Racecards
16:50 Sedgefield
Kirkella Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f 59y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 86178P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey Brian Harding
chased leaders, reminders approaching 11th, went 2nd after 12th, mistake and lost place next, rallied before 2 out, kept on well to go 2nd closing stages
- Form 2P-33UP
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
led until 4th, remained with leader, under pressure 12th, weakened 4 out
- Form P67-766
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Finian O'Toole
chased leaders, took closer order 5 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, weakened before last
- Form 46-4525
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
held up in touch, slow 5th, headway 5 out, driven to challenge approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form FP-PU7P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey B S Hughes
with leader, led 4th, soon pressed, hard ridden when challenged 2 out, kept on strongly towards finish (3 fences omitted)
- Form 6PP/6P6
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Jonathan England
held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on from last, never on terms
- Form 713P3P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
None of this bunch make much appeal in their current poor form with only a token vote going to TRELIVER MANOR. The latter was second at Catterick on his penultimate start and a conditional's allowance helps his cause in this. Feast Of Fire scored at Uttoxeter in October but remains 4lb higher while Urban Gale has struggled since winning at Southwell in November. Hellorboston has failed to complete in a couple of subsequent starts since placing at Huntingdon but Pay The King continues to tumble down the weights and is no forlorn hope.
Formwatch
Feast Of Fire (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Always in rear, never jumped well, struggling12th, pulled up 6 out, at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Hellorboston (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) In touch in mid-division, closed 4th, lost place when hit 10th and given reminder, mistake and weakened 12th, pulled up before last, at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Pay The King (IRE) 8-1 (10-3) Mid-division, took closer order 13th, every chance before 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 8, 37l behind Armedanddangerous (10-3) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Treliver Manor (IRE) 9-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, went 2nd 15th, weakened last, 5th of 8, 27 1/2l behind Auldthunder (11-4) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Notonebuttwo (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Held up in touch, headway before 4 out, soon went 2nd, weakened before 3 out, pulled up, at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Mia Matriarch 12-1 (10-0) Held up, headway on inside 4th, outpaced before 5 out, well beaten after 3 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Xenophon (10-2) at Doncaster 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Urban Gale (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before next, at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) sft in Feb.