Racecards
14:00 Sedgefield
Saltwell Signs Amateur Riders' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 110y
- Going: Good (Gd/Frm in places, Gd/Sft final furlong)
- Form 0-05P01
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J Walton
- Jockey Mr A J Findlay
held up, ridden 3 out, no impression from next
- Form 02P331
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey Mr N Harris
held up in touch, led 3 out, ridden after next, all out
- Form 060
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Fisher
- Jockey Mr M Seston
led up to 1st, headed 4th, remained with leader, until ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 0-5P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss E Hill
- Jockey Mr R Langley
towards rear, weakened after 7th, behind when fell last
- Form 12-33PP
- Age 11
- Weight 11-0
soon behind, pushed along after 5th, tailed off on next
Van de Velde
412- Form 000-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey Mr M Scales
held up, mistake 1st, headway 5th, led approximately 3 out, soon headed, ridden approaching 2 out soon weakened
Warton Crag
19- Form 0/P-P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey Mr M J McAlister
always behind, tailed off from 7th
- Form 3-102
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey Mr K Mercer
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden after 2 out, every chance last not quickened flat
Kismet
23- Form PP
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Lady Susan Watson
- Jockey Mr R Wakeham
held up towards rear, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
Lady Janal
14- Form 6F3503
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Miss S Forster
- Jockey Mr C Storey
led, headed after 1st, led again 4th, ridden and weakening when mistake 3 out
- Form 66403
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr T Greenall
prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching next
- Form 05
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey Mr T J Malone
held up, steady headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, kept on to take 3rd flat, not troubled leaders
Holderness Girl
1931- Form 0006/
- Age 11
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey Mr G Brewer
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A wide open affair gets proceedings underway with many in-form rivals in opposition including Cigarillo, Garden Feature and Your A Gassman and the tentative vote goes to the last named. The selection was a good second behind Juralan last time and that form has since been franked and with conditions in his favour he will be hard to beat. Garden Feature won well over course and distance last time when defeating Kindle Ball under similar conditions, and a reproduction of that effort would see him go close. However, he will find this much tougher under his penalty so is best watched on this occasion. Cigarillo is another last-time-out-winner worthy of respect and he won well when defeating Cougar. He escapes a penalty for that win and will not be far away. Of the remainder, Cotton Grange was a fair third last time out over a longer trip and hails from a shrewd yard so is worth noting in the market, but for the winner we return to Your A Gassman.