Racecards
16:00 Sedgefield
Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 178y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,384 added
- Winner: £2,794
- 2nd: £820
- 3rd: £450
- 4th: £450
- Form 12-81P0
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
led, headed before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off
- Form 14F/5-87
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
always well placed, ridden after 2 out, weakened last
Highwayman
10- Form 65P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey Aaron Anderson
held up mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 35-6349
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Joe Colliver
always in rear, lost touch 3 out, tailed off
- Form 7642/85-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey Dale Irving
held up and behind, progress approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 36438P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer A B Hamilton
- Jockey D B Hurst
held up and behind, progress on outside approaching 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 155922
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Emma Smith-Chaston
held up mid-division, lost place 4th, headway on inside after 3 out, led before last, reminders and went clear flat, ran on well
- Form 70PP01
- Age 11
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey C O'Farrell
with leader, led before 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form F721-65
- Age 14
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Miss L C Siddall
- Jockey W T Kennedy
always behind, hit 2nd, tailed off from 3 out
- Form 856
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
prominent, joined leader after 3rd, ridden and weakened approaching last
- Form 0/9945-U
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer V Thompson
- Jockey Billy Garritty
held up in touch, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed when hit last, soon beaten
- Form P67369-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J J Burke
held up in touch, every chance after 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and beaten when hit last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Few make any appeal and it was faster going when Island Villa won at Catterick on New Year’s Day though he beat a previous winner and should go well again. But ROXYFET has been threatening a return to winning ways over fences here and racing off a 7lb lower mark back over timber with a conditional’s allowance further helping his cause, Micky Hammond’s charge may prove the one to side with. First Of Never is only 2lb higher than when successful over track and trip last year though Christmas In Usa won over track and trip more recently and is preferred.
Formwatch
Christmas In Usa (FR) 20-1 (11-6) Always behind, 11th of 14, 37l behind Temple Man (11-6) at Kelso 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Snougar (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Held up, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 33 3/4l behind Hometown Boy (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Highwayman 40-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Hunters Step (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Percy B Shelley 10-1 (11-9) Held up in touch on inside, lost place and behind 3 out, weakened next, 9th of 10, 25l behind Summer Lightening (11-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Oishin 11-4fav (11-8) Tracked leader, lost place before 4 out, 5th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Back To Balloo (11-10) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Goldslinger (FR) 16-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, lost place 9th, weakened 5 out, pulled up 2 out, at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Roxyfet (FR) 11-2 (11-8) Held up and behind, headway 3 out, pushed along and slight lead briefly before last, soon ridden, not quicken flat, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Ripstick (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Island Villa (IRE) 22-1 (10-2) Made all, ridden after 2 out, edged left and stayed on well flat, won at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan beating Baratineur (11-7) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
First Of Never (IRE) 22-1 (10-13) Held up in last pair, some headway in moderate 5th after 3 out, never on terms, 5th of 8, 37 3/4l behind Christmas In Usa (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Sincerely Resdev 7-1 (10-3) Tracked leader until pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 16 1/4l behind Le Musee (11-5) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Dolly's Dot (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Held up, mistake and unseated rider 2nd, at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Dollar And A Dream (IRE) 8-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, close up when mistake 2 out, no extra before last, 9th of 11, 11l behind Mauricio (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.