14:35 Sedgefield

Tuesday 10 March 2020

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Sprayclad Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 5m 22.95s

Click And Collect³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Candlish| OR: 106

14/1

Signs of ability in three starts over hurdles to date most recently when 33L sixth in a 2m maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter (heavy) last month. Interesting runner stepping up in distance on handicap debut.

Form: P-456

Ballycrystal⁷⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 105| C| D

6/1

Improved on debut effort for this yard when finishing 18L fourth over an extended 2m2f at Market Rasen (good-to-soft) in December. Drop in trip appeared to suit that day and he is worth a check in the market on return from a break.

Form: 95PF-P4

Gray Day³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁷⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 102| D

9/1

Held in four stars since returning this campaign most recently when beaten 42L when seventh over an extended 2m7f in a novices' handicap chase at Huntingdon (good-to-soft) last month. Others make more appeal on return to hurdling.

Form: 0P-7U67

Follow Your Fire⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 95

11/4

Fair effort in finishing 12½L sixth in a handicap hurdle over an extended 1m7f at Catterick (good-to-soft) at the start of January. Races off a 4lb lower mark here and is an interesting runner stepping up in distance.

Form: 547996

Lastofthecosmics^p1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: I Jardine| OR: 95

5/1

13 race maiden was beaten a neck over an extended 2m3f at Catterick (soft) on his penultimate start. Below that form in an amateurs race over the same C&D subsequently and cheekpieces are tried for the first time in this event.

Form: 364426

Adelphi Prince^p⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 90

9/2

Seven race maiden finished a decent 13L fourth over an extended 2m3f at Wetherby (soft) in first time cheekpieces back in January. Interesting runner on his return from a break.

Form: 4905-34

Gris De Pron^p³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: H Hogarth| OR: 89| CD

6/1

Beaten 11½L when finishing fifth over an extended 2m3f at Catterick (soft) at the end of January. Interesting runner racing off a mark 3lb higher than when winning over this C&D on good ground last August.

Form: 562105

Friends In Heaven³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Callum Bewley| T: A Wilson| OR: 86

100/1

Returning from over a year off the track when pulled up in a soft ground handicap hurdle over this C&D early last month. Others hold more obvious claims.

Form: 20/80P-P

Cryogenics^p,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 86

12/1

Winner of a 2m selling handicap hurdle in reapplied cheekpieces at Fakenham (2m, soft) last month and outclassed in a jumpers' bumper a week later. Interesting runner despite a 7lb rise in the weights.

Form: 693010

Non-Runners

Cold Shoulder¹³⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Forecasts

Follow Your Fire (11/4), Adelphi Prince (9/2), Lastofthecosmics (5/1), Ballycrystal (6/1), Gris De Pron (6/1), Gray Day (9/1), Cold Shoulder (12/1), Cryogenics (12/1), Click And Collect (14/1), Friends In Heaven (100/1)

LASTOFTHECOSMICS can put a below par effort last time out behind him to take this competitive looking handicap hurdle. The application of cheekpieces can see him return to the form that saw him finish runner-up on his penultimate start and he can get the better o fhis rivals here with top weight Click And Collect capable of finishing runner-up on his first start in handicaps. Third place can go to Ballycrystal who finished a decent fourth on his last start.