14:45 Market Rasen

Thursday 23 November 2017

All12:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4515:20

Lincs Loos Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 4m 28.4s

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Selected odds by:

Druid's Diamond⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽⁷⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 101

2/1

Looked to show an improved effort at on handicap debut at Uttoxeter of today's mark although the trip did looks to test him and a sharp 2m would be preferred (extra distance added here). Given the test a place may be the best connections can hope for.

Form: 443

Marju's Quest¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: A Wintle| OR: 100| CD

8/1

Placed a couple of times here earlier in the year off similar marks after failing to take to chasing. Latest form back here and in the Flat hasn't really been of the same standard and remains a hard one to catch right.

Form: 00P324

Picknick Park²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Broughton⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N Kent| OR: 98

11/1

Both starts in handicaps so far have been disappointing off marks higher than today's separated by a gap of seven months. Fell last time out and confidence may well have been affected' more needed despite the falling mark.

Form: 66326-F

Russian Royale²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Finian O'Toole⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 97| CD

16/1

Refused to race on her last Flat start and didn't look particularly keen in this sphere last time out. One to treat with caution even off a reduced mark.

Form: 7/8559-9

Tell The Tale^p⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: N D Fehily| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 96

4/1

Still a maiden and remains an in-and-out performer but the handicapper is starting to relent and not beaten far in a 0-110 handicap last time. Maybe not the most straightforward and can't totally be trusted here.

Form: 24-P505

Riverside Bridge^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Cook| T: B Ellison| OR: 90

14/1

Showed a little bit of promise on his debut for this yard but has still to win a race and has failed to go on from that initial outing. Not totally written off with the mark falling and a more experienced rider taking over.

Form: 70-P660

Fillydelphia³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J Kington⁽³⁾| T: P Holmes| OR: 85

66/1

Not seen over hurdles since 2015 and showed only modest form when she was seen in this sphere then. Form on the Flat of late has been very modest and hard to build a cogent case for her here.

Form: 396/

Morning With Ivan^t⁴⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: James Corbett⁽⁵⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 79| D

11/1

Makes her debut for this yard having previously been with the Todhunter yard (successful for him at Cartmel last summer). Given the form she showed at Cartmel would be interesting off this mark is she's ready to go after a long absence.

Form: 649/721-

Teescomponents Max²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Miss E Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 76

4/1

Shaped relatively well on his reappearance and showed the benefit of that run last time when a close third at Uttoxeter. A repeat of that run would be good enough to see him go close in this.

Form: 3447-63

Billy Teal¹⁵⁴¹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: A Nicol| T: L R James| OR: 64

250/1

Returns from a major absence having shown no worthwhile Rules form when last seen Starts out for a new stable 10lb out of the handicap and very hard to be positive about his chance.

Form: 089P4P/

L'Es Fremantle⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Chapman| OR: 60

100/1

Goes from a stone out of the weights here with very little solid form to hold onto and readily passed over.

Form: 675050

Forecasts

Druid's Diamond (2/1), Teescomponents Max (4/1), Tell The Tale (4/1), Marju's Quest (8/1), Morning With Ivan (11/1), Picknick Park (11/1), Riverside Bridge (14/1), Russian Royale (16/1), Fillydelphia (66/1), L'Es Fremantle (100/1), Billy Teal (250/1)

Not the strongest event and it should be remembered that this will be run over an extra 153 yards due to rail movement and that will make this more of a test. That could well scupper the chance of Druid’s Diamond who is best suited by a sharp 2m and may find this too much of a test. Tell The Tale isn’t the easiest to catch right despite the falling mark and TEESCOMPONENTS MAX is the selection here in the hope that he can build on his two runs so far this season. Morning With Ivan is another to make a note of if she were fit after a break with Riverside Bridge one to note in the market.