June 14 / 19.35 Market Rasen

19.35

Good

Block Free Services Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5677.07
  • 2m 1f 43y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Block Free Services Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

11/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.60
  • Place: £2.80

Form: 4135-6 D

Last run: 39 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Even with today's advertised extra yardage (+201yds), this will still be the shortest distance he's raced over since October's Exeter success (2m1f, good), which given some struggles to stay intermediate trips in the meantime may prove significant; still 4lb above his winning mark.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

2

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Worcester

Stroll On By

12st 0lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Dual chase winner but his good runs back from an absence were over hurdles and he returned to fences last time when not so clever; considered off what remains a competitive mark.

10/1

5th

4

6th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 213y

Class 3

17:22 Stratford

Stroll On By

10st 11lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Dual chase winner who returned from long absence with a game hurdle success in July and has since run well again in that sphere; reverts to fences on career-high mark but evidently in good heart.

13/2

11/4

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 33P6-1 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Ride of the season candidate when Jack Hogan defied a slipped saddle and lost irons to hold on at Huntingdon last month (16.5f, good); still below a winning mark despite a 5lb re-raise, but needs no rain.
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4

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 25y

Class 4

15:50 Leicester

Stormin Crossgales

11st 7lb

J: Miss Clara Brewitt

T: Max Young

Four chase wins last season and he's well handicapped on his best form; however, he's struggled this term; cheekpieces go on.

66/1

5

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 67y

Class 3

15:45 Haydock

Stormin Crossgales

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Max Young

Four chase wins last season and well handicapped on his best form; however, pulled up on first two runs this term and 200-1 when unseating early at Ludlow last month; plenty to prove.

100/1

3

1st Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 3

16:35 Fakenham

Stormin Crossgales

11st 11lb

J: David Noonan

T: Max Young

Signed off for the Pogson stable with victory in a two-runner claimer over C&D and then joined Max Young for £5,000; it was a good-quality handicap in which he struggled at Aintree and this is easier.

16/1

Form: 6461-2 BF

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
No shame in finding an officially 19lb superior rival uncontainable in a match latest; competitively treated on the form of April's facile Wincanton chase debut win (1m7f, good), but may prefer rain to stay away.
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2nd

4

6th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:15 Newton Abbot

Gower Prince

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Back to near best on first start for this stable when runner-up at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) with the hood back on; remains well treated on past form after 3lb rise and holds strong claims if able to repeat the effort.

2/1

2nd

2

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

15:58 Market Rasen

Gower Prince

11st 13lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Absent since pulled up over hurdles for Matt Sheppard last summer (wore cheekpieces) but was unlucky not to win a chase for him at Chepstow (2m, good) just under a year ago, and he's now 5lb below that mark; will need to be taken very seriously if strong in the betting before this stable debut; usual hood refitted.

6/1

2

25th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:12 Uttoxeter

Gower Prince

11st 13lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

In front when falling at the last over fences at Chepstow (2m, good) in April, but was pulled up in his next two starts and well beaten back over hurdles at Bangor (2m1f, good) three weeks ago; cheekpieces given a go but has plenty to prove.

40/1

Form: 2209-8 C

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Two 2023 chase wins included a near-2m4f contest here (good); nearly defied tonight's mark just before Christmas, but cut out quickly on two of three below-par performances most recently; risky just now.
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9

27th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 5

18:38 Cartmel

Restandbethankful

10st 6lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Mixes chasing with hurdling and he's stuck on a losing run; last three efforts thoroughly underwhelming.

20/1

6

1st Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 77y

Class 5

15:40 Sedgefield

Restandbethankful

11st 3lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Course winner but it's now 16 starts since his last victory and he came in a remote fifth of seven over C&D on Boxing Day; he's not one to rely on.

9/1

8

25th Oct 2025

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 5

14:45 Kelso

Restandbethankful

11st 1lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Last win was at Cartmel in August 2024 (2m1f, soft); best run since when third over same C&D in July (good); bit disappointing last twice, but no surprise if he were to run well.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 125F4- D

Last run: 131 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Last five wins have all been gained in Class 3 against no more than six rivals; features here on a winning mark, and his stamina to spare at this trip can prove useful if conditions soften; has had wind operation.
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5th

1

14th Jun 2024

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 4

19:35 Market Rasen

Cedar Hill

12st 0lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

held up in rear

8/1

4th

3

4th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 3

13:50 Musselburgh

Cedar Hill

11st 10lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Sandy Thomson

Ended last year with below-par C&D run (bled from the nose) and was beaten when falling over 2m4f here on New Year's Day; needs to get back in the groove but has very good chasing strike-rate (7-25) and his current mark is workable.

4/1

Form: /222-1 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Positive start for current connections culminated in last month's pushed-out Huntingdon success (16.5f, good), for which a 7lb rise isn't excessive; coped fine with slower ground for March's Southwell second.
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5th

2

26th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

13:05 Southwell

Great Samourai

12st 2lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Twice runner-up here (2m/2m4f) in the spring before off the mark over fences at Huntingdon (2m, good) in May (placed horses both won two starts later); not seen since disappointing at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) the following month, but still a player on his earlier form.

9/1

5th

2

26th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

13:05 Southwell

Great Samourai

12st 2lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Twice runner-up here (2m/2m4f) in the spring before off the mark over fences at Huntingdon (2m, good) in May (placed horses both won two starts later); not seen since disappointing at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) the following month, but still a player on his earlier form.

9/1

6th

4

14th Jun 2024

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 4

19:35 Market Rasen

Great Samourai

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

in touch with leaders

2/1

Form: F42-44

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Best recent work has come either on heavy around Southwell or better ground at Sandown, but all of it over at least 2m4f; not hard to imagine things happening too quickly for him here, even with rain.
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5th

1

4th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:25 Warwick

Imperial Bede

12st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Cheekpieces fitted in last three races; won at Catterick and back to form when a clear second at Haydock (2m4f, good); back up 3lb but still well handicapped on old exploits.

2/1

2nd

1

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 203y

Class 4

15:55 Haydock

Imperial Bede

12st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Evidently not the force of old but he built on an encouraging C&D reappearance when winning in first-time cheekpieces at Catterick (2m3f, soft) in February; made early mistakes when a disappointing favourite at Hereford since but it's possible he'll be happier back on a left-handed course and likely he's still on a winnable mark if putting his best foot forward.

100/30

5th

1

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

2m 2f 208y

Class 4

16:40 Hereford

Imperial Bede

12st 0lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Evidently not the force of old but built upon an encouraging reappearance when winning in first-time cheekpieces at Catterick (2m3f, soft) a fortnight ago and has good claims here if the headgear continues to aid him.

4/5

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £34.00
Straight Forecast £32.22
Trifecta £176.40

Selections

The Times:

Great Samourai

D Express:

Imperial Bede

RP RATINGS:

Stroll On By

Daily Mirror:

Gower Prince

POSTDATA:

Stormin Crossgales

SPOTLIGHT:

Cedar Hill

Telegraph:

Great Samourai

The Guardian:

Great Samourai

Daily Mail:

Great Samourai

The Sun:

Great Samourai

Daily Record:

Great Samourai

The Star:

Imperial Bede

TOPSPEED:

Stroll On By