18:55 Sedgefield

Friday 10 May 2024

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AK Bets Big Prices Big Limits Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:57 | Winning time: 5m 14.00s

Ladronne^t⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr Paddy Barlow⁽⁷⁾| T: T Collier| OR: 114

7/1

Good second of 7 in handicap chase (9/1) at Market Rasen (23.9f, good to soft) 40 days ago, sticking to task. Can give a good account.

Form: 2P3142-

High Moon^p²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 114

14/1

11/4, pulled up in handicap chase at Newcastle (20.1f, heavy) 27 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 1/P632P-

Tupelo Mississippi^p⁸⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Craig Nichol| T: B Ellison| OR: 113

14/1

Latest win in chase at Kelso in January. 6/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Fakenham (21.2f, soft) 84 days ago. Can make his presence felt if back to his best.

Form: 6/2451P-

Ashington^v¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 113| C

5/1

Off 5 months before a fading fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Warwick (19f, good, 4/1) 15 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Visor back on and one for the shortlist.

Form: 434835-

Gandhi Maker^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 111| C

7/2

Course winner. First run since leaving Stuart Coltherd when creditable second of 12 in handicap chase at Hexham (15.6f, heavy, 9/1) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip and in the mix.

Form: 2P2312-

Leading Force^p1⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 107

9/2

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Ayr (20.5f, good to soft, 9/2) 63 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not ruled out.

Form: 224/326-

Tonto's Spirit²²⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-9| J: C O'Farrell| T: A Slack| OR: 101| C| D

66/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase at Cartmel in August. Pulled up in handicap chase here (17f, good to soft) 7 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running.

Form: P74P1P-

Croagh Patrick^b,t³³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 97

6/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 9/1, ninth of 11 in handicap chase at Carlisle (24.5f, heavy) 33 days ago. Blinkers back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 222239-

Sean Og⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 94

5/1

Below form fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Haydock (18.9f, soft) 51 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase with more required.

Form: 252584-

Non-Runners

Hauraki Gulf¹⁶

Weight: 12-2| Age: 9

T: Deborah Cole J: Chris Ward

Forecasts

Gandhi Maker (7/2), Leading Force (9/2), Sean Og (5/1), Ashington (5/1), Hauraki Gulf (5/1), Croagh Patrick (6/1), Ladronne (7/1), Tupelo Mississippi (14/1), High Moon (14/1), Tonto's Spirit (66/1)

HAURAKI GULF can boast a C&D win and arrives on a lenient mark so is taken to bounce back in style from his recent Uttoxeter mishaph. Market Rasen runner-up Ladronne rates the main danger, with Gandhi Maker and Ashington also warranting plenty of respect in an open contest.