============================================================================== RACE: Market Rasen ? · 2026-05-28 Geoff Handley's Grand 80th Handicap Chase Good · Chase · Turf ============================================================================== Status FINISHED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. LIVANO BELLO (FR) (#1) 5yo G · t Connections Jockey Callum Bewley Trainer Micky Hammond Owner Mike And Eileen Newbould Pedigree Sire Nirvana Du Berlais (FR) Dam Emelina Bella (FR) Damsire Sageburg Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 17:42 5.00 (William Hill) 19:40 5.50 (William Hill) 00:31 6.50 (Bet365) 07:32 7.00 (Bet365) 08:40 7.50 (PricedUp Bet) 17:23 8.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1511.9 (13 runs, 0 wins, 0.0%) Jockey 1477.9 (1775 runs, 112 wins, 6.3%) Trainer 1565.9 (4447 runs, 394 wins, 8.9%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m5½f no data Jockey @ 2m5½f no data Jockey @ Market Rasen 78r 3w 4% A/E 0.49 (negative) Jockey × trainer 13r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Trainer @ 2m5½f no data Trainer @ Market Rasen 492r 62w 13% A/E 0.91 (fair) Sire progeny @ 2m5½f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 30r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m5½f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 7r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m5½f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 62r 4w 6% A/E 0.43 (negative) Past form (last 14 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Market Rasen 2m5½f Good Cla 4/4 6/1 11.00L 97 — Callum Bewley Prominent - mistake 10th - soon dropped to last - weakened before 3 out(tchd 13/2) 2026-05-13 Perth 2m4f Good To S Cla PU/8 9/2 — 97 99 Joshua Thompson Raced in third behind clear leader - not fluent 3rd - headway before 3 out - weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last(op 11/2 and tchd 13/2) 2026-04-06 Fakenham 2m4f Good Cla 2/7 11/2 1.75L 97 101 Joshua Thompson In touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out) - headway before 2 out (usual 3 out) - pressed winner after last (usual 2 out) - no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/1 tchd 9/2) 2026-03-15 Market Rasen 2m2½f Good To S Cla 3/5 4/1 0.50L 97 97 Joshua Thompson Raced in second - not fluent 6th - pressed leader before 2 out - short of room and switched left run-in - kept on(op 7/2) 2026-01-25 Sedgefield 2m4f Good To S Cla 5/6 100/30 10.00L 98 88 Brian Hughes Prominent - mistake 5th - weakened before last(op 7/2 tchd 3/1) 2025-12-26 Sedgefield 2m4f Good To S Cla 3/8 15/8F 2.75L 98 99 Joshua Thompson Took keen hold - soon prominent - no extra before last(op 5/2 tchd 7/4) 2025-12-05 Sedgefield 2m5f Soft Cla 2/6 11/2 5.00L 96 96 Brian Hughes Prominent behind clear leader - led after 3 out - joined 2 out - soon headed - not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1) 2025-11-14 Newcastle 2m4½f Good To S Cla 2/9 9/1 6.50L 96 95 Joshua Thompson Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced before 3 out - headway before 2 out - went modest second inside final 110yds - no match for winner 2025-10-16 Carlisle 2m4f Good Cla 13/15 17/2 1.25L 98 78 Brian Hughes In rear throughout(op 14/1 tchd 16/1) 2025-04-20 Market Rasen 2m2½f Good Cla 3/11 12/1 1.75L 98 88 Brian Hughes Midfield on inner - not fluent 5th - smooth headway before 2 out - ridden and went third run-in - no match for first two(op 10/1) 2025-03-15 Newcastle 2m1f Good Cla 4/5 20/1 6.50L — 85 Brian Hughes Raced in third - mistake and lost position 4th - weakened quickly from 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) 2025-01-23 Wetherby 2m Soft Cla 7/8 100/1 0.05L — 81 Brian Hughes Never better than midfield - weakening when not fluent 2 out - soon no extra(op 80/1) 2024-12-27 Wetherby 2m Good To S Cla 6/11 12/1 6.00L — 56 Danny McMenamin