15:25 Sedgefield

Friday 8 December 2017

All12:1012:4013:1513:4514:2014:5515:25

Auction House North East Standard Open NH Flat Race

  • 4YO to 6YO  |   Class 6  |   2m 178y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:26  |   Winning time: 4m 13.2s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Theatre Legend44
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: C Grant| CD
7/4
Marked step up on debut effort when winning a 2m1f bumper here on seasonal reappearance at 25/1. Won with plenty in hand so 7lb penalty not enough to temper enthusiasm and sets a good standard.
Dano-Mast newcomer cost €7,000 at two and £5,000 at three. Dam placed in a 1m4f French bumper. Trainer has few bumper winners so barring significant support he is best watched.
3
Horse silk
6/1
Kalanisi gelding outran odds of 66/1 in a newcomers event at Southwell last month when fourth. Runner up let the form down since so more an each-way chance than win.
4
Horse silk
Dunkereenh1,t139
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-2| J: Ian Popham| T: O Murphy| BF
3/1
Favourite but only fourth on debut at Ayr where failure to settle was his downfall. Hood and tongue-tie added and every chance of significant improvement for yard in excellent form.
5
Horse silk
16/1
€1,800 newcomer by Doyen is a half-brother to a point-to-point winner. Trainer none from 20 in bumper last five years so best watched here.
€2,800 Lucarno newcomer is brother to a 2m hurdle winner and half-brother to a winner at up to 3m1f over timber. Trainer not known for bumper success so best watched barring support in the market.
7
Horse silk
14/1
Newcomer by sire of Whisper, Astarabad. Half-brother to two French hurdle winners and a bumper winner. Trainer does quite well in bumpers so this one of the most likely newcomers.
Stoutly bred newcomer by Westerner out of a maiden point-to-point winner by Old Vic. Stable bumper runners very scarce but yards runners are always of interest if supported.
9
Horse silk
Younoso
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-2| J: A Nicol| T: Miss T Jackson
33/1
€1,800 foal by Alflora. Brother to useful hurdle and chase winner at up to 3m2f Potters Cross. Pedigree all stamina and late debut suggests a backwards staying type.

Forecasts

Theatre Legend (7/4), Dunkereen (3/1), Dancing Doug (6/1), Lucky Lucarno (7/1), C'est Deja Ca (8/1), Masteen (14/1), Jesse Jude (16/1), Tab Hogarth (25/1), Younoso (33/1)

Verdict

DUNKEREEN is worth another chance with the addition of both a hood and tongue-tie. He was well backed on debut for a yard in which does well with bumpers so he presumable shows plenty at home. Theatre Legend is the main danger even with a penalty after a comfortable enough win here last time. Of the newcomers the most likely is Masteen who has a most attractive pedigree and he hails from a yard which does quite well in bumpers.
  1. Dunkereen
  2. Theatre Legend
  3. Masteen

Previous Winners

2016
The Linksman
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 4
6/1

Prize Money

1st: £1,689.002nd: £496.003rd: £248.004th: £124.00

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