanton (1m7f, good) 12 days ago; needs to use that momentum back over the larger obstacles.

9/2

1st

1

23rd Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 50y

Class 4

14:15 Wincanton

Homme Dun Soir

12st 2lb

J: Lt Billy Aprahamian

T: Billy Aprahamian

Better known as a chaser now but was third in a better race than this when reverting to hurdles at Warwick (2m, heavy; also suited by good) last month, and subsequent 32l defeat over fences came in a good-quality contest; must be considered.

3/1

4th

4

7th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 3

14:52 Hereford

Homme Dun Soir

11st 1lb

J: James Bowen

T: Billy Aprahamian

Seven wins in all, most recently at Market Rasen and Ludlow this time last year; didn't shape too badly over hurdles at Warwick (jumped right) last time, and this return to fences on a right-handed track should suit him; not ruled out.

7/2

Form: 3332-3

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Only win over hurdles was at Chepstow in November 2022 (2m3f, good to soft); some fair form since but last of three when last out in November; tongue-tie tried on first run following wind surgery.
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9th

7

4th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

15:33 Ludlow

Our Bills Aunt

11st 6lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Alex Hales

Made all at Wetherby (2m3f, soft; form worked out well) just under a year ago but wasn't seen again until heavy defeat at Leicester (2m4f, soft) in December and needs to have taken significant benefit from that run.

14/1

1st

6

26th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 4

17:00 Wetherby

Our Bills Aunt

11st 8lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Alex Hales

Won when back over hurdles at Leicester (2m4f, heavy) last month; beaten 12l into second of 15 when unpenalised at Wincanton (2m4f, heavy) nine days later and a 6lb rise has now kicked in, but it was still a creditable effort last time and she can give another good account.

7/1

Form: 22-251 CD

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Consistent sort; has been second on six of his nine starts over hurdles, getting off the mark for today's rider in re-fitted blinkers on first run at this trip when scoring over C&D last time (good to soft); up 5lb; chance.
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5th

10

16th Sep 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Worcester

Charles St

11st 5lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Quirky customer who doesn't tend to find much when it matters and is placed far more often than he wins; ran well when third at Market Rasen (2m7f, good) last month and remains on a workable mark, but is very frustrating.

8/1

3rd

7

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

18:20 Market Rasen

Charles St

11st 6lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Infrequent winner even when he runs well, as has been the case in his last two handicap hurdles; soft ground against him on the Flat most recently.

6/1

Form: 243-2P D

Last run: 52 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Hasn't won for nearly two years but creditable second at Wetherby on reappearance (2m3f, soft); pulled up on heavy latest but he is on a good mark and no surprise if he were to run well.
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3

9th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:10 Market Rasen

Haafapiece

12st 0lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Pam Sly

Hasn't won for nearly two years but creditable second at Wetherby on reappearance (2m3f, soft); pulled up on heavy latest but he is on a good mark and no surprise if he were to run well.

11/2

0

6

18th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 3

13:19 Wetherby

Haafapiece

11st 5lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Pam Sly

prominent on outer

13/2

Form: 31835-

Last run: 318 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Ex-French; winner at Dieppe in August 2022 (2m1f, soft) and fair efforts at up to 2m3f over hurdles and fences since; off since April; perhaps best watched on first outing in Britain and first for new yard.
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1

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:15 Worcester

Jac Jumper

12st 0lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Deborah Cole

0-9 over fences but he seemed to respond well to cheekpieces when runner-up on final two starts last season (2m5f/2m4f) and may not have been suited by the drop back to 2m when below form here in May; a possible.

5/1

1

23rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:48 Worcester

Jac Jumper

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Deborah Cole

Sole win in 15 starts came over hurdles in France as a 3yo, but he has finished runner-up in four of his six outings since returning to fences last summer; all of those were over further, but he hasn't quite been getting home so the drop in trip looks an interesting move.

5/2

1

23rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

16:48 Worcester

Jac Jumper

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Deborah Cole

Sole win in 15 starts came over hurdles in France as a 3yo, but he has finished runner-up in four of his six outings since returning to fences last summer; all of those were over further, but he hasn't quite been getting home so the drop in trip looks an interesting move.

5/2

Non-runners

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+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £41.30
Straight Forecast £36.36
Trifecta £139.10

Selections

RP RATINGS:

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SPOTLIGHT:

Homme D'un Soir

The Guardian:

Our Bill's Aunt

POSTDATA:

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WEST COUNTRY:

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Telegraph:

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Daily Mail:

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Daily Mirror:

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The Star:

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Daily Record:

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D Express:

Our Bill's Aunt

TOPSPEED:

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