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16:05 Sedgefield

Weatherbys Bank Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f 28y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,400 added
  • Winner: £4,159
  • 2nd: £1,221
  • 3rd: £611
  • 4th: £305
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 36.30s
  • Off Time: 16:05:23
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Verko (FR)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Finea (IRE)

    2/1

      1
      Silk - Grey and White stripes, Red cap

      Ashbrittle

      35 bt D
      5/1
      • Form 33/18UP
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 120

      with leader, ran in snatches, slow 3rd, mistake 13th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, modest 4th

      2
      Silk - Blue, green sleeves, black cap

      Finea (IRE)

      8 pt
      2/1
      • Form 524141
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 107

      chased leaders, driven to challenge 2 out, every chance last, kept on well closing stages

      3
      Silk - Red, Yellow sash, hooped sleeves and cap

      Chanceofa Lifetime (IRE)

      8 D
      9/2
      • Form F44463
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-10
      • Official Rating 108

      led, strongly challenged 2 out, headed before last, no extra towards finish

      4
      Silk - Red, white braces, white sleeves, red spots

      Verko (FR)

      16 BFCD
      7/4
      • Form 511142
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-6
      • Official Rating 104

      held up well in rear, 7 lengths detatched at 5th, blundered 9th, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, led before 2 out, stayed on strongly

      5
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow star and armlets, yellow cap, royal blue star

      Bolero Collonges (FR)

      29 b
      25/1
      • Form 5P54-0P
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-3
      • Official Rating 103

      chased leaders, under pressure 5 out, weakened next, behind when pulled up before last

      In depth

      Verdict

      Finea may still technically be a novice but he's had 22 starts over fences and won three times, including two of the last three. He has a penalty for his latest victory at Musselburgh but should still be thereabouts again and holds Chanceofa Lifetime on the form book. Verko won over course and distance at the start of December and followed up at Carlisle nine days later. But two subsequent runs at Catterick suggest he is probably in the handicapper's grip now. ASHBRITTLE is jumping fences late in life but he has more class than today's rivals and, if rising to the new challenge, could be too good for these. Bolero Collonges is hard to fancy on his efforts to date.

      Formwatch

      Ashbrittle 20-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, driven when mistake 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out, at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Jan.

      Finea (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Tracked leader, challenged after 3 out, led next, 3 lengths clear last, ridden and kept on flat, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Oscar Lateen (10-12) by 4l, 7 ran.

      Chanceofa Lifetime (IRE) 15-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, effort 3 out, mistake next, kept on same pace, well held in 3rd from last, 3rd of 7, 16l behind Finea (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb.

      Verko (FR) 11-4fav (10-13) Detatched in rear, headway on outside 4 out, ridden after next, chased winner before last, kept on same pace, well held flat, 2nd of 6, 6l behind My Friend George (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.

      Bolero Collonges (FR) 22-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, at Catterick 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.