Racecards
18:40 Sedgefield
Darlington & Stockton Times Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 3m 3f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Clair Valley
12- Form P/0326-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey Mr A O'Keeffe
held up towards rear, headway after 9th, ridden and effort approaching 3 out, no extra between final 2
Bullfinch
18- Form 005-454
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer R Phillips
- Jockey W Marston
soon mid-division, headway 10th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, one-paced approaching last
- Form 12/5-323
- Age 11
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey Mrs C Ford
mid-division, pushed along and lost place approaching 9th, outpaced next
- Form 0-00264
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey A Dobbin
held up in touch, ridden and effort after 3 out, chased winner before next, kept on under pressure
Maraud
10- Form 6-4U305
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey G Lee
made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well
- Form 54/2P-45
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Ms Liz Harrison
- Jockey B Storey
held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
Darak (IRE)
67- Form 0000-B0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs K Tutty
- Jockey Mr L McGrath
towards rear, struggling 9th, soon lost touch
Jonaem (IRE)
26- Form 00-3300
- Age 12
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs E Slack
- Jockey F Houston
with leader, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, one-paced from next
Miss Cash
273- Form 4PP/PP-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey P Aspell
mid-division, headway and in touch 10th, ridden and effort after 3 out, weakened after next
- Form 403P0/0
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Miss S Forster
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up in rear, struggling 9th, behind from next
In depth
Verdict
With half of the 10 runner field out of the handicap proper this is not as competitive as the numbers suggest and the topweight Clair Valley sets a fair standard. Ferdy Murphy's mare won nicely over a two furlong shorter trip at Wolverhampton earlier in the month on her first start for a year. She may have further improvement in her but has been raised 11lbs since. The Richard Ford-trained Hersilia has been placed off her current mark on all three starts this term so should again be thereabouts, while Bullfinch from the Richard Phillips stable should not be far away judged by his most recent effort at Newton Abbot.