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17:40 Sedgefield

Roflow's Fifty Shades Of Tommy Grey Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £2,800 added
  • Winner: £1,819
  • 2nd: £534
  • 3rd: £267
  • 4th: £134
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 47.90s
  • Off Time: 17:40:25
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Ruttan Lake (IRE)

4/11

    2
    Silk -

    Ballybanks (IRE)

    14/1

      1
      Silk - DARK BLUE, large PINK spots, PINK cap

      Sparkling Tara

      25
      12/1
      • Form 56-784S
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 100

      held up in touch, mistake 5th, reminders next, ridden after 9th, mistake and weakened 4 out, tailed off

      2
      Silk - Purple, Light Blue and Purple hooped sleeves, Light Blue cap

      Gougane (IRE)

      87 CD
      5/1
      • Form 0F12-31
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 98

      led, jumped right and not fluent 3rd, headed 6th, not fluent next, lost 2nd after 2 out, weakened approaching last

      3
      Silk - Yellow, dark blue star, chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap, dark blue star

      Bucephalus (IRE)

      36 CD
      25/1
      • Form P4PP/66
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 95

      held up in touch, losing ground 7th, tailed off 9th

      4
      Silk - Dark blue, grey and light blue striped cap

      Ballybanks (IRE)

      9
      14/1
      • Form 422-346
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-8
      • Official Rating 82

      tracked leader until before 6th, not fluent 7th, bad mistake next, went 2nd after 2 out, stayed on, no impression

      5
      Silk - Black and pink stripes, hooped sleeves, black cap

      Ruttan Lake (IRE)

      7
      4/11
      • Form 2U-2111
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 69

      tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, led 6th, clear when mistake 3 out, pushed out

      6
      Silk - Purple and Red check, Purple sleeves, Red cap

      Lord Wheathill

      32
      80/1
      • Form 97P-P6U
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 74

      held up in last, took keen hold, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, saddle slipped next, pulled up before 5th

      In depth

      Verdict

      RUTTAN LAKE has clearly improved for a spell hunting and made mincemeat of his four rivals at Perth last week. The ground here will be a lot different but such was the ease of his victory that he can't be opposed, despite the penalty. Gougane has had a break since beating Golden Dream at Cartmel at the start of the June but still looks the one for forecast-backers as Ballybanks looks very one-paced and the others haven't shown enough lately to warrant serious consideration.

      Formwatch

      Sparkling Tara 9-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway 3rd, slipped up on bend after 6th, in a race won by Rob Conti (11-9) at Bangor 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd, 10 ran.

      Gougane (IRE) 3-1fav (10-13) Made all, hit 4th, clear after last, ridden out, won at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Jun beating Golden Dream (11-4) by 3l, 13 ran.

      Bucephalus (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Always behind, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 9, 42l behind Pete (11-4) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Jul.

      Ballybanks (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) In touch when mistake 2nd, soon lost place, mistake and struggling 5th, well behind when mistake 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 10, well behind Robbie (10-12) at Southwell 2m nov hdl (4) gd.

      Ruttan Lake (IRE) 8-11fav (10-0) Raced keenly, soon tracked leader, led 4th, clear when not fluent next, made rest, blundered 14th, well in command when not fluent 3 out, eased down flat, very easily, won at Perth 3m hcp 0-100 (5) hvy beating Tarquinius (11-12) by well, 5 ran.

      Lord Wheathill 33-1 (9-10) Mistake 1st, held up in touch on outside, blundered and unseated rider 9th, in a race won by Ifonlyalfie (10-2) at Southwell 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jul, 7 ran.