Racecards
15:20 Sedgefield
Happy New Year From Paxtons Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 65y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form 550-P8P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey R P McLernon
led until after 2 out, weakening when fell last
- Form P1-214P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up in touch, headway to track leaders 3 out, hampered next, led approaching last, ran on well
- Form 73-8429
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Jonathan England
prominent, mistake 3 out, led after 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace
- Form 6-B6F33
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
chased leaders, every chance when fell 2 out
- Form 111P-44
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Joe Colliver
held up in touch, slow 11th, headway 2 out, took closer order 3 out, hampered next, never able to challenge
- Form 4-523U3
- Age 11
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Jake Greenall
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Going Concern is still 5lb higher than his last winning mark but has been showing a bit more lately so goes on the short-list. Special Catch is only 2lb higher than when scoring at Ayr in October and represents last year’s winning yard. Shadows Lengthen is potentially well treated but does best when there is no give in the ground whereas the mare Caraline needs the mud. RAKTIMAN clearly didn’t stay in the North Yorkshire Grand National earlier this month and this is a more suitable test. He has probably fallen to a mark off which he should be capable of winning.
Formwatch
Mr Mole (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Towards rear, mistake 5th, soon in rear, tailed off 8th, soon pulled up, at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Special Catch (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Mid-division, jumped left and mistake 2nd, effort 8th, ridden after next, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Haydock 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Raktiman (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, headway into mid-division after 4 out, never near leaders, weakened last, 9th of 14, 20 3/4l behind Straidnahanna (11-10) at Catterick 3m 6f hcp (3) gd in Jan.
Going Concern (IRE) 9-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, pushed along 8th, one pace from 3 out, 3rd before 2 out, 3rd of 6, 12l behind Overtown Express (11-12) at Warwick 2m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Caraline (FR) 7-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, ridden and one pace from 2 out, 4th of 10, 18 1/2l behind Rosquero (10-8) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Shadows Lengthen 13-2 (11-6) Held up towards rear, headway 5 out, outpaced next, kept on from last to take 3rd run-in, 3rd of 8, 18 1/2l behind Kalane (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Dec.