Lives Handicap Chase – Market Rasen

Market Rasen

16:35

Lives Handicap Chase

Date 2024-07-07

Distance 2m5f89y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,393

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Jerrash Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen	J:Sean Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen	156	v	345-P1	118	138	103	9d	—	—	-3	25.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Easy Bangor winner off reduced mark; back up 8lb but might have turned a corner
4	Itso Fury Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	163	t	P135-4	125	128	68	26d	—	—	+9	22.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Three hurdle wins; jumping lacked fluency when well held on last month's chase debut
1	Presentandcounting Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	170	—	508-V4	132	140	121	28d	—	—	+11	24.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Excellent strike-rate over fences and ran a solid race in defeat last time at Perth
2	Before Midnight Chestnut J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Mr Ben Sutton(7) T:Fergal O'Brien	165	—	49352-	127	134	111	96d	—	—	+18	28.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Not as good as he was but can live with this mark; latest effort not frowned upon
3	Saint Arvans Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Maurice Barnes	J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Maurice Barnes	164	t	2P-254	126	136	93	16d	—	—	+12	21.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Has little margin for error off this mark and he'd prefer further in an ideal world
5	The Big Lense Bay J:Mr Alex Chadwick(5) T:James Owen	J:Mr Alex Chadwick(5) T:James Owen	162	tp	13F-21	124	135	-	33d	—	—	+12	21.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Recently scored over hurdles; runs off last winning chase mark which was only a year ago
7	Flic Ou Voyou Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Henry Hogarth	J:Danny McMenamin T:Henry Hogarth	155	p	60P-43	117	134	107	43d	—	—	+12	18.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Prolific for Paul Nicholls; yet to fire for current yard but latest run was promising

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Jerrash	7/4	15/8	2/1
Itso Fury	11/2	9/2	5/1
Presentandcounting	9/2	9/2	9/2
Before Midnight	15/2	13/2	15/2
Saint Arvans	8/1	7/1	7/1
The Big Lense	8/1	15/2	15/2
Flic Ou Voyou	14/1	12/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Before Midnight

28.8

OR: 19.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

2nd

Jerrash

25.9

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Presentandcounting

24.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Itso Fury

22.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Saint Arvans

21.9

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

The Big Lense

21.2

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Flic Ou Voyou

18.5

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Presentandcounting	132	140	121
Before Midnight	127	134	111
Saint Arvans	126	136	93
Itso Fury	125	128	68
The Big Lense	124	135	—
Jerrash	118	138	103
Flic Ou Voyou	117	134	107

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jerrash	9d ago	Quick return
Saint Arvans	16d ago	Fit
Itso Fury	26d ago	Fit
Presentandcounting	28d ago	Fit
The Big Lense	33d ago	Fit
Flic Ou Voyou	43d ago	Fit
Before Midnight	96d ago	Long break