12:55 Sedgefield

Tuesday 22 November 2022

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Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 7m 21.26s

To Be Sure²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 107

13/2

Dual hurdles winner last season and while he was ultimately below par back in this sphere on return at Chepstow (23.6f, good), that run will have blown away the cobwebs and he's now 3 lb lower.

Form: 42414-3

Fiston Du Mou^p,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: B S Hughes| T: P Neville| OR: 100| CD

4/1

Successful twice from half-a-dozen appearances in Britain, including a recent career-best display over this C&D (soft). 9 lb higher now but he's a major player again.

Form: 3124U1

Onestepatatime¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 89

3/1

Improved when switched to handicaps over hurdles on final 2 starts of last season, and this point winner was travelling well when exiting at the second-last on return/chase debut at Hexham (24.2f, soft). High on the shortlist.

Form: 64922-F

Sir Apollo¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 82

9/2

Appeared to raise his game when second in a 6-runner Newcastle handicap chase (2½m, good) in March. Has failed to build on that in 2 subsequent starts, though, and he looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 9/5524-4

To The Limit^b³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: D R Fox| T: W Coltherd| OR: 79

17/2

Winner at Kelso in January but more recent efforts leave a lot to be desired, including on return from summer break last month.

Form: 3P2-PP8

Dr Shirocco³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 76

10/1

Just the one win from 7 starts between the flags and 0-16 over hurdles. Will need to improve for the switch to fences if he's to have a say in the finish.

Form: 894-580

Espoir Moriviere¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Johnston⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 75

6/1

Twice a winner over hurdles and finished in the frame on both starts over fences in the spring. Failed to get competitive back hurdling on recent return at Hexham (23.3f, soft) but not without each-way hope returned to this sphere.

Form: 03P24-7

Muroor^b⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Thomas Dowson| T: V Thompson| OR: 72| C

66/1

Has failed to get his head in front since landing a 19.3f handicap chase here in November 2020, offering little back from 7 months off at Hexham last week. 7 lb 'wrong' at the weights and he's hard to warm to.

Form: 2820-6P

Forecasts

Onestepatatime (3/1), Fiston Du Mou (4/1), Sir Apollo (9/2), Espoir Moriviere (6/1), To Be Sure (13/2), To The Limit (17/2), Dr Shirocco (10/1), Muroor (66/1)

The vote goes to ONESTEPATATIME, who improved over hurdles in the latter stages of last season and held every chance when falling 2 out off this mark on return/chase debut at Hexham. Provided she is none the worse for that mishap, the 7-y-o is entitled to progress in this sphere. Fiston du Mou is an obvious danger on the back of his C&D success earlier this month and he is feared most ahead of To Be Sure and Espoir Moriviere.