14:20 Sedgefield

Sunday 3 March 2019

All14:2014:5015:2015:5516:2517:0017:30

sunracing.co.uk Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 188y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:20  |   Winning time: 5m 12.20s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Shantaluze92
Age: 7|  Weight: 12-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR:  126
11/4
2-2 since going hurdling, having won twice at Bangor, the second under a penalty. That now doubles as a result and despite this step up in trip (he is a point-to-point winner) looking positive, a hat-trick looks a tough ask.
2
Horse silk
Arthur Mac33
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Jason Dixon(7)| T: Henry Oliver| OR:  132
4/11
Won a Catterick maiden hurdle with authority (2m3f, good to soft) in December and improved on that under a penalty in a Newcastle novices' hurdle. It would be no surprise to see him defy that penalty this time, back over slightly shorter.
3
Horse silk
Legalized35
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR:  115| CD
10/1
Drew clear to win by 9L here over C&D last month for the late Ken Slack. That was her fourth start. Should find this field and a penalty makes it significantly tougher to follow up, but clearly can't rule that out.
4
Horse silk
Mahler Supreme194
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: Jonathon Bewley(3)| T: G Bewley
200/1
Well held in three Irish bumpers. Dam a half-sister to a 2m3f hurdle winner, so there is hope for the future, but others readily preferred on this, his hurdles debut.
5
Horse silk
Petitioner11
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J J Davies
50/1
Was a 1m4f AW Flat winner in 2017 for Roger Charlton. Has shown little so far in two starts for this yard, including on hurdles debut at Doncaster last week. Can only watch.
6
Horse silk
Thats Digby9
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Colliver| T: P A Kirby
125/1
Beaten 78L at 100-1 on his recent Catterick hurdles debut and we can only taking a watching brief this time.
7
Horse silk
Tour De Pub10
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford
80/1
Won a Sheriff Hutton point-to-point last month and cost £18,000 shortly after. No immediate dividends when 25-1 and not jumping fluently on recent hurdles debut here, being beaten 50L. Readily taken on again this time.

Forecasts

Arthur Mac (4/11), Shantaluze (11/4), Legalized (10/1), Petitioner (50/1), Tour De Pub (80/1), Thats Digby (125/1), Mahler Supreme (200/1)

Verdict

Shantaluze is much respected given his back-to-back wins and the fact that this longer trip should suit him, but a double penalty on his back may well open the door to a second hurdles win for ARTHUR MAC, who is himself penalised. He may have enough within to defy that, with 7lb taken off his back by his claimer. Legalized looks next best.
  1. Arthur Mac
  2. Shantaluze
  3. Legalized

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00

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