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14:50 Sedgefield

Alpha 1032 Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f 110y
  • Going: Heavy
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 48.70s
  • 15 Ran
2
Silk -
11/1

    1
    Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond
    • Form 12
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-9

    held up in touch, headway 6th, led approaching last, driven out

    2
    Silk - Emerald Green, White epaulets and cap
    9/4
    • Form 4P-2
    • Age 7
    • Weight 11-2

    held up in touch, blundered and unseated rider 4th

    3
    Silk - PINK, BLACK sleeves, PINK stars, BLACK cap, PINK star
    • Form 3000
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-2

    tracked leader, led 6th, headed approaching last, kept on same pace

    4
    Silk - Dark Green, Maroon cross belts, Dark Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, Dark Green and Maroon quartered cap
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-2

    midfield, mistake 3rd, weakened quickly 5th, tailed off when pulled up before next

    5
    Silk - MAROON, WHITE hooped sleeves
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-2

    towards rear, never dangerous

    6
    Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue epaulets, hooped sleeves, Royal Blue cap
    100/1
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-2

    keen early in midfield, pushed along 6th soon weakened

    7
    Silk - White, Red disc, diamonds on sleeves, White cap, Red spots
    • Form 500P
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-2

    tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last

    8
    Silk - Red, large Yellow spots
    14/1
    • Form 5
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-2

    raced keen in midfield, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened

    9
    Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, White sleeves
    100/1
    • Form 00-00
    • Age 7
    • Weight 11-2

    towards rear, never dangerous

    10
    Silk - Black and White check, Red and White striped sleeves
    6/1
    • Form 13-0
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-2

    held up in rear, pushed along approaching 2 out, stayed on, same pace from between last 2, no impression on leaders

    11
    Silk - MAROON, WHITE hooped sleeves
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-2

    always behind

    12
    Silk - Dark Green, White cross belts, Red sleeves
    33/1
    • Form 5P2
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-11

    led, reminders 5th, headed next, weakened 2 out

    13
    Silk - GOLD, RED sash, sleeves and cap with GOLD hoop
    100/1
    • Form 000-0PP
    • Age 6
    • Weight 10-11

    in touch, ridden and effort approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

    14
    Silk - White, Royal Blue star, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange cap

    Ragu

    25
    11/1
    • Form 323-543
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-11

    midfield, headway approaching 2 out to chase leaders, driven and effort approaching last, stayed on strongly flat to chase winner, held towards finish

    15
    Silk - Yellow, Orange star
    25/1
    • Form 0P404
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-0

    midfield, headway 6th, effort 2 out, onepaced under pressure

    In depth

    Verdict

    A tricky affair to weigh up. Buckby Lane has the form on the board and should be plenty short enough in the market. He was second to the highly rated Inca Trail at Ludlow in January at odds of 66/1 and certainly wont be that price here. St Matthew ran well enough behind Island Faith at Newcastle in similar conditions a couple of weeks ago. He will be difficult to place off his current handicap mark and it looks as if Novice contests are to be his forte this term. Maggie's Well races here after a posting a second to Begsy's Bullet at the last meeting. That was a career best for Chris Grant's mare and she will need to have improved again to land this prize. We will give a tentative vote to Touch Closer. A thorough stayer on the flat; he did disappoint on debut over timber but the fact he was well-backed on that occasion shows that the connections must have seen something on the gallops. Ragu should handle the surface but has invariably flattered-to-deceive in the closing stages of her races thus far.