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17:45 Sedgefield

Vela Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £2,600 added
  • Winner: £1,689
  • 2nd: £496
  • 3rd: £248
  • 4th: £124
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 15.40s
  • Off Time: 17:45:37
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Red, white epaulets, royal blue sleeves, white armlets, white cap
  • Form P15-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

made all, clear before 2 out, easily

2
Silk - Dark Blue, Red disc, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
9/2
  • Form 1335-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

tracked winner to 4th, ridden before next, no impression from 3 out

3
Silk - Black, Royal Blue chevrons, Black sleeves, quartered cap
100/1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

held up mid-division, went 4th before 4th, blundered next, soon weakened, pulled up before last

4
Silk - Black, orange seams, black sleeves, orange stars and cap
  • Form 403222-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 110

tracked leaders, chased winner before 4th, ridden and hit 2 out, no impression

5
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Form 494-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up in rear, jinked before 5th, went remote 4th before 2 out, never dangerous

6
Silk - Jade Green, Flame hooped sleeves, Black cap

Buckshee

117
25/1
  • Form 685-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-10

held up mid-division, ridden after 3 out, never on terms

7
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, White sleeves
50/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-10

held up towards rear and keen, effort 3 out, never dangerous

8
Silk - Maroon, Orange sleeves, Maroon armlets, Orange cap
20/1
  • Form 8-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-10

held up towards rear, blundered 4th, never dangerous

In depth

Verdict

Hurraboru won a bumper on his debut under Rules but has been showing signs of temperament recently and downed tools quickly on his hurdles bow at Newcastle. He's worth taking on here with TEKTHELOT, who keeps finding one too good but is certain to handle ground conditions and is a lot more consistent than his rivals. De Faoithesdream is a winning pointer so may find this an insufficient test of stamina but there are possibilities about Vintage Times now he goes jumping as Tim Easterby's five-year-old has a solid NH pedigree.

Formwatch

De Faoithesdream (IRE) 50-1 (10-10) Took keen, led, still raced keenly after 3 out until headed before next, weakened before last, 5th of 13, 24l behind Black Thunder (10-10) at Taunton 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.

Hurraboru (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, effort after 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 15, 12l behind Zaru (11-0) at Newcastle 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.

Risk It Beat All gelding out of Cranborne.

Tekthelot (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Towards rear, headway 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, kept on and always held, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Trojan Sun (10-12) at Southwell 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Apr.

Vintage Times (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, outpaced from over 2f out, 4th of 9, 16l behind Yes Daddy (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Mar.

Buckshee 10-1 (10-7) Held up in touch, driven and outpaced 3f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, never reached leaders, 5th of 8, 10l behind Chain Reactor (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Jan.

Encore Un Fois 25-1 (10-7) Behind, mistake 2nd, never dangerous, 13th of 15, well behind Zaru (11-0) at Newcastle 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.

San Bellino 5-1 (10-9) In rear, mistake 1st, reminders after 2nd, never dangerous, last of 8, well behind Bernisdale (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (5) gd in Sep.