Racecards
15:30 Sedgefield
'Timmings Family Boxing Day Bash' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 110y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Silvertown
12- Form 5186P-0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer L Lungo
- Jockey G Berridge
led, raced keen, ridden and headed between last two, soon weakened
- Form 784753
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Jim Crowley
chased leaders, reminders halfway, driven to lead between last two, hard ridden and mistake last, kept on under pressure
- Form PP0F-91
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
behind from halfway, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form P-5C7P5
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey A Ross
chased leader, effort approaching 2 out, ridden and chance last, kept on flat
- Form 44-4612
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer W Storey
- Jockey H Ephgrave
in touch, reminders halfway, lost place after 3 out, beaten when blundered badly and unseated rider last
- Form P067-R5
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J Norton
- Jockey Miss P Robson
chased leaders top halfway, soon lost touch, tailed off from 3 out
In depth
Verdict
A seller in all but name. Topweight Silvertown has always been held in high regard but looks opposable on the surface. Right is respected from the Ginger McCain team. She handles the surface and put up a career best to be second to Croker at Bangor last time out. Brooksby Whorlton has been put an amazing 18lb for a neck win. The switch to Geoff Harker may have revitalised him but the handicapper has done him no favours. Denarius has ability but probably still needs to drop a few pounds in the handicap before we see him in the winners enclosure. Recent selling grade winner, Copplestone would probably have needed it faster to show his best form. King's Country is given the tentative nod for the finale. Norman Mason's representative was a recent winner at Leicester in similar conditions and has a reasonable previous record around course and distance.