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13:45 Sedgefield

Todays Sedgefield Tips Now Live At bookies.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,200 added
  • Winner: £3,379
  • 2nd: £992
  • 3rd: £496
  • 4th: £248
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 6.92s
  • Off Time: 13:45:31
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald green and white stripes, yellow and white striped sleeves, red cap
  • Form 3-54728
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 103

made all, clear before 2 out, eased run-in

2
Silk - Black, Pink star, halved sleeves and stars on cap
  • Form 2-15075
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 103

with leader, weakened 2 out

3
Silk - White, royal blue cross of lorraine, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 55-258P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 100

tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden after 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, no impression

5
Silk - Orange and Light Blue (quartered), Orange sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Orange cap
  • Form 4723F8
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 93

held up towards rear, outpaced from 4 out

6
Silk - White, Maroon Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap
12/1
  • Form 43-947
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 88

in touch in 4th, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened

7
Silk - Maroon, yellow sleeves, royal blue armlets, royal blue cap, yellow star
  • Form P685P2
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 84

behind, pushed along 4th, reminders soon after, pulled up before 5th

4
NR
  • Form 32-5F27
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 100

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

River Bollin has been placed three times but was beaten a long way on each occasion and will need to find another gear or two. FIDDLER'S FLIGHT had hardly picked his feet up before almost gaining a shock victory here last month, where he finished strongly into second behind the consistent Astaroland. He's been raised 4lb but his rider's claim takes care of the extra and he should go one better. Winning bumper Storm Of Swords has come in for support in his last two races but was beaten a long way in both though he may be suited by the drop in trip and Bridget Andrews' claim is a bonus. Winning point-to-pointer Dye Of A Needle has shown nothing since arriving from Ireland but looks the type to do better in time while connections of Scorpions Sting will be looking for more rain as his best run came on very heavy ground at Carlisle.

Formwatch

Storm Of Swords (IRE) 9-4fav (10-11) In touch, headway to chase leader briefly approaching 3 out, blundered and weakened 2 out, 8th of 9, 43l behind Cyclop (10-11) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Dec.

Dye Of A Needle (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Led until approaching 5th, chased leader until next, 4th and weakening when mistake 3 out, mistake next, 5th of 7, 29l behind One For The Guv'nr (11-4) at Ludlow 2m NH mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.

Scorpions Sting (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Took keen hold, with leader, led after 3rd, headed next, losing place when hampered 6th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Three Faces West (11-4) at Ayr 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan, 10 ran.

Indalo Return (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Led to 3rd, tracked leader, ridden after 4 out, soon lost place, 8th of 10, 21l behind Nefyn Bay (11-4) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Feb.

Style Setter 13-2 (10-3) Tracked leader, weakened before 3 out, last of 7, 48l behind Favorite Girl (11-9) at Doncaster 2m mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Feb.

Fiddler's Flight (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Towards rear, ridden 3 out, headway to go 4th 2 out, stayed on well after last, went 2nd close home, just held, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Astaroland (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.

River Bollin 9-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, 7th of 10, well behind Astaroland (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.