13:20 Sedgefield

Friday 14 January 2022

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Cazoo Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 5m 3.1s

Cailin Dearg^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin| OR: 102| CD

6/1

Arrives on a hat-trick after back-to-back C&D wins, showing a good turn of foot on latter occasion when ready 4l scorer. Up another 8 lb but weighted to go in again.

Form: 543-511

Joie De Vivre⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: M Todhunter| OR: 99| CD

18/1

C&D winner in October but she came in only ninth at Ayr (20.4f) last time. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 679159

Rubytwo^b²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| OR: 97| D

10/1

Arrives in good nick, third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Newcastle (20.3f) 27 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 2-27623

Son Of The Somme⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 95

10/3

Off 8 months but much improved when second of 12 on his handicap bow at Doncaster (19.4f) 49 days ago, closing all way to line. Has more to offer, and not taken lightly despite 6 lb rise.

Form: 666-2

Hidden Commander⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sam Coltherd| T: P A Kirby| OR: 93

6/4

Still a maiden, but he seemed unsuited by drop in trip when fifth of 12 in 2m handicap at Ayr 53 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 6P66-65

Lostnfound¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: D Thompson| OR: 89| C

18/1

Course winner who took a step back in the right direction when fourth of 9 to Cailin Dearg in handicap over C&D 19 days ago. Worth considering off 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 27-7004

Hajey²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 88

28/1

Arrives well below par, only seventh of 11 in 2m handicap hurdle at Newcastle 27 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 3-7597

Bollin Phoenix^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 81

10/1

Maiden hurdler who wasn't disgraced in first-time blinkers when fifth of 9 to Cailin Dearg in handicap over C&D 19 days ago. Not totally dismissed.

Form: 40-8075

Amma Lord^t,v1²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 77

22/1

Yet to score, and he's not proving the easiest to catch right, only seventh of 8 in 3m handicap hurdle at Musselburgh 25 days ago. Visor is reached for now.

Form: 4P5-637

Burdigala¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 72

25/1

It's now sixteen runs since his last win in 2018, and only seventh of 10 in handicap at Market Rasen (20.6f) 19 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 03-0P87

Non-Runners

Cash Again¹⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: B Haslam J: R P McLernon

Forecasts

Hidden Commander (6/4), Son Of The Somme (10/3), Cailin Dearg (6/1), Cash Again (8/1), Rubytwo (10/1), Bollin Phoenix (10/1), Joie De Vivre (18/1), Lostnfound (18/1), Amma Lord (22/1), Burdigala (25/1), Hajey (28/1)

Hat-trick seeking CAILIN DEARG has a career-high mark to overcome but is hard to oppose given the turn of foot she displayed over C&D last time. Lightly-raced Son of The Somme rates a big threat if, as expected. building on his excellent Newcastle second, with in-form duo Lostnfound and Rubytwo high on the shortlist too.