Ulis De Vassy to surprise joint-favourites in Direct 365 Janitorial Solutions Handicap Hurdle at Market Rasen
As per the betting forecast, Likearollingstone and Rock Relief are enjoying the highest price of 4 to 1 in Thursday’s Direct 365 Janitorial Solutions Handicap Hurdle at Market Rasen. We cannot blame the bookies for naming these two as joint favourites, as
both are capable runners.
Likearollingstone, in particular, is in awesome rhythm at the moment. The 7-year-old registered his maiden victory in August, when proving too strong for the opponents at Southwell.
He stunned everyone by taking a comprehensive 9-length triumph in the greenzoneuk.com Waste And Recycle Handicap Hurdle (Div I). The son of Definite Article has not raced since then, but still it is hard to take him lightly.
Bred by Godfrey Deacon, the Irish gelding has been showing the goods since joining Sean Curran’s yard. He was among the top-5 on first of the two starts for the new handler in July.
Owned by L. M. Power, the last-time-out winner surely deserves plenty of respect, but one should not forget that he is off a much higher mark than when grabbing the glory last time.
Rock Relief showed great improvement last time, when finishing fourth in the field of 14. Chris Grant’s charge is winless since his maiden success in March, but has recently run a few good races in defeat. His latest run at Wetherby was full of signs that
he is about to regain form.
Both abovementioned runners are likely to play significant roles, but they will have to be on top of their game. Although Ulis De Vassy could not live up to the expectations last time, it is hard to overlook his chances in today’s contest.
A lot better was expected from him, when he failed awfully. In the Blue Square Bet Handicap Hurdle, he was unable to make an impression, and finished 15th in the field of 17. Yet, the Nick Williams-trained is respected on his last year’s Bangor-on-dee
success.
In the hands of James Reveley, he demonstrated an outstanding show, capturing the first rank comfortably by one and a half lengths in the Northern Racing Club Juvenile Hurdle. Considering his last winter’s good work, we expect him to thrive today.
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