13:22 Sedgefield

Thursday 12 November 2020

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Spray Technologies Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 4m 14.2s

Follow Your Fire²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁵⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 100| C

11/2

Placed in points and some encouragement in bumper/over hurdles. Suited by step up in trip when off the mark here in March and shaped as if needing the run after 8 months off at Carlisle 3 weeks ago.

Form: 79961-0

Geyser¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Lorcan Murtagh| T: F P Murtagh| OR: 96| CD

40/1

Poor maiden on Flat but much more like it over hurdles, causing an upset over this C&D a year ago. Offered little from stiff-looking mark on handicap bow last time and will likely struggle again.

Form: 51-0

Zamarkhan⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Reed| T: A M Thomson| OR: 93| CD

5/2

Ended his time with Lucy Normile out of sorts but stepped up plenty on reappearance/yard debut when runner-up at this C&D (good, 10/3) 44 days ago, subsequently promoted after interference.

Form: PP68-61

Condarcia^b1⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: N G Richards| OR: 92

17/2

Made a pleasing return when third at Southwell in August but failed to repeat that effort 7 weeks later at Perth. Blinkers go on for the first time but others appeal more.

Form: 7297-37

Strong Team¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Coltherd| T: C Grant| OR: 91

50/1

Went the wrong way from his reappearance in the spring of 2019 and showed nothing on second run back after a lengthy absence at Kelso last time. Readily passed over.

Form: 2/438-90

Millie The Minx^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Willmott| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 87| BF| CD

9/4

Modest 12f winner on Flat who shaped quite encouragingly over fences autumn. Turned in best effort of the season despite being left too much to do over timber here last week and should be bang there.

Form: 44-4363

Major Snugfit^v1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 84

5/1

Fair form on the Flat this summer and improved again when first past the post over this C&D in September, demoted for causing interference. Fit from a spin on the Flat and should go well in a visor.

Form: 63-064D

Cryogenics^p,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 79

50/1

Won selling event at Fakenham in February but well below form so far this season.

Form: 0U-9690

Kisumu^p,t⁵⁷

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

12/1

Still looking for win after 30 NH runs but posted good fourth on return in handicap here (19.8f, good) in September. Not in same form at Kelso since and he's not the most reliable of customers.

Form: 4552-47

Ivors Involvement⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 76

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 10f on flat. Sixth of 9 in handicap (40/1) at Redcar (8f, heavy) 9 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes no appeal here.

Form: 8885V/

First Of Never⁴⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 10-0| J: Blair Campbell| T: Miss L C Siddall| OR: 69| CD

100/1

Lost the plot last season and is fared no better when tailed-off on return over this C&D 6 weeks ago.

Form: 6599P-8

Non-Runners

Carry On²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: D McCain Jnr J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Millie The Minx (9/4), Zamarkhan (5/2), Major Snugfit (5/1), Carry On (5/1), Follow Your Fire (11/2), Condarcia (17/2), Kisumu (12/1), Geyser (40/1), Cryogenics (50/1), Strong Team (50/1), Ivors Involvement (100/1), First Of Never (100/1)

MILLIE THE MINX turned in her best effort of the season despite being left with too much to do when a staying-on third over 21.2f here last week. This drop in trip shouldn't inconvenience her and she looks to hold leading claims from the same mark. There was only a nostril between Major Snugfit and Zamarkhan here in September and they should be in the mix once again, along with Carry On.