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14:25 Market Rasen

Thursday 14 March 2019

All13:4514:2515:0515:4516:2517:0517:40

First For Cheltenham Specials starsports.bet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 4m 4.0s

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Genius⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁵⁾| T: H Whittington| OR: 117WS

8/1

Bumper winner who was unlucky to run into Southfield Stone on hurdling debut. That has seen him awarded a higher mark than is warranted judged on his latest start.

Form: 1934

Minella Fiveo³⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: K Yeoman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Mrs S J Smith| OR: 115| CD

11/2

Notched a quick double over C&D at the turn of the year before getting undone by his revised mark and longer trip last time. Goes well for this rider.

Form: 628116

Tempuran⁴⁶⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Lee Edwards| T: A Ralph| OR: 114| D

40/1

Hurdles record of 3-18 but best performances have come off much lower marks. Back from 14 months on the sidelines so his task looks even more difficult.

Form: 6/3421F-

Siannes Star¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Cook| T: B Ellison| OR: 114

25/1

Placed once in 10 starts and beaten 13L that day. Raced too freely on return from a four month break at Catterick last month and best run came here, however he is hard to recommend with any confidence.

Form: 5U2635

Et Moi Alors¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 114

5/1

Possible that he's not recovered mentally from a heavy fall (when set to score) on debut at Ascot (2m, soft). Has failed to challenge over a variety of distances this term. On an attractive mark if yard can get him right so worth a market check.

Form: 26-5005

Musical Slave⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 110

6/4

Has been jumping better since an inauspicious hurdling debut. Bumper form shows he has ability and that may be more obvious here on handicap debut and with his yard in better form lately.

Form: 6/6-65

Earl Of Bunnacurry²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: R T Dunne| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 110

16/1

Dual AW winner who has yet to make the frame in five starts over hurdles. Has looked better on a sound surface and Champion Hurdle winning trainer 0-3 here. Hard to fancy, but has been found a weak race should the market anticipate a better display.

Form: 00806

Dancing Doug²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: S Thomas| OR: 109

7/2

Keen going sort who improved for the drop in trip last month when third to a handicap good thing. The runner-up has franked the form since and so the omens are good.

Form: 22-F373

Forecasts

Musical Slave (6/4), Dancing Doug (7/2), Et Moi Alors (5/1), Minella Fiveo (11/2), Genius (8/1), Earl Of Bunnacurry (16/1), Siannes Star (25/1), Tempuran (40/1)

Et Moi Alors is on a dangerous mark if able to recapture his juvenile form and a market move for him would be interesting. Earl Of Bunnacurry is another to check in pre-race trading given his shrewd trainer, whilst Minella Fiveo should do better at this trip. Musical Slave is likely to show more now handicapping, but DANCING DOUG comes into this with less to prove than most having finished third at Carlisle to a handicap blot and with the second scoring next time.