Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle

Market Rasen

15:10

Date 2025-02-04

Distance 2m7f16y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,809

Winning Time 6m 1.10s (slow by 25.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hardy Fella (IRE) Ben Jones · Emma Lavelle	7/2	Won
2nd	Bass Rock (FR) Miss Olive Nicholls · Georgina Nicholls	12/1	5.5
3rd	Court Cian (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Stuart Edmunds	4/1	12
4th	Barricane (GB) Joshua Bryan · Olly Murphy	22/1	6
5th	Velasco (IRE) Nathan Moscrop · Susan Corbett	10/1	14
6th	Bridge North (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Henry Daly	20/1	4.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Rialannah (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	5/4F

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
7	Rialannah Chestnut J:Gavin Sheehan T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	156	p	4P34P2	108	118	113	11d	—	—	-5	30.5	0.38/1	6/4 40%
0-12 but having her first run over 3m when second of 17 at Doncaster; new cheekpieces
3	Court Cian Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	166	—	F54121	118	121	102	34d	—	—	+19	42.8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
2-5 since returning to rules action in September; up 10lb for the latest but won by 16l
5	Hardy Fella Bay J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	160	v	-P5952	112	123	78	19d	—	—	+7	25.6	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Off a reduced mark he pushed a progressive winner close at Wincanton 19 days ago
4	Bass Rock Bay J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Georgina Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Georgina Nicholls	163	tp	8P-03P	115	122	93	39d	—	—	+10	18.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Better handicapped now but has become hard to predict; cheekpieces added
6	Velasco Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Susan Corbett	159	tp	1-4S64	111	122	84	52d	—	—	+18	24	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Wind surgery following a slow start to this campaign and has dropped to a useful mark
1	Bridge North Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Henry Daly	168	b	F3U-46	120	121	103	37d	—	—	+14	18.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has been very flat over hurdles this season; has a good bit to prove
8	Barricane Bay J:Joshua Bryan T:Olly Murphy	J:Joshua Bryan T:Olly Murphy	154	—	133-7F	106	122	88	35d	—	—	+12	14.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won two staying handicap hurdles last winter but more recent form has been uninspiring
NR	Benassi Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	168	p	27-P2P	120	121	68	35d	—	—	—	17.5	—	—
Capable handicapper on his day but had another no-show last time at Uttoxeter

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Rialannah	6/4	6/4	11/8	11/8	6/4
Court Cian	9/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	3/1
Hardy Fella	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Bass Rock	12/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Velasco	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	16/1
Bridge North	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Barricane	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Benassi	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Court Cian

42.8

OR: 17 Form: 18.5 Odds: 7.3

3/1

2nd

Rialannah

30.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 11.4

6/4

3rd

Hardy Fella

25.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 4.7 Odds: 5.4

4/1

Velasco

OR: 15.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Bridge North

18.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Bass Rock

18.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Benassi

17.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Barricane

14.7

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bridge North	120	121	103
Benassi	120	121	68
Court Cian	118	121	102
Bass Rock	115	122	93
Hardy Fella	112	123	78
Velasco	111	122	84
Rialannah	108	118	113
Barricane	106	122	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rialannah	11d ago	Quick return
Hardy Fella	19d ago	Fit
Court Cian	34d ago	Fit
Barricane	35d ago	Fit
Benassi	35d ago	Fit
Bridge North	37d ago	Fit
Bass Rock	39d ago	Fit
Velasco	52d ago	Fresh