16:35 Sedgefield

Tuesday 10 March 2020

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Premier Flex Plus Canine Joint Supplement Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 5m 12.85s

Warendorf¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 102| BF| D

7/2

Disappointing fifth having been sent off favourite for a 2m1f handicap chase at Kelso (heavy) at the end of last month. Needs to put that effort behind him racing off a mark 8lb higher than when winning at Wetherby (soft) over this trip in December.

Form: 312P85

Steel Yard^t1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: David England| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 100

33/1

Held in three starts in novice hurdles including when 23L eighth over 2m at Huntingdon (heavy) last month. Tongue tie tried for the first time stepping up in distance on chase and handicap debut.

Form: 5U008

Lough Legend⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 92WS

4/1

Eight race maiden pulled up in a couple of chases earlier this campaign including over an extended 2m on soft ground here in November. Had wind surgery since pulling up on heavy ground at Hexham the following month.

Form: D37-9PP

Tailspin⁹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 92

18/1

Dual point-to-point was pulled up in a novices' handicap hurdle over an extended 2m6f at Kelso (soft) when wearing a visor (absent here) for the first time in December. Others make more appeal on debut over fences.

Form: 13/P45P

Time For Another³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 91

8/1

Placed in a bumper in March 2018 but has had just three starts since and is quickly switched to fences for his handicap debut following a 65L tenth in a novice hurdle at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) early last month.

Form: 3/4-90

Trimmers Lane³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 84

14/1

Point-to-point winner on soft-to-heavy ground in November and finished a fair 15½L fifth in a 3m1f handicap chase at Catterick (soft) in January. Pulled up at Carlisle subsequently and others hold more obvious claims dropping in trip.

Form: 0/P185P

Clondaw Fixer^p1¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 79

7/2

Eight race maiden registered his best effort so far when finishing 2L second in a 2m5f novices' handicap chase on heavy ground here last time out. Drop in trip no issue and he is a leading contender with cheekpieces applied for the first time.

Form: P-P7452

Pc Dixon^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 77

4/1

Sole victory in 39 Rules starts came in a 2m novice hurdle at Hexham (heavy) just under two years ago. Others make more appeal having finished 16½L fifth over 2m5f on heavy ground here last time out.

Form: 62P465

Towerburn^p²⁸³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 74WS

25/1

Pulled up in both starts in 2019 most recently in a good-to-soft ground 2m4f handicap chase at Hexham last June. Had wind surgery since but is probably best watched racing from out of the handicap.

Form: 4128-PP

Forecasts

Clondaw Fixer (7/2), Warendorf (7/2), Pc Dixon (4/1), Lough Legend (4/1), Time For Another (8/1), Trimmers Lane (14/1), Tailspin (18/1), Towerburn (25/1), Steel Yard (33/1)

CLONDAW FIXER performed well when placed last time out and he looks the most likely winner of this novices' handicap chase. The selection ran well here on his most recent start and can get the better of Time For Another who is making his debut over fences and in handicap company while similar comments apply to Steel Yard who can finish third.