Market Rasen Races

Market Rasen

16:20

Victor Lucas Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Market Rasen Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 Distance: 2m7f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf

Win: £5.50 Place: £1.70 £1.10 £2.70 Exacta: £16.90 Tricast: £139.20 Trifecta: £160

Non-Runners: Champagne Twist (self certificate, off feed), Huffin An A Puffin (unsuitable ground), Tiger Orchid (self certificate, bruised foot)

Previous Runs	Pos	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Formline
2m4f 2m1f 2m3½f 2m3½f 2m3½f	1st	#10Ryebridge (IRE) Pressed leader - not fluent 2 out - ridden and pressed leader before last - led and clear with one other run-in - kept on(op 4/1 tchd 5/1)	5 G	AVG	Danny McMenamin	Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	154 lbs	9/2	Won	-
1m7½f 2m5f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m7f	2nd	#4Coumeenoole (IRE) Took keen hold - prominent - led before 3rd - not fluent 6th - faced challenge before last - went clear with winner when headed and no extra run-in(op 7/4 tchd 5/4)	5 G	Poor	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton	164 lbs	15/8J	1.25	-
2m5½f 2m7½f 3m½f 3m2f 3m½f	3rd	#3Porter In The Park (IRE) In touch with leaders - went third when not fluent 2 out - weakened after last(op 14/1)	7 M	AVG	Cameron Johnstone-Baker (7)lbs	Emma Lavelle	158 lbs	18/1	17	-
2m4f 2m3f 2m½f 2m3½f 3m	4th	#5Into The Park (IRE) Towards rear - outpaced after 3 out - rallied before last - went fourth inside final 110yds - no impression(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)	6 G	AVG	Gavin Sheehan	Billy Aprahamian	164 lbs	15/2	0.1	-
2m3½f 2m5f 2m7f 2m7f 3m½f	5th	#9Ebony Warrior (IRE) Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - headway and went second before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)	6 G	AVG	David Bass	David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	161 lbs	22/1	1	-
2m5½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m7f 3m	6th	#7Escapologist (FR) Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - headway before 3 out - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 5/2 tchd 11/4)	6 G	AVG	Jonathan Burke	James Owen	163 lbs	15/8J	2.75	-
2m7½f 2m7f 2m7½f 2m7½f 2m7½f	7th	#2Idefix De Ciergues (FR) Led but pestered - lost position before 5th - not fluent 7th - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 16/1)	6 G	AVG	Oscar Palmer (7)lbs	Rebecca Curtis	159 lbs	12/1	5.5	-
2m1½f 2m6f 2m5f 3m 2m6f	99th	#11Dramatic License (IRE) Always behind - pulled up after 3 out(tchd 250/1)	5 G	Poor	Callum Bewley	John Wainwright	152 lbs	200/1	-	-