Racecards
17:15 Sedgefield
Toteexacta Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 3m 3f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 43461P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 87
held up, driven and outpaced 9th, left remote 4th approaching 2 out, stayed on to take 3rd after last, never dangerous
- Form 1/0PP36
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey J P Byrne
brought down 1st
- Form PF-64PP
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer E A Elliott
- Jockey G Lee
led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, every chance flat, just held close home
Jballingall
29- Form 2P2PPP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 76
held up, hampered 1st, reminders after 3rd, mistake when strugging from 10th, pulled up before next
- Form 403366
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Mrs S C Bradburne
- Jockey M Bradburne
held up, blundered and lost place from 6th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 457P6P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 70
always behind pulled up before 12th
Benefit
71- Form 48P695
- Age 12
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Miss L C Siddall
- Jockey A Dobbin
held up, reminders after 4th, pulled up before 10th
Schoolhouse Walk
385- Form PPPU5P-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey D C Costello
held up and not fluent, hit 11th, soon weakened, pulled up after 12th
- Form 5P785
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Mrs E Slack
- Jockey B P Harding
chased leader, weakened after 3 out, in 3rd when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 085P-3P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P C Haslam
- Jockey P Merrigan
held up, prominent 9th, outpaced when not fluent 12th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
- Form UPP-805
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer B N Pollock
- Jockey T Messenger
with leader until ridden 12th, left remote 3rd 2 out, never dangerous
Middleway
199- Form PU8-P45
- Age 10
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Miss Kate Milligan
- Jockey M J McAlister
always prominent, ridden 3 out, soon went 2nd, led approaching last, veered badly right flat, hard ridden and held on close home
- Form 0069PP
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey N Mulholland
fell 1st
- Form P695PP
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer C R Wilson
- Jockey P Aspell
in touch, pushed along after 5th, soon struggling pulled up before 11th
In depth
Verdict
A chance is taken with Bobby Brown, who has scope to better the effort consented to show last time and is selected in preference to Arctic Lagoon and the veteran Pangeran, who will be waiting in the wings to pounce on any weaknesses. Pangeran has been around for a long time and is a wily as they come. He is also holding his form well enough to be respected in this company. Arctic Lagoon has been hard to win with this season and has a slightly frustrating profile. However, he has also dropped to a very attractive mark and it would come as no surprise to see him involved in the thick of the action today. Even so, Bobby Brown makes more appeal as betting proposition, as we are yet to see the best of Pat Haslam's new recruit. The fitting of a tongue tie and blinkers suggest that he needs a little help in his races. However, he also appeals as one that is likely to thrive for a change in scenery and is no forlorn hope to make the frame in an event like this.
Formwatch
Sconced (USA) 10-1 (10-7) Soon well behind, struggling from 6th, tailed off when pulled up at the 11th in race won by Another Club Royal (10-5) at Musselburgh 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Feb, 12 ran.
Jballingall 6-1 (10-0) Led to 3rd, chased leaders, ridden 9th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up 4 out in race won by Jimmy Bond (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) hvy in Mar, 6 ran.
Arctic Lagoon (IRE) 8-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, blundered 8th, soon lost place, 6th of 15, 46l behind Mr Prickle (10-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Feb.
Barneys Reflection 15-2 (11-7) Chased leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Benefit Fund (11-2) at Southwell 2m sll hdl (5) sft in Feb, 11 ran.
Bobby Brown (IRE) 11-2fav (9-11) Tracked leaders, lost place 8th, ridden 11th, tailed off when pulled up at the 13th in race won by Another Club Royal (10-3) at Musselburgh 3m cnd hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Jan, 13 ran.
Bright Present (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Led to 2nd, prominent, ridden after 10th, hit 15th, weakened before next, 5th of 16, 19l behind Rosetown (10-1) at Ludlow 3m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Jan.
Middleway 16-1 (9-7) Led to 10th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 9, 15l behind Tee-Jay (10-11) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs (F) gf in Sept.
Pangeran (USA) 9-2 (10-3) Prominent until hit 10th, weakened approaching 15th, 4th of 7, 32l behind Regal Vision (9-9) at Ludlow 3m 1f amt hcp chs 0-100 (F) gf in Oct.