Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elim') (GBB)

Market Rasen

17:02

Date 2025-02-18

Distance 2m125y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £2,112

Winning Time 4m 14.37s (slow by 23.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Un Sens A La Vie (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	5/2	Won
2nd	Espresso Milan (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	4/1	3.5
3rd	Forward Thinking (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	EvensF	3.5
4th	Exiguus (GB) Tom Broughton · Nick Kent	28/1	19
5th	Telepieces (GB) Alice Stevens · Pam Sly	11/1	0.3
6th	Scarlett Glance (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Andy Irvine	300/1	19

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Take Him Tom (GB) Tom Midgley · Paul Midgley	80/1

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
3	Forward Thinking Brown J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	161	—	4	-	102	10	68d	—	—	-29	14.2	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Best work late when fourth of 12 on Warwick debut; key player.
5	Un Sens A La Vie Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	161	—	3-1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	20.1	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Fetched £180,000 after winning a 3m Irish point in October; intriguing on bumper debut
1	Espresso Milan Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	161	—	4	-	102	23	75d	—	—	-13	5.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Shaped encouragingly when fourth on C&D debut in December; open to improvement
7	Telepieces Grey J:Alice Stevens(3) T:Pam Sly	J:Alice Stevens(3) T:Pam Sly	142	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Good jumps pedigree; yard 2-8 in bumpers here in the last 5 years; consult the market
2	Exiguus Bay J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Nick Kent	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Nick Kent	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
First foal; unraced dam closely related to useful winners Whisperinthebreeze & Silver Kayf
4	Take Him Tom Bay J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Paul Midgley	J:Tom Midgley(3) T:Paul Midgley	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Fifth foal; dam a half-sister to the bumper/2m3f-2m7f hurdle winner Toubeera; best watched
6	Scarlett Glance Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Andy Irvine	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Andy Irvine	154	—	—	-	42	-	49d	—	—	0	0.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
200-1, finished last of 12 on Warwick debut on New Year's Eve; look elsewhere.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Forward Thinking	10/11	evn	Evens
Un Sens A La Vie	9/4	2/1	9/4
Espresso Milan	7/2	4/1	7/2
Telepieces	20/1	16/1	14/1
Exiguus	66/1	40/1	50/1
Take Him Tom	66/1	50/1	66/1
Scarlett Glance	300/1	150/1	250/1

Predictor

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

1st

Un Sens A La Vie

20.1

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

Forward Thinking

14.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 14.2

Evens

3rd

Espresso Milan

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Telepieces

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Exiguus

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Take Him Tom

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Scarlett Glance

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Forward Thinking	—	102	10
Un Sens A La Vie	—	—	—
Espresso Milan	—	102	23
Telepieces	—	—	—
Exiguus	—	—	—
Take Him Tom	—	—	—
Scarlett Glance	—	42	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Scarlett Glance	49d ago	Fresh
Forward Thinking	68d ago	Fresh
Espresso Milan	75d ago	Fresh
Un Sens A La Vie	—	—
Telepieces	—	—
Exiguus	—	—
Take Him Tom	—	—