Mudlark Is A Matcho For Them

Nov 9 2008 By Gordon Brown

STAYING will be the name of the game in gluepot conditions at Market Rasen and that should help Matcho Pierji in the long-distance chase.

Jonjo O'Neill's charge hasn't been out since scoring over hurdles at Wetherby back in February.

But MATCHO PIERJI (2.50) is a lightly raced sort who has produced all his best efforts when the mud is flying.

The card may well get under way with another winner for Borders-born Graham Wylie who can score with ABBALEEN (1.20) in the juvenile hurdle.

Noticeable will be all the rage for red hot Alan King and Choc Thornton but YOUNGSTOWN(1.50) could be the value if he can reproduce his best bumper form.

I'm a big fan of the Malcolm Jefferson yard and the Cumbria-born handler won't be far away in the conditionals' event with ISSAQUAH (2.20).

Ferdy Murphy's horses have been slow to get into top gear but there's a good word for KING OF CONFUSION (3.20).

At Hereford, recent Southwell scorer SILVERGINO (3.10) is just preferred to Thievery at a nice price.

Down at Kempton, INQUEST(5.0) can do us a good turn as he drops in class and tackles the all-weather for the first time.