14:42 Sedgefield

Thursday 25 February 2021

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Bet 10 Get 10 Promo Sedgefield Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:42 | Winning time: 7m 16.04s

Sigurd^b,t⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: B S Hughes| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 102

5/1

Form has taken off recently, completing double under positive rides at Catterick. Plenty in hand on latter occasion, but very disappointing off much higher mark at Carlisle 9 days ago.

Form: P-5311P

Gran Paradiso⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson| OR: 97| C

6/1

Multiple point winner, but sole success under Rules came in novice hurdle here back in August 2016 and he has been beaten a long way on both stgarts for current yard. Needs more on handicap chase bow.

Form: F13/5-86

Late Date⁷⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 96| CD

20/1

All 3 wins have come over this C&D, which offers some hope, but he's been out of sorts for some time now.

Form: 36P-4PP

Iskabeg Lane⁵⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 95

12/1

Missed nearly all of 2020, but stepped up on comeback run when third at Catterick last time. Becoming well treated but he often looks hard work.

Form: 7/22P-53

Furius De Ciergues^p,t⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 90WS

10/3

Low-mileage chaser who has returned in excellent form, again filling the runner-up spot in 25.2f handicap at Catterick last time. Another solid showing expected.

Form: 73-4222

Packettotherafters^t,v1¹⁴⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 88

40/1

Modest chaser who returned to form when second at Southwell on reappearance in August but underlined inconsistency when pulled up 5 weeks later. Off since. First-time visor replaces cheekpieces.

Form: 36PP-2P

Timely Gift^t⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 87

5/1

Ended 2019 with 2 handicap hurdle wins around 3m and, though beaten a long way, did enough to think he'll be at least as good over fences at Uttoxeter last time. Respected.

Form: 5211-82

Spirit Of Hale^t,v⁵³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 79| CD

5/1

Fair staying chaser when in the mood but yet to hit top form this season, tried in blinkers when well-held third at Catterick last time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 13-05P3

Classical Sound^p1⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin| OR: 71

15/2

Lightly raced in recent seasons and yet to win a race. Let down by his jumping on his second start over fences behind Sigurd last time and faces another uphill task with cheekpieces applied. .

Form: 5/37-35U

Non-Runners

Chase The Wind⁵⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 12

T: Miss J E Foster J: Nathan Moscrop

Forecasts

Furius De Ciergues (10/3), Spirit Of Hale (5/1), Sigurd (5/1), Timely Gift (5/1), Gran Paradiso (6/1), Classical Sound (15/2), Iskabeg Lane (12/1), Chase The Wind (14/1), Late Date (20/1), Packettotherafters (40/1)

FURIUS DE CIERGUES can gain a deserved first victory having filled the runner-up position on his last 3 outings. He's taken to reverse the form with Joanne Foster's Sigurd, who found his run of good form coming to an abrupt halt up in the weights at Carlisle 9 days ago. Iskabeg Lane and Timely Gift can fight out the minor honours.