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14:20 Sedgefield
Enjoy The Cheltenham Festival With bookmakers.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,200 added
- Winner: £4,029
- 2nd: £1,183
- 3rd: £591
- 4th: £296
- Form 65-63P3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B P Harding
led, blundered 6th, narrowly headed 8th, led again next, blundered and headed 11th, chased leaders, went 3rd before stumbled last, stayed on same pace flat
- Form 345212
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey P J Brennan
took keen hold, held up tracking leaders, jumped slowly 9th, pushed along in 3rd, led 11th, headed 3 out, chased leader, led again before 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on
- Form 764-41P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 107
chased leader, mistake 6th, led 8th until next, chased leader until 11th, driven before 13th, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 38-FP27
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
soon in rear, mistake 2nd, reminders after next, ridden and outpaced after 8th, went badly left 11th and pulled up before next
- Form 1-44777
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Adrian Lane
chased leaders, went 2nd 11th, challenged next, led 3 out until driven before 2 out, weakened between last 2
- Form 50-9603
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 84
tracked leaders, jumped slowly 10th, stayed on to 2nd before last, kept on same pace flat
In depth
Verdict
Ravens Brook was the very easy winner of a poor handicap at Bangor in December but went up 9lb and ran poorly at Wetherby the following month. Tiny Dancer came home virtually alone at Ayr a month ago but blundered his way around Catterick last time and was beaten a long way. Teo Vivo ran a shocker at Newcastle when last seen in December and is well held by TALKIN THOMAS on that run. The latter could do with a drop in the weights but this is a poor contest and he's taken to come out on top. Winning point-to-pointer Uppercut De L'Orne has shown nothing so far under Rules.
Formwatch
Talkin Thomas (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) In touch, headway before 4 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Sharney Sike (10-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Dec.
Tiny Dancer (IRE) 15-8 (11-12) Held up towards rear, in 3rd and blundered 15th, staying on in 2nd when blundered 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 5, 21l behind Harris (11-11) at Catterick 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs.
Ravens Brook (IRE) 13-8fav (11-1) Led to 3rd, in touch, lost place 8th, behind from next, lost touch 5 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Chicklemix (10-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Jan, 7 ran.
Teo Vivo (FR) 8-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, pushed along after 8th, weakened from 5 out, 7th of 9, well behind Sharney Sike (10-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Dec.
Uppercut De L'orne (FR) 5-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway before 5 out, went 3rd before and pecked 4 out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 48l behind Fozy Moss (10-4) at Carlisle 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
One In A Row (IRE) 100-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, outpaced in 3rd before 4 out, ridden and no impression with front pair before next, 3rd of 4, 19l behind Croco Bay (11-7) at Doncaster 2m 3f nov chs (3) gd in Feb.