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15:05 Sedgefield

Gill And Punter Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f 110y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 21.10s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Highland Tracker (IRE)

28/1

    2
    Silk -

    Bergamo

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Stormy Beech

      10/1

        2
        Silk - White, Royal Blue star, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange cap

        Ragu

        6
        5/2
        • Form 2004-21
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-9

        held up towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden and no impression

        3
        Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE hoop, hooped sleeves and cap

        Nosam

        4
        5/1
        • Form 021232
        • Age 13
        • Weight 11-6

        in touch, ridden approaching 6, outpaced before next

        4
        Silk - Dark Blue, Orange sleeves, Dark Blue spots, Orange cap

        Bergamo

        145
        13/2
        • Form 6054-40
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-5

        in touch, dropped rear halfway, outpaced 6th, rallied approaching 2 out, stayed on under pressure run in

        5
        Silk - Purple, Yellow stripe and sleeves, quartered cap

        Stormy Beech

        158 b
        10/1
        • Form 102-016
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-1

        held up in rear, headway halfway, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra run-in

        6
        Silk - Black, Pink star, hooped sleeves and star on cap

        Highland Tracker (IRE)

        886
        28/1
        • Form 305262/
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-1

        tracked leaders, outpaced 7th, rallied to chase leader approaching 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on

        7
        Silk - Maroon, Blue and White quartered cap

        Plenty Courage

        11
        10/3
        • Form 5-34433
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-0

        led until mistake and headed 1st, remained close up, reminder 4th, ridden and effort 3 out, no extra from 2 out

        8
        Silk - Maroon, Dark Green sash and cap

        Thistlekicker (IRE)

        11
        11/1
        • Form 560344
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-1

        in touch, dropped rear 3rd, behind from halfway

        9
        Silk - PINK, large PURPLE spots, PINK sleeves, PURPLE spots, PINK cap, PURPLE spots

        Miss Lacroix

        45
        12/1
        • Form 6025P0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-0

        led 1st, headed approaching 3 out, weakened befored next

        1
        NR

        Bodfari Signet

        11
        • Form P54341
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-12

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        We are taking Ragu to build on a promising win six days ago, but Bodfari Signet, Plenty Courage and Miss Lacroix can all have cases made for them. Ragu won a mares' only novice event in very good style last time, and the handicapper has not overreacted to that so she too is entitled to go well. Sue Bradburne has her team in good form and, despite being raised five pounds for his first career win last time, Bodfari Signet can run well again. Nosam has won three times here, but he has not won a hurdle race since 1997. Now 13, he has a very good chance if transferring his chasing form to hurdles but, overall, we think he's opposable in terms of winning this race. Bergamo won a handicap hurdle at Fakenham in March 2002 from a mark of 101. He's rated 95 now so a return to that level of form would make him very interesting. However, recent efforts, including when beaten here in a seller, have been disappointing. Stormy Beech has yet to prove he stays this far; Highland Tracker has an 886-day absence to overcome and Thistlekicker's sole career win has come in a seller. Miss Lacroix won a Fontwell conditional jockeys event from a mark of 78 fourteen months ago and, despite her last three efforts being indifferent, she could go well at the bottom of the weights. Course and distance winner Plenty Courage is well handicapped if able to reproduce his winning form of two years ago. He too could well be thereabouts turning for home but, overall, we are going to side promise over experience so Ragu gets the vote.