Racecards
14:20 Sedgefield
Barca Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 3f 9y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £3,574
- 2nd: £1,049
- 3rd: £525
- 4th: £262
- Form 4-35PP5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
tracked leader, led before 2 out, pressed last, held on well towards finish
- Form 22-3P03
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Mr Kaine Wood
with leaders, weakened before 2 out
- Form F-P5774
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer S Thomas
- Jockey Harrison Beswick
with leaders on outer, outpaced before 5th, soon in rear, pulled up before 3 out
- Form P22311
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Miss T Jackson
- Jockey A Nicol
led, headed before 2 out, every chance last, no extra last
- Form 2-U63PP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Danny Cook
towards rear, outpaced 3 out, headway before 2 out, went 3rd before last, kept on one pace
- Form 95F442
- Age 10
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
towards rear and raced wide, headway before 6th, pushed along before 9th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 532442
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey C Gethings
in rear, headway before 4 out to chase leaders, went 4th before last, one pace
- Form 14P3-P9
- Age 8
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Joe Colliver
mid-division, reminders before 5 out, soon lost place, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 8453-03
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey B S Hughes
behind and raced wide, pushed along 3 out, in 5th place from last, no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
JOSEPH MERCER has a 12lb hike in the weights to contend with as he bids for a hat-trick of course and distance successes. He made all to beat the placed horses, Acadian and Dance And Romance, by a wide margin last time and there looks plenty more to come from him. Jac The Legend has scored over track and trip before and has slipped back down the weights while American Life has been getting closer and finished runner-up in testing ground at Lingfield last time.
Formwatch
Askamore Darsi (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, reminders after 7th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 5th of 8, 22 1/2l behind Cooking Fat (11-12) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Jac The Legend 9-2 (10-10) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd from 4 out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 15l behind I Just Know (11-4) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
More Than Luck (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Mid-division, pushed along before 7th, soon outpaced, plugged on from after 2 out, went 4th place run-in, 4th of 10, 17 1/2l behind Late Shipment (10-13) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Joseph Mercer (IRE) Evensfav (10-11) Made all, clear from 2 out, won at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Acadian (10-6) by 14l, 7 ran.
Nail 'm (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Never fluent in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 8th, at Bangor 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
American Life (FR) 7-2 (10-6) Held up in rear, outpaced after 3 out, headway before last, stayed on well closing stages, nearest finish, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Burgess Dream (10-1) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Acadian (FR) 13-2 (10-6) In rear, headway after 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, one pace and no impression with winner, 2nd of 7, 14l behind Joseph Mercer (10-11) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Longueville Flier (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) In touch, headway before 10th, in remote 5th before 4 out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, dist behind Amber Gambler (11-6) at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Dance And Romance 14-1 (10-13) Behind, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, never able to challenge, 3rd of 9, 10 3/4l behind Joseph Mercer (10-11) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) sft in Feb.