Racecards
19:50 Sedgefield
Happy 40th Birthday Superstar Steve Fagan Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 178y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £7,550 added
- Winner: £3,730
- 2nd: £1,719
- 3rd: £859
- 4th: £430
- Form 77-513
- Age 4
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D J Jeffreys
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up, took keen hold, soon in touch, not fluent 3 out, 4th and held 2 out, mistake and weakened last
- Form 57355-7
- Age 11
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey Charlotte Jones
held up in touch, outpaced before 2 out, kept on flat, unable to get on terms
- Form 265-779
- Age 4
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer H Burns
- Jockey Peter Kavanagh
not always fluent, in rear on outside, struggling 5th, behind when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 1-32175
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
soon led, headed after 3rd, headed after 3 out, edged left before last, lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 49-4246
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up in mid-division, outpaced before 2 out, rallied last, stayed on, led last strides
- Form 13-6436
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
raced keenly, led early, prominent on inside, led after 3 out, headed last strides
- Form 54075-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey Jonathan England
held up in rear, pulled hard, jumped left 3rd, never in contention
- Form 86P-04P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
prominent, ridden 2 out, 3rd and held when not fluent last, no extra flat
- Form 3466-70
- Age 4
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 105
NonRunner
- Form 159533-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey Callum Bewley
NonRunner
- Form 43666-3
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J Bedi
- Jockey Aaron Anderson
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Strong Team won this last year and is 3lb lower in the weights but recent form leaves much to be desired. Lucky Lover Boy is thrown in on past form and Joie De Vivre ran a cracking race on his comeback on the Flat last month. A winner at Hexham in June, the versatile MAJOR SNUGFIT goes well here as well and ran better than the final result suggests at Market Rasen last month. The unexposed Reams Of Love makes his handicap debut but the assessor has taken no chances.
Formwatch
Reams Of Love 4-1 (11-2) Raced in last, not fluent 3 out or 2 out, soon held, no extra before last, last of 3, 12 1/2l behind Pop The Champagne (11-3) at Stratford 2m (3) gd in Jul.
Golden Town (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Mid-division, outpaced 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 27 3/4l behind A Mere Bagatelle (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Helvic Princess 14-1 (11-3) Towards rear, moderate late headway, never a factor, 9th of 12, 18 3/4l behind Diamondinthemud (11-7) at Downpatrick 2m 3f mdn Good - Yielding in Jul.
Major Snugfit 9-1 (10-11) Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression approaching 2 out, kept on same pace from last, 5th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Karannelle (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Lucky Lover Boy (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Tracked leader, raced freely, pushed along and weakened after 2 out, 6th of 12, 27 1/2l behind Zamond (11-11) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
My Little Toni 10-1 (10-11) Prominent, not fluent 5th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 11, dist behind Last Of A Legend (11-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Top Attraction 15-2 (9-1) Towards rear, went into mid-division halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no extra inside last, 4th of 9, 4l behind Hot Team (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Strong Team (IRE) 28-1 (10-9) In rear, mistake 2nd, lost ground 5 out, pulled up, at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Sonning (IRE) 28-1 (11-11) Restrained towards rear, lost touch 2 out, no extra, last of 10, dist behind Restitution (12-0) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Joie De Vivre (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Slowly away, in rear, effort and headway 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden under 1f out and stayed on to go 2nd final 110 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, nk behind Hackberry (9-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Tuff McCool (IRE) 10-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway to go 2nd before 4th, led next, headed after 3 out, kept on flat, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Misty Mani (10-4) at Perth 2m hcp (5) gd in Jul.