May 08 / 16.52 Market Rasen

16.52

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Fiver Friday Raceday Friday 12th June Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3564.67
  • 2m 4f 139y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Fiver Friday Raceday Friday 12th June Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.20
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 79P73-

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Ended 2025 in poor form but kept on well to take third of 13 at Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft; refitted tongue-tie) in March, after a break, and may benefit from moving back up in trip here; contender if able to build on that recent effort.
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2nd

10

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

17:15 Market Rasen

Nottodaybobo

11st 6lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

Has returned from a break in good form, winning back-to-back Class 5 handicaps at about 2m4f on good ground (the first here); remains on a fair mark but this is a better race and a competitive one.

12/1

1st

1

31st May 2026

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 5

17:07 Fakenham

Nottodaybobo

12st 0lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Micky Hammond

Has turned a corner since returning from a break this spring and came good for current stable with front-running win at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) three weeks ago; that form looks modest but he ought to give another good account here.

11/4

1st

2

8th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

16:52 Market Rasen

Nottodaybobo

11st 11lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

Ended 2025 in poor form but kept on well to take third of 13 at Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft; refitted tongue-tie) in March, after a break, and may benefit from moving back up in trip here; contender if able to build on that recent effort.

4/1

12/1

  • Place: £6.10

Form: 93805-

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Well beaten in three maiden/novice hurdles towards end of last season, albeit some positives can be taken from last month's fifth at Chepstow (2m, good to soft); upped in trip for handicap debut; improvement required.
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4th

4

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 4f 145y

Class 5

15:10 Huntingdon

Below The Belt

11st 4lb

J: David Bass

T: Max Comley

Much improved effort on handicap debut when a close second at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) and has clearly found his level; cheekpieces added.

13/8

2nd

4

8th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

16:52 Market Rasen

Below The Belt

11st 8lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Max Comley

Well beaten in three maiden/novice hurdles towards end of last season, albeit some positives can be taken from last month's fifth at Chepstow (2m, good to soft); upped in trip for handicap debut; improvement required.

12/1

5th

4

2nd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

14:30 Chepstow

Below The Belt

11st 2lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Max Comley

Well beaten on first two hurdling starts (2m3f/2m; both last month); can't be recommended.

100/1

Form: 8437P- CD

Last run: 127 days

W: 10st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Absent since pulled up at Catterick on New Year's Day and far too inconsistent to rely upon but scored over C&D (good) last June and is now 1lb below that mark; can't be ruled out.
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1st

9

5th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

15:25 Market Rasen

Matoury

10st 13lb

J: William Maggs

T: Mike Sowersby

Both wins here, the latest 16 days ago when holding on grimly off a 6lb lower mark; can be inconsistent.

7/1

1st

8

19th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

14:05 Market Rasen

Matoury

10st 9lb

J: William Maggs

T: Mike Sowersby

Occasionally inclined to put his head in the air, but recorded a 2m5f win here off 1lb lower this time a year ago (good) and last month's comeback third was among his better runs since; does stay this far.

10/1

Form: 251P6- D

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Scored on stable debut at Sedgefield (2m4f, good to soft) on Boxing Day but two lesser efforts have followed this year, the latter back at Sedgefield last month; now has a point to prove.
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3rd

5

2nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

15:50 Perth

Top Flight Century

11st 4lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: David Thompson

C&D winner off 6lb lower at this meeting last season when with Adam Nicol (good); has since won at Sedgefield (2m4f, good to soft) but has a bit to find with Betteryouthanme on recent Hexham form.

16/1

5th

6

21st Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

14:13 Hexham

Top Flight Century

11st 5lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: David Thompson

Ex-Adam Nicol; winner at Sedgefield on stable debut in December (2m4f, good to soft) but below par since, including on the Flat (AW) last time.

33/1

Form: P/P66-

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Ex-French mare; fortunate to win small-field Catterick novice (1m7f, good) for Paula Smith on British debut in March 2025 and soundly beaten in all four subsequent handicaps, the last three times for new stable this year.
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6th

5

19th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

15:15 Market Rasen

Assorda

10st 12lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: John Wainwright

Not threatened to supplement March 2025's lucky Catterick novice success (2m, good) in five starts since almost a year off, including over this C&D latest; tongue-tie returns.

40/1

6th

3

28th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

20:42 Market Rasen

Assorda

11st 12lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: John Wainwright

Ex-French mare; fortunate to win small-field Catterick novice (1m7f, good) for Paula Smith on British debut in March 2025 and soundly beaten in all five subsequent handicaps, the last four times for new stable this year; drops back in trip (from 2m4f).

25/1

Form: U2531- CD

Last run: 33 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Came good over hurdles at eighth attempt, winning from the front over C&D (good) in first-time cheekpieces last month; subsequent 5lb rise doesn't look excessive and further progress is possible; must be considered.
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6th

1

8th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

16:52 Market Rasen

De Deli Counter

12st 0lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Mark Walford

Came good over hurdles at eighth attempt, winning from the front over C&D (good) in first-time cheekpieces last month; subsequent 5lb rise doesn't look excessive and further progress is possible; must be considered.

7/4

1st

4

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

14:48 Market Rasen

De Deli Counter

11st 10lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

0-7 over hurdles but ran ran big race from the front when close/clear second over C&D (good to soft) in early February and returns here after pretty good third at Sedgefield (2m4f, good) last month; visored for recent runs; could be hard to catch if he responds well to first-time cheekpieces.

6/1

Form: /5744-

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Chase winner in early 2024; generally disappointing since returning from long absence this year but ran well for a long way before weakening into fourth in C&D (good) contest won by De Deli Counter last month and has possibilities if first-time hood helps him to settle better in early stages today.
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4th

5

12th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 34y

Class 5

18:51 Market Rasen

Blue Bear

10st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Sole win from 19 came at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft; from 15lb higher) in February 2024; returns to fences for the first time in a while, after checking out swiftly over hurdles at Hexham (2m; fifth, beaten over 16l) last month; others more obvious.

12/1

5th

10

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

20:50 Hexham

Blue Bear

10st 8lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Ran well for a long way and seemed to have arrested his decline when fourth at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) last month but was soundly beaten over that C&D 11 days ago and now has questions to answer again; drops back in trip with hood removed after one use.

11/1

7th

8

8th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

16:52 Market Rasen

Blue Bear

10st 6lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Chase winner in early 2024; generally disappointing since returning from long absence this year but ran well for a long way before weakening into fourth in C&D (good) contest won by De Deli Counter last month and has possibilities if first-time hood helps him to settle better in early stages today.

5/1

Form: 57890-

Last run: 51 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Non-runners

Forest Spirit, Bargain Hunter

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Payout
Exacta £45.90
Straight Forecast £52.06
Tricast £190.44
Trifecta £196.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

De Deli Counter

RP RATINGS:

Nottodaybobo

The Guardian:

Blue Bear

TOPSPEED:

Matoury

The Times:

De Deli Counter

Daily Mail:

De Deli Counter

D Express:

De Deli Counter

Daily Mirror:

De Deli Counter

The Sun:

De Deli Counter

Daily Record:

De Deli Counter

POSTDATA:

Nottodaybobo

Telegraph:

Nottodaybobo

The Star:

Blue Bear