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Thursday 16 January 2025

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 5m 19.0s

Six One Nine^p⁵¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 97| CD

7/1

Really enhanced his strike rate over fences here last season, winning 3 times. Likely better for his reappearance at Sedgefield and handicapper has eased him 2 lb since, so looks a big player back under ideal conditions.

Form: 1131-44

Treaty Boy^t³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 96

10/1

Made a winning chase debut at Catterick in February on final run for Rebecca Menzies and back to that sort of form on fourth start for current yard lately, shaping best (suffered overreach) when fifth at Hexham last time. Solid claims.

Form: 2-603U5

Heads Or Harps^t⁶⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 95

14/1

Showed form once in four starts over hurdles for Michael Scudamore but has a background in points and a feasible mark, so well worth a market check starting out for new yard after almost 2 years off.

Form: P1PP4P/

Empty Nest^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 92

11/8

9/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner handicap chase at Wetherby (19.4f, soft) 21 days ago. Belatedly found it all coming together last time and no reason why he won't go well again.

Form: 3-PP461

The Jad Factor^t,p⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 84| CD

4/1

Fair 20f hurdles winner ran well on final outing for Mike Smith and was given a considerate return from 20 months off when fourth at Wetherby last month. Cheekpieces refitted and he's on a good mark.

Form: 0F3P2/4

Iwa^b³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Houlihan| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 78

8/1

Fair hurdler/chaser in France but has failed to match that form following 7 starts on these shores. Bit to prove.

Form: 4P-8864

Brickadank^t,p⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: B S Hughes| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 76

33/1

Took thirty-seven attempts to get off the mark before recording back-to-back wins at Market Rasen in the spring. Must be respected in hat-trick bid. Very easy to back and not in the same form returning from 9 months off there last month.

Form: 04411-P

Wotsmyname¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: L Kerr| OR: 74

14/1

Poor maiden who has offered little in 3 outings since returning from a long absence. Big outsider.

Form: 986/P99

Great Raffles⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 72

12/1

Recorded back-to-back wins over hurdles (including at this course) to end 2021/22 but disappointing so far over fences.

Form: 4/4534-8

Non-Runners

Nights In Venice⁴⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: D W Whillans J: Henry Brooke

Pitempton Power⁴⁶

Weight: 11-13| Age: 10

T: Ewan Whillans J: Craig Nichol

Benefit Ben¹⁵

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: A Nicol J: Theo Gillard

Forecasts

Empty Nest (11/8), The Jad Factor (4/1), Six One Nine (7/1), Iwa (8/1), Treaty Boy (10/1), Nights In Venice (10/1), Great Raffles (12/1), Wotsmyname (14/1), Heads Or Harps (14/1), Benefit Ben (25/1), Pitempton Power (25/1), Brickadank (33/1)

SIX ONE NINE has a superb record here and should be spot on following a respectable return at Sedgefield, so he gets the nod ahead of Treaty Boy, who shaped best for a long way last time. Empty Nest only won a weak race at Wetherby 3 weeks ago but he remains on a feasible mark.