Racecards
13:45 Sedgefield
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Chase (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 77y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,035 added
- Winner: £4,289
- 2nd: £1,259
- 3rd: £630
- 4th: £350
- Form 522-522
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Henry Brooke
jumped well, made all, went clear and maintained strong pace after 2nd, shaken up between last 2, kept on strongly, unchallenged
- Form 111941-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Danny Cook
held up in 3rd, closer 4 out, mistake and outpaced 3 out, mistake next
- Form 322822-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased winner who went clear after 2nd, hit 7th and 8th, never on terms
- Form 1/221U1-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey R T Dunne
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Return Ticket has found only one too good in his last four runs over fences and Theatre Legend has suffered the same ill-fortune in his two runs over the larger obstacles. Evander won twice over hurdles here last season and earlier won a point-to-point but SNOOKERED had a higher rating over the smaller obstacles than the latter and is fit from the Flat having won over 1m4f at Catterick in August. Brian Ellison’s charge gets the vote in a tricky heat.
Formwatch
Return Ticket (IRE) 13-8fav (11-2) Chased leader, not fluent 5th, led 7th, headed and not fluent 4 out, soon led again, headed before last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 12l behind Leapaway (11-2) at Hexham 2m (4) gd in Sep.
Snookered (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Went right start, in rear, pushed along 4f out, soon struggling, 6th of 8, 33 3/4l behind Stag Horn (9-3) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Aug.
Theatre Legend 9-4 (10-12) Chased winner throughout, jumped slowly 5th, well held when mistake 4 out, mistake 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 3, 25l behind First Flow (11-10) at Doncaster 2m (4) hvy in Feb.
Evander (IRE) 13-8fav (11-9) Mostly jumped well, made all, clear 2nd, hit 4th, reduced lead 3 out, went clear again before next, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Sedgefield 2m 5f (4) sft in Feb beating Kerrkenny Gold (11-2) by 7l, 5 ran.