GB - Market Rasen - Race 2

Thoroughbred

8 Runners

18.6f

Maiden Hurdle

Turf

Good to Soft (Soft in places)

13.5K

VIEW

Verdict

HOLD THE SERVE might be up to defying a penalty for last month's Wincanton success, with Leicester runner-up Shotgun Rider the obvious danger. Course bumper winner Constantinian looks best of the remainder.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
1	Won sole point last winter. Well held on Cheltenham hurdle debut in November but different proposition with a tongue tie added when landing 2½m Wincanton novice in December. Useful prospect. 1st Pick 1 Hold The Serve (Ire) Jockey: Lewis Saunders Trainer: Olly Murphy J: Lewis Saunders T: Olly Murphy	100	-	-	-	84%
Analysis Won sole point last winter. Well held on Cheltenham hurdle debut in November but different proposition with a tongue tie added when landing 2½m Wincanton novice in December. Useful prospect.
4	Picked up for £155,000 after winning Irish point last spring. Had wind op before a promising second of 8 in maiden at Leicester (20.5f heavy) on his debut last month. Open to progress with tongue tie added. 2nd Pick 4 Shotgun Rider (Ire) Jockey: Toby Mccain-Mitchell Trainer: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies J: Toby Mccain-Mitchell T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	98	-	-	-	20%
Analysis Picked up for £155,000 after winning Irish point last spring. Had wind op before a promising second of 8 in maiden at Leicester (20.5f heavy) on his debut last month. Open to progress with tongue tie added.
2	Course bumper winner last March. Ran to a barely modest level when beaten 14 lengths into second on Hereford hurdle debut (2m, good) in November but should be able to better that form. 3rd Pick 2 Constantinian (Ire) Jockey: James Davies Trainer: Oliver Signy J: James Davies T: Oliver Signy	80	-	-	-	15%
Analysis Course bumper winner last March. Ran to a barely modest level when beaten 14 lengths into second on Hereford hurdle debut (2m, good) in November but should be able to better that form.

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