19:30 Sedgefield

Friday 4 September 2020

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Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 4m 44.3s

Echo Express¹⁸³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Tudor| T: A Robson| OR: 99

28/1

Unreliable sort but one of much better efforts when winning handicap hurdle at Carlisle (19.3f, soft) 6 months ago on last run for Nicky Richards. Capable when in the mood but others appeal more.

Form: 14P/461-

Joie De Vivre^h⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny McMenamin| T: M Todhunter| OR: 98

1/1

Fair winner at 12f on Flat who is getting better with each run over hurdles, excellent second of 8 in handicap (17/2) here (16.8f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Big player off unchanged mark.

Form: 7752

Road To Reward¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁸⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 96

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Stratford (18.7f, heavy) 16 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 6F46-4P

Raemoir¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Blair Campbell| T: R M Smith| OR: 92

25/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Musselburgh (19.8f, soft) when last seen 6 months ago. Still a maiden and needs to hit the ground running here.

Form: 68P93P-

Flying Focus^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: M F Harris| OR: 89

16/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 100/1, best of three hurdling runs when fifth of 8 in novice at Newton Abbot (21.6f, good) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut now and respected.

Form: 495

Russian Royale^p²¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Macdonald⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 87

20/1

Winless since 2018 and below-form sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Catterick (19.3f, good to soft) 7 months ago. Bit to prove on her return.

Form: 5/44P26-

Master Newton^p1³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁸⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 85

11/2

Modest maiden hurdler who showed nothing after 6 months off when pulled up in handicap (40/1) at Market Rasen. Cheekpieces on now with questions to answer.

Form: 75570-P

Island Villa^p,t²²²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: Tom Midgley⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 83

16/1

Landed 2m handicap at Catterick in January but followed it with last of 12 here and off 7 months months since. Others appeal more.

Form: 0PP010-

Kisumu^p,t¹⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁶⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 77

8/1

Temperamental sort but went close to opening his account when second of 6 in handicap at Wetherby (16f, heavy) in March. Others more persuasive.

Form: 244552-

Dorette¹⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: C J Todd| T: C N Kellett| OR: 71

20/1

Yet to show much for current yard and in rear when falling 2 out in handicap hurdle at Catterick (19.3f, soft) 6 months ago. Very hard to warm to.

Form: P4P86F-

Non-Runners

Horst³³⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Miss L C Siddall J: Lorcan Murtagh

Adelphi Prince¹⁷⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: P A Kirby J: K Yeoman

Tikerty Tok⁶⁰

Weight: 10-9| Age: 9

T: J Parkinson & S Smith J: Alexander Fielding

Northandsouth¹³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: Sara Ender J: Sam Coltherd

Forecasts

Joie De Vivre (1/1), Adelphi Prince (5/1), Master Newton (11/2), Kisumu (8/1), Road To Reward (8/1), Tikerty Tok (12/1), Horst (12/1), Flying Focus (16/1), Island Villa (16/1), Dorette (20/1), Russian Royale (20/1), Raemoir (25/1), Echo Express (28/1), Northandsouth (33/1)

JOIE DE VIVRE was a fair winner on the level and signalled she's ready to go in over hurdles when an excellent runner-up here only 8 days ago. She gets a confident vote to see off her rivals with the returning Adelphi Prince and handicap debutant Flying-Focus fancied to chase her home.