15:07 Sedgefield

Thursday 12 November 2020

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Sprayclad Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 6m 57.35s

Ecossais^t,v¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ross Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 100

7/1

Fair winning chaser in France but has offered little for present connections. Drops in grade with a visor fitted now, though.

Form: 7-43745

Event Of Sivola^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Thomas Dowson| T: M Walford| OR: 99

6/1

Just modest form over fences in this country but mark looks more realistic now and he arrives on the back of a creditable third at Hexham. Looks a player if he gets home up in trip.

Form: P632-43

Bobmahley²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 98

5/2

Has improved for a switch to chasing and, having kept on from a most unpromising position to be third in a stronger race than this at Stratford, he looks capable of opening his account up in trip.

Form: 07053-3

Lord Brendy²⁹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 91| D

8/1

Easily best effort since returning from 3 years off when runner-up in this headgear over C&D 8 months ago. Winner has boosted the form since so has to be respected on return.

Form: 488/832-

King Golan^b,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 89

25/1

Below form all season and hard to fancy despite a slightly more encouraging display at this course last time.

Form: 2-6PP08

For Jim^p⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 88

10/3

Becoming well treated but hard to fancy based on this year's efforts. Cheekpieces go back on in place of a visor.

Form: 23P-640

Black Lightning^b,t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: G Howell| OR: 84

80/1

Ended his time with Nick Gifford out of sorts and no impact for current stable, including back over fences at Bangor recently.

Form: 65P-686

Sigurd^p,t²⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: B S Hughes| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 83

16/1

Won 3m Wetherby novice handicap chase in the mud on Boxing Day but has struggled since. Returns from 8 months off with cheekpieces back on and Brian Hughes booked.

Form: 413P4P-

Towerburn^p¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-3| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 77| D

33/1

Runner-up at this track in March but not much encouragement to be gleaned from his return over hurdles at Hexham.

Form: 28/PP2-P

Phantom Isle^p,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 69

7/1

Limited sort who has struggled over fences the last twice.

Form: 659/6-67

Maureen's Star¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Burns| OR: 69

50/1

Poor handicap chaser in Ireland and low-key start for this yard.

Form: 358F75

Non-Runners

Derrick D'Anjou³⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: J Bedi J: Aaron Anderson

Burning Issues³⁶

Weight: 10-7| Age: 13

T: J Parkinson & S Smith J: Alexander Fielding

Forecasts

Bobmahley (5/2), For Jim (10/3), Event Of Sivola (6/1), Ecossais (7/1), Phantom Isle (7/1), Burning Issues (7/1), Lord Brendy (8/1), Sigurd (16/1), Derrick D'Anjou (16/1), King Golan (25/1), Towerburn (33/1), Maureen's Star (50/1), Black Lightning (80/1)

BOBMAHLEY has taken well to chasing and, having lost his position early on the final circuit at Stratford last time, he kept on well to pick up third, so he can find the improvement required to get off the mark now up in trip. Lord Brendy is a danger if in the same form as he was when runner-up over C&D 8 months ago and Event of Sivola can make an impact if his stamina lasts out.