Welcome Back To Sedgefield Sue Vickers Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 11.54s

Road Warrior^p,t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Peter Coleman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 117| CD

10/3

C&D scorer who arrives on back of good third in 21f handicap chase here 23 days ago. Yard among the winners, and he's weighted to go well again off 2 lb lower mark now.

Form: 111-493

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Oscars Leader^v¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: J Candlish| OR: 114| C

6/4

Fairly useful 17f hurdles winner who made a promising start over fences after 9 months off when third in 2m handicap at Warwick 17 days ago. Considered off 2 lb lower mark with Brian Hughes now up.

Form: 22325-3

Poldark Cross⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: H Whittington| OR: 114| BF

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden hurdler. Off 8 months before pulled up in 3m handicap at Bangor on his debut over fences 61 days ago, though he was close up to 3 out. Winning pointer who remains with potential.

Form: P1/232-P

Gentle Jolie²⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R P McLernon| T: L Morgan| OR: 109

5/1

Runner-up in a point before bagging novice hurdles (around 2m) at Hexham and Cartmel in May. Returns over fences and interesting contender, especially with this longer trip a big plus.

Form: F2-11

Bandit D'Ainay²³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 99

16/1

Fairly useful ex-French chase winner. Off 6 months before fading sixth of 9 in 21f handicap here on his UK debut 23 days ago. Should strip fitter now.

Form: P5-9836

Graystown^p,t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Craig Nichol| T: W Coltherd| OR: 94

12/1

Scored at Hexham in October but pulled up in handicap chase there 18 days ago. Not the best of jumpers, but he's the sort to bounce back.

Form: 213F1P

Non-Runners

Instant Replay⁸¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: B Ellison J: Sam Coltherd

Forecasts

Oscars Leader (6/4), Road Warrior (10/3), Poldark Cross (9/2), Gentle Jolie (5/1), Instant Replay (6/1), Graystown (12/1), Bandit D'Ainay (16/1)

A case can be made for most of these, but GENTLE JOLIE showed a good attitude when going unbeaten in two runs over hurdles in May and is taken to go in at the first time of asking over fences now her stamina is drawn out more. Oscars Leader made a promising start in this sphere when third at Warwick and is feared most, although C&D scorers Road Warrior and Instant Replay warrant plenty of respect.