Racecards
14:20 Sedgefield
'Off The Fence' On youtube.com/attheraces Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 77y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,130 added
- Winner: £2,989
- 2nd: £878
- 3rd: £439
- 4th: £350
- Form 820431
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out
- Form 755-2P8
- Age 11
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Ross Chapman
chased leader, not fluent 4 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened before last
- Form 513F5P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Jonathan England
held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, hit 6th, lost touch when ridden before 9th, blundered 4 out, stayed on from 2 out
- Form 704431
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer G Hanmer
- Jockey William Shanahan
made all, jumped well, pushed out
- Form 57-P0P6
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey C J Todd
held up towards rear, headway 8th, ridden before 4 out, lost touch with leading group before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form 772P66
- Age 12
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
midfield, not fluent 7th, ridden after 8th, lost touch 3 out, stayed on from 2 out but never troubled leaders
Elixer (IRE)
19- Form 05UF62
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
held up towards rear, midfield 4th, jumped right 6th, chased leader when jumped right 4 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on but no chance with winner
- Form 343218
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
NonRunner
Verdict
Frankie Ballou won this in 2018 and is one of four course and distance winners in the line-up. SABBATHICAL has never run on the track and comes here with a penalty after a comfortable victory on testing ground at Carlisle on Thursday. But Brian Hughes is on board again despite being the regular partner of Court Jurado, the winner of a Fakenham handicap in November and freshened up with a run in a jumpers' bumper last month. Costly Diamond got off the mark at the 17th time of asking under Rules with a comfortable success over the track and trip last month for which she's been raised 6lb while Oak Vintage has won four times here, though has run poorly the last twice.
Formwatch
Sabbathical (FR) 15-8fav (10-11) Chased leader, led before 3rd, made rest, clear when went left last, stayed on well run-in, won at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) hvy in Mar beating Maid O'malley (11-10) by 8l, 6 ran.
Oak Vintage (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) Led until headed and dropped to 3rd 8th, pushed along and weakened after 4 out, 8th of 11, dist behind Cybalko (11-1) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
My Renaissance 33-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, mistake 1st, hit 5th, behind next, pulled up after 9th, at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Costly Diamond (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Made all, clear 4th, unchallenged, won at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) hvy in Feb beating Elixer (10-3) by 5l, 8 ran.
Gris De Pron (FR) 11-2 (10-2) Keen towards rear, ridden and headway 3 out, weakened approaching last, 6th of 10, 16 1/2l behind Follow Your Fire (11-3) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Frankie Ballou (IRE) 7-2 (10-9) Close up, dropped to rear 4th, soon ridden, weakened 3 out, 6th of 8, dist behind Costly Diamond (10-10) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Elixer (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Raced wide close up, chased winner 3 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Costly Diamond (10-10) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Court Jurado (IRE) 17-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 8th of 12, 22l behind Good Bye (11-4) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Feb.