June 12 / 20.36 Market Rasen

20.36

Good

Rase Equine Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4620.87
  • 2m 4f 139y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Rase Equine Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £2.90

Form: 3328-1 C

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Usually saves his best for this track, third to Trust House (runs in the 8.01pm) in March and runner-up to a subsequent winner in April, prior to gaining his first win over hurdles here (2m; good, 4-1) a fortnight ago; a 6lb higher mark (close to a career-high) will make life tougher.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

(2)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

16:00 Catterick

Bunker Bay

9st 8lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Runner-up on the Flat last September and he's been in top form over hurdles of late at Market Rasen, winning two in a row (2m/2m4f, good) before finishing second on his last start; respected back in this code.

9/4

2nd

7

19th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

16:30 Market Rasen

Bunker Bay

11st 2lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

Improved RPRs with each successive visit to Market Rasen, culminating in good-ground 2m1f and C&D wins in the past three weeks; unpenalised for an 11l romp in the latter, and he'll rarely have a better opportunity to round off a hat-trick.

100/30

1st

5

12th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

20:36 Market Rasen

Bunker Bay

10st 13lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

Usually saves his best for this track, third to Trust House (runs in the 8.01pm) in March and runner-up to a subsequent winner in April, prior to gaining his first win over hurdles here (2m; good, 4-1) a fortnight ago; a 6lb higher mark (close to a career-high) will make life tougher.

11/4

3/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 54223- BF

Last run: 115 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
0-9 under rules; knocking firmly at the door through the winter, collared close home over 2m7f here (soft; third, 15-8 favourite) in February; reappears from a 115-day break from a 2lb higher mark, but with Lewis Saunders claiming a handy 3lb; tongue-tie added and drop back in trip is helpful.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

22nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:30 Worcester

Little Ledgend

11st 13lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

0-8 over hurdles but made the frame on all three starts since switched to handicaps, most recently at Market Rasen (extended 2m5f; just in front of Estacas) in June with a tongue-tie added; looked hard work there and cheekpieces are now tried, but Sean Bowen returns and he's a leading contender.

3/1

2nd

1

12th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

20:36 Market Rasen

Little Ledgend

12st 0lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Olly Murphy

0-9 under rules; knocking firmly at the door through the winter, collared close home over 2m7f here (soft; third, 15-8 favourite) in February; reappears from a 115-day break from a 2lb higher mark, but with Lewis Saunders claiming a handy 3lb; tongue-tie added and drop back in trip is helpful.

3/1

Form: 88/8-2

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
No win for three years but, in all fairness, he hasn't seen a massive amount of action, and he's handily weighted from this 6lb lower mark; bumped into the thriving Ice Jet at Worcester (2m4f; runner-up, beaten over 1l) latest, and a repeat of that should see him on the premises.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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7th

5

22nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

16:30 Worcester

Estacas

11st 8lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Couldn't hold on when attempting to make all at Market Rasen (extended 2m5f, good) in June but that was still a solid effort, only narrowly denied second by Little Ledgend late on; should go well again, with Luke Scott able to claim 3lb this time.

8/1

3rd

3

12th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

20:36 Market Rasen

Estacas

11st 9lb

J: Luke Scott

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

No win for three years but, in all fairness, he hasn't seen a massive amount of action, and he's handily weighted from this 6lb lower mark; bumped into the thriving Ice Jet at Worcester (2m4f; runner-up, beaten over 1l) latest, and a repeat of that should see him on the premises.

4/1

Form: 5640-5

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Seven-race maiden; returning from a near five-month absence when finishing a weakening fifth of ten to Banderas at Hexham (2m4f, good; 22-1) 24 days ago; now 3lb lower but in need of sharp improvement.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

6

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 31y

Class 5

14:12 Cartmel

Born Like Me

11st 4lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Unplaced all six hurdle starts; not disgraced when fourth of seven over about 2m6f (if additional yardage is included) at Market Rasen (good) last month, though, and may yet have a bigger run in him.

9/1

4th

4

12th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

20:36 Market Rasen

Born Like Me

11st 3lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Seven-race maiden; returning from a near five-month absence when finishing a weakening fifth of ten to Banderas at Hexham (2m4f, good; 22-1) 24 days ago; now 3lb lower but in need of sharp improvement.