In touch with leaders - midfield 3rd - headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - lost ground quickly home turn - tailed off from 3 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) 2024-09-10 Auteuil (FR) 2m1½f Very Soft — 3/11 27/1 0.75L — 89 Alexandre Seigneul Raced keenly - chased leader - not fluent 3rd - about 4 lengths third final bend - hit 2 out - ridden and stayed on run-in to chase leader - not pace of winner - lost second final 75yds Comment Prominent - mistake 10th - soon dropped to last - weakened before 3 out(tchd 13/2) Finishing result Position 4 SP 6/1 (7.000) Beaten (L) 11.00 Total beaten 31.25 OR after 97 In-running comment Prominent - mistake 10th - soon dropped to last - weakened before 3 out(tchd 13/2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. EL MUCHACHO (IRE) (#2) 9yo G · t Connections Jockey William Maggs Trainer Mike Sowersby Owner T J Stubbins And M E Sowersby Pedigree Sire Walk In The Park (IRE) Dam La Segnora (FR) Damsire Turgeon Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 17:42 2.75 (Bet365) 18:01 2.88 (Bet365) 19:40 2.90 (7Bet) 00:31 3.50 (Bet365) 06:04 3.25 (Bet365) 07:03 3.50 (Bet365) 09:05 3.75 (Bet365) 15:22 4.00 (Coral) 16:30 3.75 (Bet365) 17:23 3.50 (Unibet) ELO Horse 1532.7 (34 runs, 5 wins, 14.7%) Jockey 1605.9 (527 runs, 56 wins, 10.6%) Trainer 1525.0 (753 runs, 30 wins, 4.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m5½f no data Jockey @ 2m5½f no data Jockey @ Market Rasen 51r 8w 16% A/E 1.12 (value) Jockey × trainer 37r 1w 3% A/E 0.33 (negative) Trainer @ 2m5½f no data Trainer @ Market Rasen 619r 19w 3% A/E 0.49 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m5½f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 849r 114w 13% A/E 0.85 (fair) Dam progeny @ 2m5½f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 16r 4w 25% A/E 1.58 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m5½f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 584r 73w 12% A/E 0.93 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Market Rasen 2m5½f Good Cla 3/4 15/8 20.00L 97 103 William Maggs Raced in fourth - went third 10th - outpaced 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/4) 2026-05-08 Market Rasen 2m5½f Good Cla 2/7 10/1 4.25L 98 113 William Maggs In rear - headway before 10th - pressed leaders before 4 out - led narrowly before 2 out - faced challenges before last - headed and no extra run-in(op 13/2) 2026-03-31 Newcastle 2m4f Good To S Cla 3/10 14/1 0.30L 97 103 William Maggs In rear - slow jump 2nd - steady headway after 10th - in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out - switched right and went third before last - kept on(op 12/1) 2026-03-19 Sedgefield 2m5f Good Cla 2/11 11/1 0.50L 95 98 William Maggs Towards rear - headway before 5 out - went second and pressed leader when 1 length down and left in lead 2 out - faced challenge after last - headed and no extra towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 12/1) 2026-02-24 Catterick 1m7½f Good To S Cla 3/9 10/1 20.00L 96 89 William Maggs Prominent - weakened after 3 out(tchd 12/1) 2026-02-09 Catterick 2m3f Soft Cla F/7 18/1 — 96 97 William Maggs Led narrowly - briefly headed 5th - joined 3 out - soon ridden - weakening and 3 lengths down when fell last(op 12/1 tchd 20/1) 2026-01-01 Catterick 2m3f Good Cla 1/4 13/2 won 93 100 Aaron Anderson Disputed lead - led from 7th - clear with one other 9th - good jump 3 out - pushed along from 2 out - ridden out run-in - always doing enough(tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1) 2025-11-24 Sedgefield 2m5f Soft Cla 5/6 17/2 22.00L 94 49 Aaron Anderson Towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 10th - hit 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 9/1) 2025-11-06 Sedgefield 2m5f Good Cla 1/11 33/1 won 91 97 Aaron Anderson Midfield - not fluent 10th - headway before 4 out - ridden and led narrowly before last - kept on (trainer could offer no explanation for the improved form shown other than the gelding benefitted from the application of a first-time flash noseband - which in his opinion aided the gelding's breathing)(op 28/1 tchd 40/1) 2025-10-14 Market Rasen 2m7f Good Cla 11/12 33/1 11.00L 95 52 William Maggs In rear - weakened before 2 out(op 40/1 tchd 66/1) 2025-09-11 Uttoxeter 3m Good Cla 8/9 125/1 11.00L 100 57 Aaron Anderson Always behind - tailed off(op 100/1 tchd 150/1) 2025-08-16 Market Rasen 2m7f Good Cla 10/11 100/1 0.50L 105 94 Aaron Anderson Midfield - some headway omitted 2 out - weakened omitted last (trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 80/1 tchd 125/1) 2025-07-03 Perth 2m4f Good Cla 7/8 5/1 19.00L 108 76 Sean Bowen Held up in rear - mistake 1st - headway after 11th - weakened before 3 out(op 9/2) 2025-06-13 Newton Abbot 2m½f Good To S Cla PU/6 9/2 — 111 — Harry Cobden Held up in last - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(op 7/2 tchd 5/1) 2025-05-20 Southwell 2m Good Cla 3/5 2/1F 13.00L 112 105 Sean Bowen Held up in rear - going okay 3 out - carried left before 2 out - weakened quickly approaching last(op 7/4 tchd 13/8) 2025-04-21 Chepstow 2m Good Cla 3/6 9/2 8.00L 114 111 Connor Brace Held up in rear - hit 5 out - headway 3 out - slightly hampered but left in third last - weakened run-in 2024-11-02 Compiegne (FR 2m2f Heavy — 9/9 46/1 20.00L — 89 Bryony Frost Towards rear - shuffled back to last 2 out - soon driven - no response - behind before last 2024-05-25 Cartmel 2m1½f Good To S Cla 5/5 3/1 20.00L 118 91 Bradley Harris In touch with leaders - slow jump and in rear after 1st - not fluent 4th - headway 9th - disputing second 2 out - weakened quickly run-in(op 5/1) 2024-04-12 Fakenham 2m½f Good Cla 3/5 6/5F 12.00L 120 117 Bradley Harris Raced in third - went second before 7th - joined leader before 3 out - outpaced and lost position on turn after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 11/8 tchd 6/4) 2024-04-01 Plumpton 2m1f Good Cla 1/4 15/8F won 112 124 Bradley Harris Raced in third - headway to lead after 7th - went further clear after 3 out - shaken up approaching last - kept on well run-in(tchd 2/1) Comment Raced in fourth - went third 10th - outpaced 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/4) Finishing result Position 3 SP 15/8 (2.880) Beaten (L) 20.00 Total beaten 20.25 OR after 97 In-running comment Raced in fourth - went third 10th - outpaced 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. GET A SUPERSTAR (IRE) (#3) 8yo G · p Connections Jockey Charlie Hammond Trainer Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole Owner J H Graham Pedigree Sire Getaway (GER) Dam Glenariff (GB) Damsire Kayf Tara Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 17:42 7.00 (Bet365) 18:01 6.00 (Bet365) 21:22 5.50 (Bet365) 00:31 4.00 (William Hill) 07:28 4.33 (PricedUp Bet) 17:09 4.50 (Spreadex) 17:19 4.33 (Bet365) 17:23 4.50 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1553.5 (14 runs, 1 wins, 7.1%) Jockey 1555.3 (2060 runs, 226 wins, 11.0%) Trainer 1670.9 (1099 runs, 131 wins, 11.9%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m5½f no data Jockey @ 2m5½f no data Jockey @ Market Rasen 193r 19w 10% A/E 0.81 (negative) Jockey × trainer 126r 17w 13% A/E 0.84 (negative) Trainer @ 2m5½f no data Trainer @ Market Rasen 23r 2w 9% A/E 0.57 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m5½f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 2176r 252w 12% A/E 0.84 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m5½f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 9r 1w 11% A/E 0.45 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m5½f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 819r 89w 11% A/E 0.83 (negative) Past form (last 15 