Racecards
18:50 Sedgefield
Family Salter Celebrates Niamh Ringing The Bell Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 65y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £13,400 added
- Winner: £6,535
- 2nd: £3,011
- 3rd: £1,505
- 4th: £754
- Form 12781F-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
mostly chased winner throughout, pushed along after 3 out, lost 2nd briefly 2 out, ridden and no impression before the last
- Form PP222U-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Theo Gillard
mostly jumped well, bit awkward 5th, hit 7th, clear when hit 2 out, good jump last, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
- Form 4P3PU3-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey Callum Bewley
raced mostly in 3rd, stumbled 10th, went 2nd briefly 2 out, soon ridden and dropped to 3rd between last two, plugged on in 3rd
- Form 1/25UP8-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Alain Cawley
awkward 1st, always last, awkward 10th, mistake next, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Zoffalee won on the Flat and over hurdles in Ireland but is 0-8 over fences. Shaws Bridge is a long way out of the handicap but Nero Rock has placed in seven of his 11 starts over the larger obstacles. GERONIMO was beaten when falling in a match at Ayr last month but need only reproduce the form of an earlier win at Carlisle to land this.
Formwatch
Geromino (FR) 5-6fav (11-8) Tracked leader, led narrowly 4 out, shaken up after 3 out, mistake and pecked on landing 2 out, soon ridden and headed before last, 3 lengths down when fell final fence, at Ayr 2m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Nero Rock (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) In touch in rear, pushed along 4 out, held when blundered and unseated rider next, at Haydock 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Zoffalee (FR) 33-1 (11-8) Held up, left 3rd 4th, outpaced before mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 4, 25l behind Clemencia (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Shaws Bridge (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Jumped right on occasion, in rear, mistake 1st, went badly right 9th and 10th, hit 12th, struggling when mistake 4 out, soon weakened, last of 8, dist behind Mystical Clouds (11-11) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.