16/1

5th

13

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

20:20 Hexham

Born Like Me

10st 10lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Has hinted at ability but he finished a remote last in December on handicap debut at Catterick (2m4f, good), which leaves him with plenty to prove.

50/1

Form: 93P4-3

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
20-race maiden; bled from the nose and soundly beaten over fences at Sedgefield (2m5f) last October; returned with a creditable third to Evenwood Sonofagun over hurdles at Cartmel (2m6f; 20-1) 18 days ago; competes from 2lb out of the handicap.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

9

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 31y

Class 5

14:42 Cartmel

Zuul

10st 3lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Rebecca Menzies

Returned from seven-month break with creditable third over C&D (good) in May and has obvious each-way claims if judged on that effort but Market Rasen last month was a backward step and he's now 0-14 over hurdles.

8/1

5th

7

12th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

20:36 Market Rasen

Zuul

10st 2lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Rebecca Menzies

20-race maiden; bled from the nose and soundly beaten over fences at Sedgefield (2m5f) last October; returned with a creditable third to Evenwood Sonofagun over hurdles at Cartmel (2m6f; 20-1) 18 days ago; competes from 2lb out of the handicap.

10/1

3rd

11

25th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 5

14:13 Cartmel

Zuul

10st 3lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Rebecca Menzies

19-race maiden who has been absent since some underwhelming chase runs in the autumn (bled from nose on latest outing); not the most obvious answer on this return to hurdling.

12/1

Form: 732-92 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Infrequent winner (1-23) but has finished in the frame in three of his last four starts, going down by a short-head to the determined Heart Above at Kelso (2m5f, good) 19 days ago; bit more needed from this 2lb higher mark.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

6

12th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

20:36 Market Rasen

Knacker Trapper

10st 11lb

J: William Maggs

T: Andrew Crook

Infrequent winner (1-23) but has finished in the frame in three of his last four starts, going down by a short-head to the determined Heart Above at Kelso (2m5f, good) 19 days ago; bit more needed from this 2lb higher mark.

9/2

2nd

11

24th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:37 Kelso

Knacker Trapper

10st 8lb

J: William Maggs

T: Andrew Crook

Didn't seem to stay 2m7f when below-par at Hexham last time, having run creditably on his two previous starts; could go well but on a long losing run.

10/1

9th

14

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

20:15 Hexham

Knacker Trapper

10st 9lb

J: William Maggs

T: Andrew Crook

Only win came in a Southwell novice handicap in May 2024 (2m4f, good); good run when second at Sedgefield last time (2m4f, good); stamina to prove, but could be in the mix.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: P40-74

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Surprise Stratford winner (2m6f, good to firm; from this mark) last July; failed to build on that thereafter; more encouraging signs when fourth (beaten over 5l) back at that track 13 days ago; isn't guaranteed to replicate that here though, and the prospect of showers concerns.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

1

22nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Worcester

Roxboro River

12st 0lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Back over hurdles just four days after a below-par chase run at Cartmel; twice runner-up in this sphere during the summer, including over C&D in refitted cheekpieces last month; major player if bouncing back to that level.

10/1

6th

1

18th Jul 2026

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

16:21 Cartmel

Roxboro River

12st 0lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Runner-up twice over hurdles in recent weeks, latterly in refitted cheekpieces at Worcester (2m7f, good), but was well beaten in both chases last year and needs to prove he can transfer his recent good form to fences.

10/1

2nd

7

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:55 Worcester

Roxboro River

11st 9lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

On a losing run but he got back on track with second of eight in 2m7f handicap at Bangor five days ago; now needs to back it up.

5/1

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Payout
Exacta £18.50
Straight Forecast £15.32
Trifecta £76.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Estacas

RP RATINGS:

Little Ledgend

The Star:

Bunker Bay

TOPSPEED:

Born Like Me

POSTDATA:

Zuul

The Times:

Little Ledgend

The Guardian:

Little Ledgend

Daily Mail:

Little Ledgend

Telegraph:

Estacas

D Express:

Estacas

Daily Mirror:

Estacas

The Sun:

Estacas

Daily Record:

Bunker Bay