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Sebden Steel Celebrating 30 Years In Business Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Class 3, 1m7f, Chase, 4yo+, £6,337, 4 runners
Winning time 3m 47.08s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Florida Dreams looks the one to beat in this four-runner Class 3 contest at Wetherby, and our figures put him 7 lb ahead of Smart Decision, a decent gap over this 15-furlong trip on good ground. Smart Decision is the chief danger, while Le Beau Madrik and Spadestep are rated within a couple of pounds of one another and should fight it out for the minor placings if the selection runs to form. With only four runners, Florida Dreams should be able to use his superior ability. Florida Dreams gets the vote.
Result
Brian Hughes
Sandy Thomson
Prominent in second - pushed along after 4 out - urged before 2 out - wandered left but upsides at the last - edged ahead on the run-in - held on to win
Jamie Hamilton
Tim Easterby
Made all the running - clipped the 9th - pushed along before 2 out - drifted left approaching the last - untidy jump there under pressure - passed on the run-in and found little late - second
Charlie Todd
Dan Skelton
Rear of the field early - clumsy at the 2nd - moved into third after the 4th - given a nudge after 4 out - wandered left approaching 3 out - urged along before 2 out - moved right before the last - stayed on strongly on the run-in without the speed to get involved - third
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Pulled hard early and sat third - slipped to rearmost after the 4th and under pressure well adrift before 4 out - outpaced by the front pack from 2 out and finished 4th
Racecard
Charlie Todd
Dan Skelton 19/94
Le Beau Madrik arrives fresh from a second last time out, 15 days ago, with two wins in his last five starts, and he has run on today's going before. The one concern is a 164 lb burden, which is a big weight to carry.
- Sire
- Beaumec De Houelle (FR)
- Dam
- Boma Has (FR) by Ballingarry
- Owner
- Alan Harte
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 19 wins from 94 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
Brian Hughes
Sandy Thomson 2/11
Florida Dreams arrives fresh from a win last time out just 15 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. Carrying 152 lb off an official rating of 122, he's the one to beat, though his form before that win was patchy.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- First Line (GER) by Big Shuffle
- Owner
- J Fyffe
- Foaled
- 1 May 2018
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 11 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
Jamie Hamilton
Tim Easterby 2/21
Back after 224 days off, Smart Decision has run over today's trip and going before, and a second five starts back shows he can peak; our rating of 123 ranks him second of four, with 147 lb off 117 a fair test. The main risk is a long layoff after back-to-back fifths.
- Sire
- Postponed (IRE)
- Dam
- Maven (GB) by Doyen
- Owner
- Reality Partnerships Xix
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 21 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 123
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 10/38
Spadestep arrives with four seconds in his last five starts and has run over today's trip and going, while a yard in form (10 from 38 lately) adds weight to his claims. The main risk is a 237-day absence, and he was only fifth last time out.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Glibin (IRE) by Luso
- Owner
- Old Gold Racing 29
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 10 wins from 38 runs (26%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
- Wind surgery
- w 1
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.