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14:35 Sedgefield
Wishing Gordon A Happy 70th Birthday Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,200 added
- Winner: £3,379
- 2nd: £992
- 3rd: £496
- 4th: £248
- Form 1412
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey K Renwick
made most until ridden and headed after 2 out, soon edged left and beaten, well held by winner flat, being closed down by 3rd towards finish
- Form 42-P435
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer V Thompson
- Jockey Mr Kit Alexander
pressed leader until 5th, outpaced by leaders next, stayed on same pace, closed on 2nd flat, no chance with winner
Major Ivan (IRE)
160- Form 22-365
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey B S Hughes
tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear flat, easily
- Form 48-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
chased leaders until not fluent 6th, soon struggling
- Form 67
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey James Cowley
in rear, mistake 1st, not much room next, reminder 4th, tailed off from 7th
- Form 8-7363
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Diarmuid O'Regan
chased leaders until before 6th, well beaten from next
- Form 113313
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey Trevor Ryan
Nonrunner
- Form 6-67112
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey K Renwick
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Make Me A Fortune won a competitive handicap over track and trip last month and would have major claims if turning up today. However, he had an alternative target at Haydock yesterday. WARRIORS TALE lost nothing in defeat when chasing a hat-trick over 3m at Ayr last time. He'll make a chaser in time but can score again over the smaller obstacles here as his form is much stronger than that of Market Rasen runner-up Black Jack Rover and Chanceofa Lifetime. Major Ivan is proving disappointing and lacks a recent run.
Formwatch
Black Jack Rover (IRE) 11-10fav (11-0) Led, not fluent and headed 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 3, 9l behind Forever Field (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Chanceofa Lifetime (IRE) 200-1 (10-8) Prominent on outside, driven and hung left when not fluent 3 out, soon lost place, no impression from next, 5th of 13, 17l behind Looking Well (11-1) at Newcastle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
Major Ivan (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, 5th 3 out, no impression and well held from next, 5th of 12, 20l behind Hurricane Hollow (11-4) at Ayr 2m NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) gs in Oct.
Touch Of Steel (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, pushed along 8f out, soon lost place, well beaten final 5f, last of 5, 36l behind Baby Bach (11-1) at Ayr 1m 6f NH flat (6) hvy in Jan.
Uncle Monty (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, lost place 7f out, 7th of 8, well behind Speredek (10-10) at Carlisle 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Mar.
Broadway Belle 33-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, lost place 6th, behind 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, tailed off, 3rd of 7, 44l behind Arthurs Secret (11-6) at Musselburgh 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Feb.
Make Me A Fortune (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2 out, ridden to lead last, kept on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in Mar beating Wolf Sword (10-7) by 6l, 11 ran.
Warriors Tale 11-8fav (12-3) Tracked leaders, challenged and mistake 3 out, ridden and every chance run-in, held towards finish, 2nd of 4, 3/4l behind One For Arthur (12-3) at Ayr 3m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.