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15:40 Sedgefield

John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap Chase (Class F )

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 23.30s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk -
2
Silk -
16/1

    3
    Silk -
    20/1

      1
      Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue sleeves, White armlets and cap
      • Form 60046-0
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 90

      held up, ridden and outpaced 6th, chased clear pair 2 out, weakened last

      2
      Silk - MAROON, WHITE hooped sleeves
      11/1
      • Form 50P-5P
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 89

      towards rear and not fluent, blundered badly 4th, soon pulled up

      3
      Silk - MAROON and WHITE stripes, MAROON sleeves, quartered cap
      14/1
      • Form 50-P40P
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 87

      chased leaders, lost place 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

      4
      Silk - Dark Green, Maroon triple diamond, Maroon cap

      Risky Way

      15 BF
      16/1
      • Form 00-0644
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-1
      • Official Rating 79

      chased winner throughout, ridden and beaten 2 out

      5
      Silk - White, Purple hoops, armlets and cap

      Polar Gunner

      25 BF
      Evs
      • Form 4-35P13
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 78

      made all, went clear from last, easily

      8
      Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), hooped sleeves and cap

      Wynbury Flyer

      25 b BF
      7/1
      • Form 5P-6306
      • Age 10
      • Weight 10-9
      • Official Rating 73

      held up in rear, blundered 4th, no impression

      9
      Silk - Emerald green, white sleeves, emerald green chevrons, white cap
      20/1
      • Form 0-500U5
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-8
      • Official Rating 72

      chased leaders, hit 6th, soon outpaced, chased clear pair after last, no impresison

      11
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue triple diamond, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Blue diamond
      10/1
      • Form 6406P0
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 74

      took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened 3 out

      6
      NR
      • Form 514000-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-11
      • Official Rating 75

      Nonrunner

      7
      NR
      • Form 026232
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-10
      • Official Rating 74

      Nonrunner

      10
      NR
      • Form 000/0P0
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-3
      • Official Rating 67

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      A sporting vote in this race goes to Wynbury Flyer ahead of Polar Gunner and Ideal de Bois Beury. In first-time blinkers, Wynbury Flyer has to be considered from what is now a very fair mark, while York Rite has placed efforts from today's rating. Polar Gunner ran pretty well back over fences over course and distance last time and, lightly raced, could yet have better to come. Risky Way won over fences from an 11-pound higher mark in February 2003, but needs to pick up on recent efforts. If Del Trotter could get back to the form of his course and distance win of November 2002 he would have a very good chance, but he has not sparkled of late. Finally, Ideal de Bois Beury has also failed to sparkle of late but has enough in the way of fairly recent form to warrant more than a cursory glance from what is a falling mark. He could go well but, for the winner, we will stick with Wynbury Flyer.