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14:20 Sedgefield
Cavellos Italian Steakhouse Gin & Cocktail Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 178y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,500 added
- Winner: £4,956
- 2nd: £2,283
- 3rd: £1,141
- 4th: £571
- Form 4F17-F0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Henry Brooke
led narrowly, headed 3rd, led 4th, hit 3 out, headed narrowly 2 out, led again before last, stayed on flat, headed on line
- Form 3U-1F24
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
restrained into midfield, towards rear 3rd, pushed along briefly after 5th, hard ridden and lost touch 3 out, soon tailed off
- Form P27P-67
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
held up in rear, headway into midfield 3rd, in touch when ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 33F31/1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden after 2 out, drifted left flat, kept on
- Form 123-683
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
tracked leader, led narrowly 3rd, not fluent 4th and headed narrowly, losing touch when ridden after 2 out, no extra
- Form 324F-P9
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
prominent, close up 3 out, ridden to lead narrowly 2 out, headed approaching last where not fluent, stayed on strongly to lead on line
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Forecast is having a first run over hurdles in more than two years and may be too high in the weights. After three runs in staying races on the Flat, STONIFIC will be happy to be facing a set of hurdles again. He won a valuable handicap at Market Rasen in July, when an out-of-form Snookered was well beaten, and is preferred here to the Donald McCain pair Dear Sire and Constancio, though the latter has been hinting at a revival.
Formwatch
Snookered (IRE) 125-1 (11-8) Prominent, slow and lost place 5th, soon behind, last of 15, 33 1/2l behind Stonific (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Forecast 10-1 (11-6) Chased leader, struggling in 4th when hit 10th, never on terms after, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Presentandcounting (11-10) at Stratford 2m 5f (3) gd in Aug.
Dear Sire (FR) 12-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, not fluent 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression, 7th of 8, 13 3/4l behind Shetland Bus (11-5) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Stonific (IRE) 4-1 (10-1) Held up in rear, some headway 3f out, no impression, well held inside final 2f, 5th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Nataleena (8-12) at Thirsk 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Constancio (IRE) 18-5 (10-10) Chased leader until after 3rd, not fluent next, went 2nd before 3 out until last, weakened flat, 3rd of 6, 10 3/4l behind Champagne City (10-10) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Lucky Robin (IRE) 22-1 (11-12) Chased leader until 3rd, pushed along 3 out, lost place before 2 out, 9th of 10, 17 1/4l behind Strong Team (10-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.