Watch Unibet Racing Post Postcast Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)

Market Rasen

12:15

Date 2025-01-17

Distance 2m2f140y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Fingle Bridge Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	166	—	21/1	-	117	62	38d	—	—	-30	30	0.10/1	2/5 71%
Readily won run-of-the-mill maiden on hurdle debut, and looks a good prospect
3	Wellington Arch Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	166	—	340-21	120	113	98	33d	—	—	-1	25.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Made all to score by over 6l at Carlisle last month; ought to be a tough nut to crack
5	Dark Mix Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Pam Sly	J:Charlie Todd T:Pam Sly	159	—	16-5P	-	109	96	43d	—	—	-6	2.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Pulled up on heavy ground last month but shaped quite well here in November; e-w claims
2	Monaco Rules Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	J:Brian Hughes T:Micky Hammond	166	—	15	-	107	76	44d	—	—	+2	8.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won in hurdle debut in France but last month's British debut was underwhelming
6	Midnight Potter Brown J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	159	—	8	-	-	-	21d	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Shaped with promise before weakening on bumper debut but needs to learn to settle better
4	Caramelo Rapido Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	159	—	4-33	-	-	-	132d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Third of five in Stratford bumper on rules debut; now hurdling for new stable
7	Monteplex Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Brian Ellison	J:Henry Brooke T:Brian Ellison	152	hp	350P2/	-	107	-	664d	—	—	+3	4.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
80-1 second at Kelso in March 2023 but not seen again since
8	Superior Glance Brown J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Gary Hanmer	J:Jack Hogan(3) T:Gary Hanmer	152	—	1/64	-	96	47	16d	—	—	+6	7.2	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Showed only minor promise in two Southwell hurdles this season; handicaps beckon

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Fingle Bridge	2/5	2/5	2/5
Wellington Arch	5/2	5/2	5/2
Dark Mix	12/1	10/1	17/2
Monaco Rules	16/1	16/1	11/1
Midnight Potter	80/1	66/1	50/1
Caramelo Rapido	66/1	50/1	40/1
Monteplex	66/1	66/1	50/1
Superior Glance	125/1	125/1	100/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Fingle Bridge

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 20

2/5

2nd

Wellington Arch

25.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Monaco Rules

8.7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Superior Glance

7.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Monteplex

4.9

OR: 0 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Dark Mix

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Caramelo Rapido

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Midnight Potter

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wellington Arch	120	113	98
Fingle Bridge	—	117	62
Dark Mix	—	109	96
Monaco Rules	—	107	76
Midnight Potter	—	—	—
Caramelo Rapido	—	—	—
Monteplex	—	107	—
Superior Glance	—	96	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Superior Glance	16d ago	Fit
Midnight Potter	21d ago	Fit
Wellington Arch	33d ago	Fit
Fingle Bridge	38d ago	Fit
Dark Mix	43d ago	Fit
Monaco Rules	44d ago	Fit
Caramelo Rapido	132d ago	Long break
Monteplex	664d ago	Long break