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Sedgefield Racecourse For Outdoor Events Handicap Steeple Chase
Class 5, 2m½f (2m0f77y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, £3,248, 8 runners
- Going
- GOOD
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Langton Wold heads our ratings on 100, five pounds clear of Treaty Boy on 95, and that is the foundation of the case at Sedgefield over two miles on good ground. A gap of that size in a modest Class 5 field is worth respecting, even if the picture is far from decisive. Treaty Boy is the chief danger, with Natural Ability a further four pounds back on 91 and Prospect House on 88 also in the mix, so this is no formality. Langton Wold still looks the most likely to come out on top, and he is our selection.
Runners
Charlie Maggs
Peter Niven 1/4
Prospect House arrives in solid recent form, a winner two starts back, then third twice before that, and he has run over today's trip and on this going, with 24 days since his last run. The risk is the 168 lb burden after a fifth last time out.
- Sire
- Retirement Plan (GB)
- Dam
- Niffyrann (FR) by Sheyrann
- Owner
- Hard Held Partnership And Angus Racing
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Barton-le-Street, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 88
Sean Quinlan
Stuart Coltherd 1/2
Treaty Boy arrives fresh from a last-time-out win just ten days ago, and he has run over today's trip and on the going before, making him a leading threat. The main risk is the hefty 168 lb, with our rating of 95 ranking him second of eight.
- Sire
- Well Chosen (GB)
- Dam
- Miss Taggle (IRE) by Close Conflict
- Owner
- S Coltherd I Flannigan
- Foaled
- 26 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Selkirk, Roxburghshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 2 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 95
Oakley Brown (5)
Brian Ellison 1/16
Langton Wold has been in the frame twice in his last five, with a second four starts back and another five starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our top-rated runner in this field of eight, he's yet to win recently, and the unseated last time is the one blot.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Ceylon Round (FR) by Royal Applause
- Owner
- Brian Ellison Racing Club
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 101
Joe Williamson
Philip Kirby 1/15
Fifth last time out, but a winner two starts back and a third three starts back, Clean Getaway is in solid recent form and has run over today's trip and going, returning after 16 days. A weight of 160 lb and a mid-pack ranking of fifth of eight on our rating temper the appeal.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Dee Two O Two (IRE) by Rudimentary
- Owner
- P Kirby Grant Harrison
- Foaled
- 11 May 2017
- Stable
- East Appleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 18%
- Ratings
- Perf 88
Danny McMenamin
Chris Grant 1/3
Natural Ability won last time out just 16 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before, so he arrives fit and in form; our rating of 91 ranks him third of eight. The risk is his 160 lb burden, with a seventh and a pulled up in the two runs before that win.
- Sire
- Most Improved (IRE)
- Dam
- Always A Way (GB) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Mrs H N Eubank
- Foaled
- 20 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Billingham, Cleveland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 91
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford 0/18
Huit Reflets is winless in his last six, with a sixth last time out and a seventh two starts back, so he is hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, and a second four starts back shows some ability, but 158 lb is a big burden for a seventh-ranked runner.
- Sire
- Coastal Path (GB)
- Dam
- Ultra Violette (FR) by Voix Du Nord
- Owner
- Ursa Major Racing Ltd Partner
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 18 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 83
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond 1/9
Getaway Jewel has been in the frame regularly, with a win three starts back, but he has finished fourth in his last two outings and returns after 55 days off carrying 153 lb. He has run over today's trip and going, yet our figures rank him last of eight.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Fada's Jewel (IRE) by Witness Box
- Owner
- Phil Ellerby
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2014
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 78
Callum Pritchard
Barry Murphy 0/10
Applejack Poet arrives in good heart after a second last time out and a third two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Yet he's winless in his last six, with a fall and a pulled up in that spell, and 153 lb is no easy burden.
- Sire
- Urban Poet (USA)
- Dam
- Oasis Star (IRE) by Desert King
- Owner
- A Evans
- Foaled
- 2 Jun 2017
- Stable
- Caerfyrddin, Carmarthenshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 84
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.