17:20 Sedgefield

Wednesday 24 August 2022

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Clan Young Suite Reiver Apartments Berwick Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 4m 35.90s

Kings Creek^p,t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 95

3/1

Consistent sort who scored at Southwell in May. Ran poorly on Flat in first-time visor at Newcastle last month but sort to bounce back.

Form: 53-2147

Al Muffrih^h²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 92

3/1

Dual 10f winner on the level but still a maiden over hurdles. Pulled hard and jumped none too fluently when fair fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Perth (20.2f) 28 days ago. Bit more is needed here.

Form: 570-424

Follow Your Fire^p⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 91| CD

8/1

C&D winner but only ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (18.7f) 45 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 5-218P9

Jovial Jack^p²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jonathan England| T: P T Midgley| OR: 83

22/1

Poor form in Ireland for Gavin Cromwell and no signs of improvement in two runs for new yard this summer. Others are preferred.

Form: P900-75

Calliope¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 82

11/2

Only modest hurdler nowadays and poor fifth on Flat at Carlisle 15 days ago. Hard to enthuse over.

Form: 457333

Nastasiya²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR: 85

16/1

Fair maiden on Flat and over hurdles. Yet to fire in two runs for current yard and had a wind op and hood back on before remote fifth in 2m Market Rasen novice 24 days ago. Well weighted if getting back on song.

Form: 352-05

Danger Money^b³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 80

11/4

Fit from the Flat but below-par fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (19.9f) 31 days ago. Needs more.

Form: 24630-4

Non-Runners

Oasis Prince³³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: M Walford J: Theo Gillard

Forecasts

Danger Money (11/4), Al Muffrih (3/1), Kings Creek (3/1), Oasis Prince (4/1), Calliope (11/2), Follow Your Fire (8/1), Nastasiya (16/1), Jovial Jack (22/1)

Most of these come with question marks against them. OASIS PRINCE arrives in very good nick from the Flat so is taken to gain a first win in this sphere at the chief expense of stable companion Kings Creek who can bounce back from a rare poor run on the level last time out. Nastasiya is weighted to go well too if getting back on song.