14:58 Market Rasen

Thursday 23 May 2024

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Mick And Linda Jackson Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:58 | Winning time: 5m 18.36s

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Blow The Budget^t⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 94WS

12/1

Remains a maiden and only eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (19.8f, soft) 95 days ago. Needs a wind op to spark improvement.

Form: 4/P3588-

Faha Belle²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Daire Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 91

9/2

Irish point winner but he came in only eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Taunton (23.9f, good) 29 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 2R8448-

Darsi's Darling¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 88

66/1

Low-mileage hurdler who was off 6 months before coming in tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Warwick (21f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 86F3/P-0

Snow Shepherdess^p1,t1⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 86WS

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden who was pulled up in novice hurdle at Musselburgh (19.8f, soft) 95 days ago. Since undergone breathing surgery and could still do better on her handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 2370P-

My Girl Katie^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Conor Ring| T: G Harris| OR: 85

4/1

Remains winless but she got back on track when third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (22f, good) 14 days ago. Weighted to go well off a falling mark.

Form: 88667-3

Seasmoke²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: James Bowen| T: Billy Aprahamian| OR: 84

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden who comes here on the back of a good fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Ludlow (21.2f, good) 29 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Needs considering off the same mark.

Form: 2/65744-

Shibuya Song¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Finn Lambert⁽³⁾| T: R T Phillips| OR: 83

33/1

A fair Flat winner at peak but only modest in that sphere lately and hasn't really taken to hurdling so far. Needs this switch to handicaps to spark improvement.

Form: UP7-5

Chantilly Dragon³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Callum Bewley| T: P D Niven| OR: 78

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at Hexham (16.2f, heavy) 31 days ago. Up in trip for her handicap debut with lots to find at these weights.

Form: 36587-

My Portia^h,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Adam Wedge| T: L Morgan| OR: 73

13/2

Reverted to hurdles when posting a good fourth of 9 in handicap over C&D (good, 15/2) 13 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up eased 1 lb and with few miles still on the clock.

Form: 8658/5-4

Trickalight^p,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Chris Ward⁽³⁾| T: Deborah Cole| OR: 71

13/2

Irish point winner who comes here in very good nick, second of 10 at Fontwell (19.1f, good) 15 days ago. In the picture despite being 2 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 85654-2

Forecasts

Seasmoke (3/1), My Girl Katie (4/1), Faha Belle (9/2), My Portia (13/2), Trickalight (13/2), Snow Shepherdess (17/2), Blow The Budget (12/1), Chantilly Dragon (22/1), Shibuya Song (33/1), Darsi's Darling (66/1)

A case can be made for lots of these but MY GIRL KATIE rates the pick of the weights so is taken to gain her breakthrough victory at the chief expense of the lightly-raced Seasmoke. Snow Shepherdess is another to consider now going handicapping along with in-form duo My Portia and Trickalight.