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14:15 Sedgefield
MansionBet Faller Insurance 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 188y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,084
- 2nd: £1,882
- 3rd: £940
- 4th: £471
- Form 3/660-21
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, headed 5th, could not go pace of leader 2 out, kept on same pace from last
- Form 4-3
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
mid division, ridden and outpaced by leaders home turn, plugged on in 3rd
- Form 3-5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
held up, struggling home turn, tailed off
Get Going
15- Form 64
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
chased leader, pushed along and struggling 4 out, pulled up 2 out
- Form 65-118
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
always in rear, never involved
- Form 422-25
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Signy
- Jockey Jack Andrews
chased leader, took it up after 5th, increased tempo 2 out, in control last, kept on well flat
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up, pushed along home turn when failed to go pace of leaders, weakened thereafter
Torngat (FR)
25- Form 952-75
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer T Davidson
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
mid division, ridden and outpaced home turn, never a factor
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A Grade 2 winner over fences back in 2019, MISTER WHITAKER returned to winning ways over hurdles at Kelso on only his second outing for Donald McCain’s yard. He can defy a penalty and confirm running with Court At Slip. No Word Of A Lie finished closer at Aintree last time and is preferred to Glorious Spirit, who is penalised for an earlier course and distance success, while Bridge North made a satisfactory debut over timber when third at Ludlow last month and can figure with normal progress.
Formwatch
Mister Whitaker (IRE) 4-9fav (10-12) Prominent, pressed leader before 2 out, led after 2 out, pushed along before last, stayed on, always doing enough, won at Kelso 2m 7f (4) gs in Nov beating Return Fire (10-12) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Bridge North (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Last pair, modest 5th before 3 out, shaken up and plugged on in 3rd run-in, never nearer, 3rd of 6, 8 1/2l behind Current Mood (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f (2) gd in Nov.
Court At Slip (IRE) 50-1 (10-10) Mid-division, dropped to rear before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, always behind, 5th of 7, 18 3/4l behind Mister Whitaker (10-12) at Kelso 2m 7f (4) gs in Nov.
Get Going 33-1 (10-11) Led until after 1st, prominent, not fluent 2nd, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten before 2 out, 4th of 5, 23 1/4l behind Rocky Lake (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) gd in Nov.
Glorious Spirit (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Towards rear, not fluent and lost position 5 out, detached soon after, 8th of 12, dist behind Saturn 'n Silk (11-5) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f (4) gd in Sep.
No Word Of A Lie 7-2 (10-12) Led until 5th, pressed winner, lost place before last, weakened flat, 5th of 7, 9l behind Hillcrest (10-12) at Aintree 2m 4f (4) gs in Nov.
Patagonia (FR) Ballingarry gelding out of Daramour.
Torngat (FR) 33-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and made headway after 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, kept on after last, 5th of 15, 28 1/2l behind Nurse Susan (10-11) at Carlisle 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Nov.