Racecards
17:50 Sedgefield
World Bet Exchange Conditionals' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Form 2U03P-P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer G M Moore
- Jockey Mathew Dickinson
led, headed 6th, soon lost place, weakened 3 out
- Form 2-7P4S2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer G M Moore
- Jockey T J O'Brien
tracked leaders, headway 3 out, led narrowly next, soon ridden, held on towards finish
- Form 9045/87-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey M O'connell
in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened from next
Double Ells
138- Form 0P56-7
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey P Kinsella
mid-division, hampered, lost place bend after 5th, outpaced when stumbled approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened
Tin Healy's Pass
326- Form 0/R690P-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer I McMath
- Jockey E Whillans
mid-division, headway to lead 3 out, headed next, soon ridden, weakened last
- Form 472F3/7
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 76
chased leaders, lost place 6th, soon behind
- Form B420-80
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer C J Teague
- Jockey O Nelmes
towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden, no impression from 2 out
- Form 2U528-P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey T Messenger
always towards rear
- Form 4-P7P6U
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey M J McAlister
mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 6454-06
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer C W Thornton
- Jockey D C Costello
behind, mistake 4th, hampered bend after 5th, never dangerous
- Form 2P2-213
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey W T Kennedy
held up, hampered bend after 5th, headway 3 out, challenged next, soon ridden, every chance, no extra, held towards finish
Inmate (IRE)
125- Form 8PP80-R
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Mrs E Slack
- Jockey G Berridge
raced keenly, mid-division when hit rail on bend after 5th, outpaced 3 out, never on terms
- Form 0P/6846
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer A M Crow
- Jockey D N Cullinane
mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 06-6545
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Stephen Craine
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
This does not look to be the strongest of races but Tom O'Brien is clearly a young jockey going places very quickly and his presence on My Good Lord is good enough to earn George Moore's gelding the vote ahead of Willywont He and Hatton House. The last mentioned represents the McCain/Craine partnership that has had plenty of success over the last year but he would need to improve on all known form to trouble the selection. Alpha Juliet has been well held in recent starts, while Cadeaux Rouge gave little sign for encouragement on her recent return. Willywont He is less exposed than most and has to be considered on his handicap debut, while Step Perfect looks the lesser of George Moore's two runners and preference is for stablemate My Good Lord who is taken to gain an overdue success under one of the leading conditional jockeys.