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14:15 Sedgefield

Hobgoblin Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 77y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,899
  • 2nd: £1,145
  • 3rd: £572
  • 4th: £286
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 10.12s
  • Off Time: 14:15:20
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Black, White hoops, Red sleeves and cap
13/2
  • Form 2P5204
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next, pulled up before last

2
Silk - Light blue, brown hoop, orange and brown hooped sleeves, orange cap
  • Form 94P-272
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear winner when mistake 2 out, kept on same pace

3
Silk - Orange, White cross belts, Orange sleeves, White spots, Red cap

Nicki's Nipper

137 p C
14/1
  • Form 191244
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 92

tracked winner until ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened

4
Silk - DARK BLUE, large PINK spots, PINK cap
  • Form 6P3P/8P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 89

made all, clear last, heavily eased flat

6
Silk - Purple, Grey stars, Grey sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap, Grey star
  • Form 90-4254
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 85

always in rear, outpaced 4 out, pulled up next

7
Silk - Dark Green, Light Green stars and sleeves, Dark Green cap
28/1
  • Form 7-206P6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 82

held up, pushed along 5th, ridden next, never a factor

8
Silk - GREEN, GOLD sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
8/1
  • Form 403661
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 73

close up, awkward on landing 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened next

9
Silk - Red, Yellow seams, halved sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 242232
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 71

held up, headway to track leaders approaching 3 out, ridden next, kept on same pace

5
NR

Halcyon Days

18 v D
7/2
  • Form 9-23312
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 87

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Spread Boy carries 6lb extra after winning over track and trip recently. But it was soft ground on that occasion and DISTANT RAIN (NAP) is preferred. The latter finished clear of the rest when runner-up at Towcester last week and Henry Oliver’s charge can go one better on only his second start over fences. Halcyon Days is more experienced and won a chase at Ayr in October before finishing runner-up at Musselburgh while Yourholidayisover has had 12 starts without success over fences but went close at Hereford last week.

Formwatch

Le Legro (IRE) 7-2 (11-3) Held up, headway 4 out, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 7, 19l behind Taroum (10-5) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Distant Rain (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Prominent, not fluent 7th, led after 3 out, clear next, slow last, headed flat, one pace, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Adarenna (11-1) at Towcester 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.

Nicki's Nipper 8-1 (11-4) Led, ridden and headed run-in, no extra, 4th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Morning With Ivan (10-4) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Maxed Out King (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, quickly weakened from 5th, soon pulled up, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Definitely Glad (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Held up behind, chased leaders before last (usual 3 out), ridden and one pace before omitted last, no impression, 4th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Italian Riviera (11-12) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp (5) gf in Oct.

Alchimix (FR) 14-1 (10-13) Held up in touch in rear, not fluent 1st, mistake next, blundered badly and struggling 6th, last of 6, 37l behind Thankyou Very Much (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Spread Boy (IRE) 11-1 (10-3) Held up in touch, went 3rd before 7th, ridden to lead before last, soon clear, won at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) sft in Nov beating Pamak D'airy (11-3) by 6l, 9 ran.

Yourholidayisover (IRE) 11-4 (10-0) In touch, led before 2 out, headed last, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Knight's Reward (10-2) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.

Halcyon Days 2-1 (10-12) Pressed leader, led 5th, headed when hit 3 out, blundered and no impression on winner from next, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Thankyou Very Much (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.