Racecards
17:30 Sedgefield
El Sid 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft with Soft patches on the run-in)
Lucky Duck
21- Form 0/0-PP3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton
- Jockey F King
led, headed and stumbled and unseated rider 3 out
Spider Music
41- Form 3R36-0P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B P Harding
chased leaders to halfway, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Bill's Echo
11- Form 4-36F64
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey P Griffiths
held up in rear, headway after 5th, outpaced 3 out, rallied to chase winner 2 out, no extra flat
- Form 60-0050
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer J Quinn
- Jockey R Garritty
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 5th, soon weakened
- Form 410000
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
held up, headway halfway, led 3 out, soon clear, pushed out
- Form 416P10
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer F Murtagh
- Jockey C McCormack
mid-division, pushed along 5th, soon weakened
Upswing
52- Form P-04063
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer S Bell
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up in mid-division, mistake 3rd, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out to go 2nd flat, no chance with winner
- Form 006
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey P Whelan
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, weakened 2 out
Hill Track
63- Form 0P/P0P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
held up in rear, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Russian Sky
87- Form 0P0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs H Graham
- Jockey D C Costello
towards rear, pushed along 5th, soon outpaced
- Form 0P060-0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Spider Music, Lucky Duck and Bill's Echo could fight out the finish here with the former just being preferred. Nicky Richards has his string in good form and this son of Orchestra can be given a great chance against this opposition if reproducing his running behind to high class Sh Boom last March. He only went down by fourteen lengths in that Huntingdon contest and there is nothing of that caliber here today. Lucky Duck does have the best recent form having chased home Moonlit Harbour over course and distance last month and he should be the main threat to the selection. Bill's Echo has been well beaten in recent events but has come up against some decent types and will be more at home against these rivals. Northern Minster has recent winning form so is another to consider but we will take a chance that Spider Music can return to his best and he is given the nod.