17:18 Sedgefield

Friday 10 May 2024

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Off time: 17:18 | Winning time: 3m 57.82s

Camarrate³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 107

2/1

Fairly useful AW Flat winner for Grant Tuer and taken well to hurdling, justifying favouritism in Fakenham juvenile over Easter. Highly likely there's more to come from him.

Form: 421-

Byron Hill³¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P Neville| OR: 102

9/2

Fairly useful stayer on the level and has shown ability over hurdles. Off since July but open to improvement for new yard (has left Richard Hughes).

Form: 7U33/

Castlecomer Bill^h1⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: P Neville

100/1

Getaway gelding who showed nothing in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: 8P-

Graze On Phoenix¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Henry Brooke| T: J & S Quinn

10/3

Unseated riser early on hurdles bow in December but offered plenty to work on when third of 9 in novice at Doncaster a month later. Not taken lightly.

Form: 46/U3-

Jingle Du Gouet¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Callum Bewley| T: S Waugh

33/1

Successful on the second of his 2 starts between the flags but little to shout about under Rules both starts last month.

Form: 2175-

Kingston Narcissus^h1¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies

17/2

Fair and consistent maiden on Flat in France (stays 15f) for E. Libaud (sold €30,000 in November). Should take to this sphere being a brother to a fairly useful 2m hurdler so no surprise to see him figure.

Form:

Oscar Doodle^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C O'Farrell| T: B Ellison

7/1

Modest performer on Flat (stays 12.5f), who won 3 times in 2023. Ran to a similar level when third in C&D maiden on hurdles bow in February and ran well back on the level 2 weeks ago. Player.

Form: 3-

Racquet Club¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

150/1

Failed to trouble the judge in 3 runs on the Flat for Johnny Murtagh in 2022 and pulled up both starts over hurdles last month.

Form: PP-

Rathgearan¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Dowson| T: C Grant| OR: 92

50/1

Modest in bumpers in Ireland and similar form over hurdles/fences. Showed nothing after 16 months off at Hexham 18 days ago.

Form: 49424/P-

Toscan Genius^h³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: B Ellison

33/1

Modest Flat winner who produced a decent first effort in this sphere when runner-up here (19.8f) in November. Excuses here later that month but well held back on the level since after a break.

Form: 26-

Vanilla Dancer⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 102| CD

15/2

Progressive in bumpers, scoring here in December, and not disgraced switched to hurdles last 2 starts. Respected.

Form: 31343-

Non-Runners

Away She Goes⁶⁶

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: B Ellison J: Craig Nichol

Forecasts

Camarrate (2/1), Graze On Phoenix (10/3), Byron Hill (9/2), Oscar Doodle (7/1), Vanilla Dancer (15/2), Kingston Narcissus (17/2), Toscan Genius (33/1), Jingle Du Gouet (33/1), Away She Goes (33/1), Rathgearan (50/1), Castlecomer Bill (100/1), Racquet Club (150/1)

CAMARRATE overcame the run of the race when off the mark in this sphere at Fakenham and remains with potential given his above-average Flat form. Oscar Doodle and Graze On Phoenix are feared most.