Racecards
14:35 Sedgefield
Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 65y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,200 added
- Winner: £4,859
- 2nd: £2,236
- 3rd: £1,118
- 4th: £559
- Form 4P/P7PP-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Callum Bewley
in touch, ridden 12th, stumbled on landing and unseated rider 4 out
- Form 3252-36
- Age 12
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer S G West
- Jockey Bruce Lynn
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 3 out
- Form P453-63
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Emma Smith-Chaston
close up, tracked leaders 10th, led 2 out, ridden out
- Form 355-912
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Lizzie Quinlan
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, edged left and chased winner approaching last, ridden and stayed on towards finish
- Form 432-112
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Jonathan England
tracked leader, not fluent 11th, joined leader 4 out, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace
- Form 13P/4-86
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 102
led, joined 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra towards next
In depth
Verdict
Veteran Touch Kick has placed in both previous starts here but hasn’t run since May. DUO D’ENFER has run a couple of nice races since arriving from France and the Wetherby third faces lesser opposition today. Tom Creen is in fine form and a specialist here but looks a few pounds too high now while Heritier has changed stables since a second over the smaller obstacles at Bangor.
Formwatch
High Up In The Air (FR) 16-1 (11-12) Soon off the pace towards rear, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out, at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Touch Kick (IRE) 13-2 (12-1) Chased leaders, lost place before 9th, well beaten 4 out, 6th of 10, dist behind Do No Wrong (10-8) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Duo D'Enfer (FR) 10-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, pushed along 3 out, stayed on, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 7, 4l behind No But I Will (11-9) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Heritier (FR) 6-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway out wide chasing leaders approaching 3 out, went 3rd briefly home turn, went 3rd again before 2 out, took 2nd final strides, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 18l behind Chti Balko (12-1) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Tom Creen (IRE) 6-4fav (11-2) Chased leader, challenged 11th, led next, headed 3 out, soon ridden and hung left, well held by winner flat, 2nd of 4, 8l behind Sageburg County (11-11) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Rafferty (IRE) 28-1 (11-4) Handy, pushed along before 2 out, gradually weakened, 6th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Apologise (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.