14:50 Sedgefield

Sunday 18 October 2020

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Paxtons For JCB Agriculture Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 19.20s

Brotherly Company^p⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Willmott| T: A M Thomson| OR: 102| BF

7/2

Scored in Southwell handicap chase in August and good second of 7 at Perth (23.8f, good) 41 days ago. Expected to be bang there off unchanged mark.

Form: 387-122

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Road Warrior^p,t²⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: K Yeoman⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 97WS

40/1

Ended last season under a cloud, only sixth of 7 in handicap chase (12/1) at Kelso (21.6f, heavy). Off 8 months/had wind op and needs to bounce back but in good hands.

Form: P0U6P6-

Casimir Du Clos²²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: S Mulqueen| T: W Coltherd| OR: 95| C

22/1

Course winner who ended last term with good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Newcastle (20.3f, soft, 20/1). Off 7 months and respected back chasing.

Form: 2150R2-

Just Georgie²¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Alexander Fielding⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 95

25/1

Only one win from 24 NH runs, and below-par sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Newcastle (23.4f, soft) when last seen out 7 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on his return.

Form: 58/63P6-

King Golan^b,t³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 94

66/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019, and only eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (23.3f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Back over fences now with questions to answer.

Form: 52-6PP0

Lovely Schtuff¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR: 93| CD

10/3

Made it 2-4 this season with second all-the-way C&D victory in handicap chase 19 days ago, always holding on. Hit with 9 lb rise but can still make his presence felt again.

Form: 6P-U141

Millie The Minx¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Theo Gillard⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 89| C

11/2

Modest 12f winner on Flat who shaped encouragingly on chasing bow when third of 12 to Lovely Schtuff in handicap chase over C&D 19 days ago, set lot to do and finishing well. Interesting dropped 2 lb.

Form: 2244-43

Swinton Diamond¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 89| D

40/1

Last of 6 in handicap chase here (19.3f, good, 20/1) 11 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 4U1/PF6

Eagle Ridge^t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁶⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 89

8/1

Ended last season with 20f Musselburgh handicap chase win and tenderly-handled fourth of 13 in handicap chase at Perth (20.1f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Bold showing on the cards now.

Form: 34441-4

Picknick Park^v1²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Charlie Hammond| T: N Kent| OR: 85| D

25/1

28/1, off 6 months before fading sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Market Rasen (23.9f, good) 22 days ago. Visor on now so not totally dismissed.

Form: 43P14-6

Clondaw Fixer^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Jonathon Bewley| T: G Bewley| OR: 84| C

18/1

Course winner but he arrives on back of modest eighth of 10 in handicap chase at Hexham (15.6f, soft) 8 days ago. Significantly back up in trip but others more persuasive.

Form: 74521-8

Honourmission^p,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Lewis Stones⁽³⁾| T: S England| OR: 84| C

13/2

Below form all three runs this term, remotoe sixth of 12 to Lovely Schtuff in handicap chase over C&D 19 days ago. Falling in the weights but still has it to prove now.

Form: 413-666

Dutch Canyon¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 82

8/1

Dual 3m winner last season and back on song when second of 10 in handicap chase here (26.3f, good) 11 days ago. Drop back in trip is a concern though.

Form: 1P2-292

Brother Scott¹¹

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: Colm McCormack| T: B Butterworth| OR: 64| C| D

150/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2017, and pulled up in handicap chase (50/1) here (26.3f, good) 11 days ago. Very hard to warm to from 12 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 9P39-0P

Forecasts

Lovely Schtuff (10/3), Brotherly Company (7/2), Millie The Minx (11/2), Honourmission (13/2), Eagle Ridge (8/1), Dutch Canyon (8/1), Clondaw Fixer (18/1), Casimir Du Clos (22/1), Picknick Park (25/1), Just Georgie (25/1), Road Warrior (40/1), Swinton Diamond (40/1), King Golan (66/1), Brother Scott (150/1)

A case can be made for a few here but the most persuasive one is for the versatile MILLIE THE MINX who is taken to build on her promising chasing bow here and add to her two Flat wins in the summer. Eagle Ridge is feared most on the back of his eye-catching reappearance fourth at Perth, although in-form duo Brotherly Company and Lovely Schtuff are sure to have a say too.