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Market Rasen 2m5½f Good Cla 1/4 7/2 won 88 102 Charlie Hammond Jumped slightly right throughout - led - not fluent 1st - ridden when headed 2 out - switched left and rallied after last - led again towards finish - gamely(op 10/3) 2025-11-06 Sedgefield 2m5f Good Cla 7/11 9/2 1.25L 90 82 Luke Scott Towards rear - not fluent 10th - not fluent 4 out - headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 5/1) 2025-01-22 Catterick 2m3f Good To S Cla 5/10 3/1F 6.50L 92 78 Charlie Hammond Jumped and hung right throughout - took keen hold - pressed leader - led 6th - headed 10th - led again on turn after 4 out - headed just before 2 out - jumped badly right 2 out - weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 10/3) 2024-12-28 Catterick 2m3f Good Cla 3/8 11/2 2.25L 94 96 Luke Scott Towards rear - headway 8th - raced in third when not fluent 11th - outpaced 2 out - kept on run-in - went third again final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 7/1) 2024-11-11 Carlisle 2m4f Good To S Cla 5/11 7/2F 9.50L 94 82 Charlie Hammond In touch with leaders - weakened after 2 out(op 10/3) 2024-10-09 Sedgefield 2m4f Good To S Cla 4/11 16/5 1.25L 95 90 Luke Scott Midfield - steady headway before 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 2/1) 2024-08-21 Worcester 2m4f Good Cla 4/12 9/2 1.75L 96 90 Charlie Hammond In touch with leaders - disputing third 2 out - weakened gradually run-in(op 4/1) 2024-06-01 Hexham 2m4f Soft Cla 4/7 7/2 5.50L 98 94 Luke Scott Midfield - kept on and went third after 2 out - tired jump last - lost third run-in(op 11/4 tchd 4/1) 2024-05-10 Market Rasen 2m4½f Good Cla 4/9 11/4J 5.50L 100 99 Luke Scott In touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - bit short of room against rail before 2 out - soon switched left - headway approaching last - weakened inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching second last flight) 2024-04-12 Fakenham 2m Good Cla 3/9 15/2 6.50L — 95 Charlie Hammond Midfield - in touch with leaders before 4th - outpaced after 3 out - rallied and went modest third before last(op 8/1) 2024-02-19 Carlisle 2m1f Heavy Cla 4/7 5/4F 1.50L — 88 Charlie Hammond In touch with leaders on inner - outpaced before 2 out - no impression before last - weakened run-in - lost third final 110yds(op 11/8) 2024-01-12 Sedgefield 2m4f Soft Cla PU/8 7/4 — — — Charlie Hammond In touch with leaders - hit 5th - lost position after 6th - dropped to rear and struggling 7th - soon pulled up - irregular heartbeat (jockey said gelding weakened quickly from turning into back straight on final circuit; vet said gelding had an irregular heartbeat)(op 2/1) 2023-12-14 Newcastle 2m1f Heavy Cla 1/8 5/4F won — 98 Charlie Hammond In rear - headway on outer over 6f out - pressed leaders over 4f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on - always doing enough(Mkt1: op 5/2 tchd 2/1) 2023-10-19 Carlisle 2m1f Heavy Cla 2/10 5/2F 5.50L — 105 Luke Scott Prominent - led 5f out - increased tempo over 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden - headed and drifted right over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong - eased towards finish(op 4/1) 2023-05-04 Tipperary (IR 2m2f Good To Y — 4/15 66/1 2.75L — 102 Mr R W Barron Raced wide - held up in rear - headway after halfway - in touch with leaders when pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - briefly went third inside final furlong - no extra when lost third final 110yds(tchd 80/1) Comment Jumped slightly right throughout - led - not fluent 1st - ridden when headed 2 out - switched left and rallied after last - led again towards finish - gamely(op 10/3) Finishing result Position 1 SP 7/2 (4.500) Beaten (L) 0.00 Total beaten 0.00 OR after 88 In-running comment Jumped slightly right throughout - led - not fluent 1st - ridden when headed 