Racecards
13:30 Sedgefield
SprayClad UK Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 178y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £301
- Form 318/42-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Rachel McDonald
tended to jump right, led and clear to before 3rd, headed after next, chased winner, ridden and outpaced in 3rd after 3 out, no impression from next
- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
tracked clear leader, close up in 3rd approaching 3rd, went 2nd after 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same, no chance with easy winner from next
- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey Joe Colliver
tracked front pair, close up in 2nd when not fluent 3rd, led after next, drew clear on bit from 2 out, very easily
- Form 40-16
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Daniel Sansom
always behind, not fluent 3rd, soon struggling, lost touch and pulled up before next
- Form F5-PP56
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Billy Garritty
always in rear, lost touch from 3rd, continued tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Constancio was a little keen when runner-up at Musselburgh so that wasn’t a bad first effort over timber. But he would have been getting more than a stone from LORD YEATS were this a race on the Flat and Jedd O’Keeffe’s charge ran well enough at Wetherby to suggest he can go one better here. Baracalu was second in a maiden here just over a year ago and will have needed a recent run at Hexham but lacks the scope of his likely market rivals.
Formwatch
Baracalu (FR) 11-4 (11-0) Held up, jumped right throughout, headway 4 out, led next, headed after omitted 2 out, gradually weakened, 4th of 8, 24 1/2l behind Know The Score (11-0) at Hexham 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Constancio (IRE) 5-4 (11-0) Tracked winner, hung badly left bend into straight approaching 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Kensukes Kingdom (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m (4) gd in Dec.
Lord Yeats 11-10fav (10-12) Led, jumped right 1st, headed 3rd, led again 3 out, headed next, left 2nd at last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Encore Champs (10-12) at Wetherby 2m (4) gs in Nov.
The Raven's Return 20-1 (10-12) Always in rear, awkward 3rd, jumped slowly 5th and 4 out, never a factor, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Doux Pretender (11-3) at Ascot 2m 6f (2) gd in Nov.
The Sting (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Held up, always towards rear, outpaced from 3 out, 6th of 10, 33 3/4l behind The Con Man (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f (4) hvy in Dec.