Racecards
18:45 Sedgefield
R & H Tomlinson Pride In The Butterwick Hospice Novices' Chase (Class E)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Dick The Taxi
342- Form 0P6/61P-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Smith
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
raced keen, tracked winner, mistake 4 out, effort when hit 2 out, weakened approaching last
Regar (IRE)
14- Form 4/FPU2-P
- Age 11
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey C McCormack
tracked leaders, reminder 6th, ridden and weakened before next
- Form 42620-3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Frank Kirby
- Jockey K Johnson
held up in rear, headway 3 out, ridden between last 2, no impression flat
Sounds Cool
19- Form 33/44P-6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
in touch, pushed along 3 out, ridden and weakened from next
Teme Valley
17- Form 01001-6
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey G Lee
held up towards rear, headway 5th, pushed along 7th, weakened 3 out
Toad Hall
23- Form 6021/P4-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs L Normile
- Jockey B P Harding
raced keen, towards rear, weakened halfway
- Form 226/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
raced keenly, made all, jumped right from 5th, stayed on strongly from 2 out
- Form 3/PPP-P0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs C Kerr
- Jockey F Keniry
in touch to halfway, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
In depth
Verdict
Another competitive contest for this novices chase and many can be given chances on there best hurdles form and we will take a chance on Dick The Taxi. He was a fair sort over hurdles and if he takes to fences he will be hard to beat with conditions in his favour. Teme Valley has won at this track over hurdles and rates the main danger if he takes to fences but his best form is on faster ground and he will not want any rain. Avebury is another to consider and he at least has experience of fences. He was a good second behind Search And Destroy last time and that rival has since franked the form so he should not be far away. Sound Of Cheers is another worthy of respect on his latest third behind Cobbet and the more rain the better for him. Of the remainder Sounds Cool is from a yard in form and is worth a cautionary look in the market.