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18:20 Sedgefield
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- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 3f 9y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,550 added
- Winner: £3,730
- 2nd: £1,719
- 3rd: £859
- 4th: £430
- Form P/60841-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R G Hawker
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up in 4th on inside, closer in 3rd at 8th, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden and no chance with winner before the last
- Form 300P55-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Miss Becky Smith
made virtually all, over 2 lengths ahead at the last, driven further clear run-in
- Form 05435U-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Jonathan England
jumped right at times, led briefly after 1st, chased winner, went right and hit 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened quickly before next
- Form 5/56012-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer T Davidson
- Jockey Harry Reed
waited with in rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders after 3 out, 3rd when bad mistake 2 out, plugged on but no chance after
- Form 79785-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer G Boanas
- Jockey Tom Midgley
chased leading pair until 8th, chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, soon outpaced and beaten
- Form 25P899-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer H Hogarth
- Jockey Callum Bewley
raced keenly in 5th, mistake 10th, weakened quickly after 3 out, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 7/64053-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Jack Hogan
held up in last trio, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, headway before 2 out, went remote 4th between last two
- Form 14F5P5-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey Peter Kavanagh
pulled hard in last trio, headway out wide chasing leaders before 2 out, 4th and held 2 out, weakened into remote 5th between last two
- Form 651625-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
NonRunner
- Form 311323-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Stamina won’t be a problem for last month’s Exeter winner Lake Shore Drive and Brian Hughes has been booked to ride Richard Hawker’s Somerset raider. Cresswell Queen has been much improved since tackling this much longer trip here lately and she may have more to offer but Milton Harris’ stable has continued to fire in the winners after last season’s exploits and a recent third at Newton Abbot is sure to have brought forward PRESENTING YEATS (NAP), who is a thorough stayer. Howzat Hiris is the pick of Micky Hammond’s pair and best of the rest along with Bird On The Wire.
Formwatch
Lake Shore Drive (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, closed 3 out, led last, clear towards finish, readily, won at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Miss Harriett (10-2) by 5 1/2l, 18 ran.
Balkotic (FR) 28-1 (9-2) Slowly away, soon switched left, behind, struggling 6f out, plugged on final 2f, went modest 5th towards finish, 5th of 10, 18 1/2l behind Dereham (8-11) at Pontefract 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Miraculous Getaway (IRE) 4-1 (10-8) In touch, ridden 4 out, headway next, held in 5th when blundered and unseated rider last, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Cresswell Queen 4-1 (10-9) In rear and detached early, headway tracking leaders home turn, ridden to lead narrowly 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace flat, 2nd of 10, 8 1/2l behind Great Raffles (10-0) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Karapiro Doug 250-1 (11-3) Mid-division, pushed along from 4 out and struggling, tailed off, 5th of 7, dist behind Not What It Seems (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) gs in Apr.
Landacre Bridge 16-1 (10-12) Keen in midfield, towards rear 6th, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 12, 37l behind Bestiarius (11-4) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Howzat Hiris (FR) 40-1 (10-1) Mid-division, headway tracking leader 3 out, short of room 2 out when pushed along, kept on well from last for 3rd, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind The Questioner (10-9) at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Zen Master (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, headway 6th, lost place 2 out, no extra, 5th of 8, 19 3/4l behind Hurricane Dylan (11-10) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Bird On The Wire (FR) 15-2 (11-12) Towards rear, hampered 1st, headway into midfield 5th, pushed along after 8th, driven after 4 out, stayed on into modest 4th before last, faded flat, 5th of 11, 13 3/4l behind Ribeye (10-11) at Newcastle 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Presenting Yeats (IRE) 4-1 (10-8) Jumped left at times, chased leaders, lost place 3rd, ridden after 6th, rallied to chase winner briefly bend before 2 out, 3rd and held from 2 out, 3rd of 5, 5 1/2l behind Morfee (11-10) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.