Racecards
19:30 Sedgefield
HSBC Tees Valley Commercial Centre Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to firm, good in places on the chase course.
- Surface: Turf
- £3,200 added
- Winner: £2,082
- 2nd: £611
- 3rd: £306
- 4th: £153
- Form 7152P3-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey R Walford
led, ridden before 2 out, hard ridden and headed before last, every chance run-in, held towards finish
- Form F15614-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey Miss J Foster
held up towards rear, went poor 4th 3 out, never dangerous
- Form 308/586-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Mrs K Walton
- Jockey R McGrath
held up towards rear, pushed along after 6th, ridden and weakened before 3 out
- Form 738-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey G Lee
held up behind, reminders before 4th and after 5th, never dangerous
- Form 6466UF-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey P Aspell
tracked leader until ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form PU9P06-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer B Storey
- Jockey B S Hughes
tracked leaders, weakened from 6th
In depth
Verdict
Winged Farasi scored at Carlisle in March but couldn't cope with a 5lb rise at Bangor and is on the same mark here. MARDOOD loves this track and gained a C&D success in March before a fair run over a longer trip on a return visit last month. He won off a higher mark than this a year ago and can return to winning ways. The front-running What's Occurrin is likely to set a blistering pace but he doesn't win very often and is on a high enough mark. Eliades Run has shown nothing in three novice runs but makes his handicap debut on a plater's mark so is one to note in the betting.
Formwatch
What's Occurrin 10-1 (11-1) Took keen hold, led not fluent 7th, headed after 3 out, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 13, 25l behind I Can Run Can You (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Winged Farasi 17-2 (11-2) Held up mid-division, headway 6th, ridden before last, one pace, 4th of 11, 16l behind Moufatango (11-4) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Katapult (GER) 20-1 (11-0) In touch, headway after 5th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 6th of 10, 33l behind Jammia (10-13) at Newcastle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Mardood 10-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, outpaced before 3 out, 9th of 14, 9l behind Classic Henri (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Apr.
Eliades Run (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 7th, weakened before 4 out, 8th of 17, well behind Moonlight Drive (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 6f nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Railway Park (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Chasing leaders when fell 1st, in a race won by Pugnacity (11-5) at Wetherby 2m 4f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Apr, 12 ran.
Humourous (IRE) 11-1 (10-2) Carried right 1st, chased leader, ridden after 5th, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 10, 17l behind Zahara Joy (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Sep.