Last year's winner BELVEDERE BLAST looks to have been laid out for this, and he may well repeat the feat off a 3 lb lower mark. Ernest Gray could be a serious threat if back to his best on second start of the season.
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Smart Stats
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Belvedere Blast
£11.77 Adrian Keatley's profit to a £1 level stake when having only one runner on the card (hurdles)
3/1
3
Kiwi De Cotte
20% Dan Skelton's strike rate at MARKET RASEN since the start of the 2022/23 season
9/2
2
Ballintubber Boy
23% Sam Twiston-Davies's strike rate at MARKET RASEN
11/2
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Race Hints
Specific Pace Hint: The pace doesn’t look like being overly strong here and Kiwi De Cotte should still be served best by being ridden prominently: Despite a suspicion the pace will be sound, those held up such as Belvedere Blast usually is are still likely to have their work cut out.