14:48 Sedgefield

Wednesday 6 October 2021

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Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 7m 9.01s

Joey Steel^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams| OR: 93

3/1

Career best when winning 4-runner handicap chase at Newton Abbot (25.8f, good, 2/1) 19 days ago, comfortably. In top form right now and has started to look more straightforward, so solid claims.

Form: 2P-2121

Crank Em Up¹²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: J Kington| T: S G West| OR: 90| CD

8/1

Belatedly took advantage of a drop in the weights over hurdles here in March, but was well held at Kelso 10 weeks later. Switches from hurdles to chase after a further 4 months off.

Form: 547P1-9

Freddie Darling^p⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 90

8/1

Fair maiden hurdler for Harry Fry but struggled when switched to handicaps and fared little when switched to fences for new yard recently. Plenty to prove.

Form: 45P0-P8

Grey Atlantic Way^p,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Henry Brooke| T: D Brooke| OR: 84

11/2

Well treated on old form and offered some encouragement on second start for this stable over hurdles at Kelso 21 days ago. One to note upped markedly in trip/back over fences.

Form: 64P-903

Dutch Canyon³⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 81

15/2

Back on track with a good second from the front at Hexham 36 days ago. Mark looks fair at the moment, so can't be ruled out for all that consistency isn't his strong suit.

Form: 297F-32

Supreme Steel^b⁵^{(ex 7)}

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 74

4/1

Veteran who capitalised on a much reduced mark at Hexham 5 days ago but now carries a penalty and he's not sure to be in the same form.

Form: 95U561

Light Bulb^p1²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: N Mechie| OR: 79

13/2

Unseated rider in handicap chase at Sligo (25.7f, good, 22/1) 21 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. R. Finn. Something to prove, but Brian Hughes booked and cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: P-5602U

Bobbie The Dazzler⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 78

20/1

Poor nowadays and made no impact at this course 8 days ago.

Form: 8067-87

Strategic^b⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 66

25/1

Limited hurdler/chaser. Saddle slipped at Hexham 5 days ago but he'd not been threatening prior to that.

Form: 7-P6P8P

Non-Runners

Cage Of Fear¹⁹

Weight: 12-7| Age: 7

T: Christian Williams J: Non Runner

Chain Smoker¹¹²

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: G Howell J: Tabitha Worsley

Forecasts

Joey Steel (3/1), Supreme Steel (4/1), Grey Atlantic Way (11/2), Light Bulb (13/2), Dutch Canyon (15/2), Crank Em Up (8/1), Freddie Darling (8/1), Cage Of Fear (10/1), Chain Smoker (14/1), Bobbie The Dazzler (20/1), Strategic (25/1)

GREY ATLANTIC WAY is on an appealing mark and shaped encouragingly with an eye on longer trips when third over hurdles at Kelso 3 weeks ago. With cheekpieces back on, he's fancied to make his third outing for Danny Brooke a winning one, with the in-form Joey Steel arguably the main threat.