Racecards
18:15 Sedgefield
John Wade Equine Fibre Conditionals' Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 5354/
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey D C Costello
mid-division, headway 2 out, ridden to chase winner between last 2, 3 lengths 2nd and staying on same pace when fell last
- Form 08P/5F-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer B Storey
- Jockey B S Hughes
mid-division, ridden and headway after 2 out, left 4th last, kept on flat, never troubled leaders
- Form 5311/P-0
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey K Mercer
mistake 1st, behind, ridden and headway after 2 out, left 2nd after last, kept on
- Form 0P-73
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey M O'connell
held up, ridden to chase leaders after 2 out, kept on, no impression
- Form 9F0P/53
- Age 12
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey S Marshall
led to 1st, chased leaders, outpaced 2 out, soon behind
Kentford Lady
111- Form 0/27709-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey T Greenway
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, no impression approaching last
- Form 2P6P0-5
- Age 14
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey E Whillans
led 1st to next, with leader, led again 4th, headed 2 out, soon weakened
Raygale
773- Form 602UPP/
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Mrs K Walton
- Jockey C Sharkey
mid-division, outpaced 2 out, behind when pulled up before last
Alethea Gee
18- Form 2P839-R
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey James Reveley
mid-division, mistake 2nd, headway and then touched 4th, weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last
Aquiline
24- Form 208/UP-P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey L Treadwell
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form UU00F/9-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey P McDonald
tracked leaders, headway to lead after 2 out, ridden last, stayed on
- Form 079PP/
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 72
whipped around and unseated rider start
- Form 5P66/PU-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Miss Kate Milligan
- Jockey M J McAlister
in touch, led 2nd to 4th, led briefly 2 out, 3rd and held when hampered last, not recover
Inmate (IRE)
86- Form 0/8PP80-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Mrs E Slack
- Jockey O Nelmes
badly hampered and left start, took no part
- Form 000-09
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Ben Orde-powlett
behind until ridden, kept on from 2 out, never near
In depth
Verdict
A shocking contest to start the evening with and we will take Fleetfoot Mac to score. It won't take much winning this and as one who has shown winning form on heavy ground and who is also coming here off the back of a good enough run in the context of this race then he looks capable of going in. Raygale is another who acts with plenty of cut although has not been seen out for a couple of seasons now. If straight enough after that absence he could come into calculations, while both Loblite Leader, another coming back from a lay-off, and Maraud are just about the best of the remaining bunch. That's not saying much though and we take Fleetfoot Mac to score.
Formwatch
Loblite Leader (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Not fluent, tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out, 4th of 15, 25l behind Reivers Moon (10-6) at Sedgefield 2m 5f mdn hdl (E) gd in Apr '04.
Fleetfoot Mac 25-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 3rd, outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching last, one pace flat, 4th of 10, 14l behind Prince Among Men (11-0) at Hexham 2m sll hdl (5) gf.
From Little Acorns (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Behind, some headway when not fluent 3 out, weakened before next, last of 10, well behind Bargain Hunt (10-12) at Hexham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf.
Overdrawn (IRE) 9-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 3 out, effort, chance last, one pace run-in, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Bargain Hunt (10-12) at Hexham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf.
Maraud 11-1 (11-7) Led to 8th, led 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 16, 10l behind Don't Ask Me (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
Kentford Lady 33-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, no impression, 9th of 10, 37l behind Hollywood (11-1) at Wincanton 2m 6f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Feb.
Gospel Song 14-1 (11-2) Led, headed 2 out, soon ridden, one pace, 5th of 18, 11l behind Arresting (11-2) at Perth 2m hcp hdl (5) gs.
Alethea Gee 13-2 (10-2) Led, still in lead when ran out 3 out in race won by Knotty Ash Girl (10-13) at Worcester 2m mrs hcp hdl (5) gf, 14 ran.