GB - Market Rasen - Race 5

Thoroughbred

8 Runners

20.6f

Handicap Hurdle

Turf

Good to Soft (Soft in places)

12.0K

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Verdict

A case can be made for plenty of these but it may pay to take a chance on HEART OVER HEAD who chased home a now useful sort on bumper debut and looks to have be campaigned with handicaps over this sort of trip in mind. He's narrowly preferred to fellow handicap debutant Nazare, while Bitsnbuckles could have say if ready to roll on return. Walk In The Valley is by no means a back number stepping back up in trip for a capable yard.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
5	Chased home a now useful sort when runner-up in a bumper at this course on debut. Easy to back over inadequate trips in novice/maiden hurdles but likely to be capable of better now upped in distance on first start in a handicap. 1st Pick 5 Heart Over Head (Ire) Jockey: Jonathan Burke Trainer: Fergal O'brien J: Jonathan Burke T: Fergal O'brien	93	-	-	-	15%
Analysis Chased home a now useful sort when runner-up in a bumper at this course on debut. Easy to back over inadequate trips in novice/maiden hurdles but likely to be capable of better now upped in distance on first start in a handicap.
1	Fairly useful bumper winner and left his hurdling debut form well behind when fourth in an 8-runner maiden on return at Fontwell (19.1f) last month. Looks sure to improve for that experience and he's one to be interested sent handicapping by excellent stable. 2nd Pick 1 Nazare (Fr) Jockey: Sam Twiston-Davies Trainer: James Owen J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: James Owen	97	-	-	-	39%
Analysis Fairly useful bumper winner and left his hurdling debut form well behind when fourth in an 8-runner maiden on return at Fontwell (19.1f) last month. Looks sure to improve for that experience and he's one to be interested sent handicapping by excellent stable.
2	Off the mark on handicap debut at Huntingdon (19.6f, soft) in January 2024 but hasn't stood much racing since. Well backed when fourth on reappearance on this track last season and as good as ever when second at Wetherby (21.2f) last November. Leading contender if ready to roll on return. 3rd Pick 2 Bitsnbuckles (Ire) Jockey: Sean Bowen Trainer: Olly Murphy J: Sean Bowen T: Olly Murphy	100	-	-	-	23%
Analysis Off the mark on handicap debut at Huntingdon (19.6f, soft) in January 2024 but hasn't stood much racing since. Well backed when fourth on reappearance on this track last season and as good as ever when second at Wetherby (21.2f) last November. Leading contender if ready to roll on return.

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