Cavern Club Makes All The Noise In Summer Hurdle
Cavern Club rolled in with a late run to land the Unibet Same Race Multi Summer for James Owen and Gavin Sheehan.
The chestnut was last seen winning at Chester on the Flat in June, but has a lot of hurdling experience on his CV and was an excellent runner-up in a Cheltenham amateur in November.
He started at 8-1 for his switch of codes at Market Rasen, and after an excellent round of jumping he reeled in Kihavah to dominate by a length and a quarter, as his stablemate Nibras Gold ended up third.
"He won his last start on the Flat which is something I rather like to do," said Owen.
"I always believed he was well handicapped, he's simply getting it completely.
"He's been second at Cheltenham and he's been running in some decent handicaps.
Cavern Club at Market Rasen (Molly Hunter/PA)
"On the Flat he wants a quick pace to run at, so we knew the cosmetics of the race would match him. He travelled well and Gavin provided him a charming ride. That was his finest jumping performance, he ran extremely well at Cheltenham, but probably just hit the front a bit prematurely.
"He's got a lot of wins in him, this horse, we'll have a little break once in a while he'll go back to Chester.
"He likes Chester and he's got owners up there, then we'll most likely have a go at among the early Cheltenham meetings."
Owen had previously struck with Laravie, who made it four wins on the bounce when taking the Get Best Odds Guaranteed At Unibet Novices' Hurdle under Sean Bowen.
The six-year-old shown up in Lincolnshire having taken her three previous starts by great margins, and appropriately included a 4th succeeding victory as the 4-9 favourite.
"That was excellent, she's a clever mare and she's undoubtedly come here for a four-timer," stated Owen.
"The visor has actually made a real distinction to her, we'll attempt to get some black type with her now in Ireland.
"She's only small but she's done extremely well to keep winning under a penalty."
And Owen declared a 3rd win on the Lincolnshire track's flagship day, with Prince Quattro drawing in the font-running Gavin to declare the Unibet More Extra Places Everyday Handicap Hurdle as the 3-1 preferred under 5lb claimer Alex Chadwick.
Broughshane made a winning steady debut for Mickey Bowen in the Unibet Moneyback As Cash Races Handicap Hurdle in the hands of the trainer's sibling, James.
Previously trained by Jonjo and A J O'Neill, the seven-year-old struck at odds of 15-8 when holding back an obstacle from Adrian Keatley's Maghlaak.
"He's a chaser actually, we simply thought we 'd provide him a go here to see where we are with him," said the winning trainer.
"His work is excellent at home and we did think he 'd have a really excellent opportunity.
"We'll see what we do next, we'll just enjoy today however ultimately he will return going after."
Bowen then teamed up with his other bro, Sean, as both took second victories on the card via Lermoos Legend, who landed the Try Unibet's Smartview Racecards Handicap Chase at 4-1.