2 out - switched left and rallied after last - led again towards finish - gamely(op 10/3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. PLAY BY THE RULES (IRE) (#4) 7yo G · tp Connections Jockey Ryan Mania Trainer Adam Nicol Owner Molly Paul Willis Pedigree Sire Vocalised (USA) Dam Teodolite (IRE) Damsire Teofilo Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 17:42 2.63 (Bet365) 00:31 2.75 (Bet365) 05:45 2.80 (Quinn Bet) 05:57 2.75 (Bet365) 07:36 2.63 (William Hill) 09:05 2.50 (Bet365) 16:46 2.63 (Spreadex) 16:49 2.50 (Bet365) 16:55 2.63 (Spreadex) 16:57 2.50 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1465.0 (27 runs, 1 wins, 3.7%) Jockey 1519.2 (1525 runs, 185 wins, 12.1%) Trainer 1613.2 (412 runs, 48 wins, 11.7%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m5½f no data Jockey @ 2m5½f no data Jockey @ Market Rasen 65r 5w 8% A/E 0.63 (negative) Jockey × trainer 44r 9w 20% A/E 1.07 (value) Trainer @ 2m5½f no data Trainer @ Market Rasen 2r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m5½f no data Sire progeny in Class 5 143r 9w 6% A/E 0.64 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m5½f no data Dam progeny in Class 5 12r 1w 8% A/E 0.86 (fair) Damsire grand @ 2m5½f no data Damsire grand in Class 5 1604r 191w 12% A/E 0.88 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Market Rasen 2m5½f Good Cla 2/4 13/8F 0.20L 75 102 Ryan Mania Raced in second - not fluent 1st - led 2 out - jumped right last - faced challenge when idled run-in - kept on when headed towards finish(op 6/4 tchd 7/4) 2026-05-02 Hexham 2m4f Good Cla BD/13 5/1 — 75 — Joshua Thompson In touch with leaders - brought down 4th(op 4/1 tchd 11/2) 2026-03-31 Newcastle 2m4f Good To S Cla 5/10 3/1 8.00L 75 69 Ryan Mania Midfield - smooth headway after 5 out - went second before 3 out - challenging after 3 out - weakened before last(op 10/3 tchd 5/2) 2024-10-31 Newcastle 2m7½f Good Cla 4/7 9/1 2.50L 80 80 David Noonan In touch with leaders - not fluent 5 out - outpaced before 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 8/1) 2024-08-17 Perth 3m Good Cla 5/12 7/1 6.50L 81 75 David Noonan In touch with leaders - lost ground before 4 out - brief headway after 3 out - weakened run-in(op 8/1) 2024-07-14 Stratford 2m6½f Good Cla 5/12 14/1 0.75L 83 82 David Noonan Midfield - headway before 4 out - went third before last - lost position last - weakened gradually run-in(op 25/1) 2024-06-23 Hexham 2m4f Good Cla 5/9 11/1 0.30L 85 82 David Noonan Prominent - outpaced after 3 out - no extra from last(op 12/1 tchd 14/1) 2024-06-01 Worcester 2m7f Good Cla 5/14 33/1 21.00L 88 74 Lorcan Murtagh Midfield - headway and prominent 6th - bumped 12th - weakened from 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 50/1) 2024-05-21 Huntingdon 2m4f Good Cla 4/6 22/1 21.00L 93 77 David Noonan In rear - hit 12th - weakened after 3 out - went modest fourth run-in(tchd 25/1) 2024-04-10 Market Rasen 2m4½f Good To S Cla 9/11 33/1 15.00L 96 71 David Noonan In touch with leaders - pressed leaders but raced wide home turn - weakened 2 out 2024-03-26 Taunton 2m3f Soft Cla RO/13 28/1 — 97 — Miss Ella Herbison Prominent - pressed leader 5th - led 4 out - ran out and crashed through rails after 3 out(op 33/1) 2024-02-29 Wetherby 2m3½f Soft Cla 10/10 16/1 18.00L 100 44 David Noonan Led - headed 2nd - not fluent and weakened quickly 8th(tchd 18/1) 2023-12-12 Fontwell 2m1½f Heavy Cla 5/6 8/1 9.00L 101 77 Lorcan Murtagh Raced in second - lost second after 3 out - weakened and lost two places before last(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) 2023-11-16 Sedgefield 2m4f Soft Cla 5/8 25/1 2.25L 102 92 Lorcan Murtagh In touch with leaders - hit 3rd - prominent 6th - weakened from 2 out(op 16/1) 2023-04-06 Hereford 2m Good To S Cla 2/9 9/2 2.00L 101 92 David Noonan Prominent - went second 3 out - soon ridden - outpaced after 2 out - briefly lost second and 6 lengths down last - kept on(tchd 4/1) 2023-03-13 Taunton 2m3f Good To S Cla 1/13 11/1 won 93 89 David Noonan Prominent - led going easily 3 out - pushed along home turn - ridden and went clear before 2 out - hit last - kept on well - pushed out(op 12/1) 2023-02-09 Doncaster 2m½f Good Cla 8/11 50/1 1.75L — 80 James Davies Didn't jump with fluency - prominent - lost position after 4 out - pushed along and weakened 3 out(op 40/1) 2022-12-27 Wetherby 2m Soft Cla 7/14 14/1 2.50L — 76 Tom Buckley Prominent - pushed along 5th - outpaced after 4 out - ridden and weakened gradually before 3 out - soon beaten(op 16/1) 2022-11-20 Exeter 2m½f Good To S Cla 3/5 14/1 5.00L — 87 Tom Buckley Prominent - ridden after 3 out - kept on but not pace to challenge(tchd 12/1) 2022-08-26 Ffos Las 1m4f Good Cla 9/9 50/1 19.00L 70 29 Tom Buckley Slowly into stride - towards rear - steady headway after 1f - pressed leader home turn - ridden over 4f out - weakened 3f out(tchd 40/1 and tchd 66/1) Comment Raced in second - not fluent 1st - led 2 out - jumped right last - faced challenge when idled run-in - kept on when headed towards finish(op 6/4 tchd 7/4) Finishing result Position 2 SP 13/8F (2.620) Beaten (L) 0.20 Total beaten 0.20 OR after 75 In-running comment Raced in second - not fluent 1st - led 2 out - jumped right last - faced challenge when idled run-in - kept on when headed towards finish(op 6/4 tchd 7/4) ============================================================================== HEAD-TO-HEAD (3 past meetings between today's runners) ============================================================================== 2026-05-28 · Market Rasen · 2m5½f · Class 5 · Good Geoff Handley's Grand 80th Handicap Chase 1 Get A Superstar (IRE) won SP 7/2 2 Play By The Rules (IRE) 0.20L SP 13/8F 3 El Muchacho (IRE) 20.00L SP 15/8 4 Livano Bello (FR) 11.00L SP 6/1 2026-03-31 · Newcastle · 2m4f · Class 5 · Good To Soft Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Handicap Chase 3 El Muchacho (IRE) 0.30L SP 14/1 5 Play By The Rules (IRE) 8.00L SP 3/1 2025-11-06 · Sedgefield · 2m5f · Class 5 · Good Michael Watson Civils & Groundworks Handicap Chase 1 El Muchacho (IRE) won SP 33/1 7 Get A Superstar (IRE) 1.25L SP 9/2 ============================================================================== AI RACE VERDICT ============================================================================== Pace scenario: Modest tempo likely in a small field of four; the race should be tactical and suit anything travelling kindly off a steady gallop — favours the higher-rated El Muchacho who has recent match-fitness. Narrative: Small-field Class 5 chase off 0-100 where El Muchacho holds the obvious form edge — top RPR (103) and TS (98), second on his latest start 20 days ago and well within himself on ratings. Play By The Rules is the danger off bottom weight with a red-hot Adam Nicol yard (3 winners from 8 in 14 days, RTF 75) and a positive comment after shaping nicely for the new stable before being brought down. Livano Bello pulled up last time and represents a stable in dreadful form (0/18 in 14d). Get A Superstar returns from 203 days off, which is a sizeable negative even with strong connections. Recommended: El Muchacho Clear ratings edge (RPR 103 vs next best 91), recent runner-up form 20 days ago and an experienced jockey with much the highest jockey Elo in the race. In a four-runner heat that concentrates probability, he is the most credible winner. Alternative: Play By The Rules Bottom-weight with a stable in red-hot form (3/8 in 14d, 38%), a positive spotlight verdict and the unlucky 'brought down' line last time. The most likely to overturn El Muchacho if the form figures lie. ============================================================================== Generated 2026-05-29 22:59 UTC · HorseRacingValue.com · race rac_11943672