14:10 Sedgefield

Thursday 23 February 2017

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Brian Ellison Beat The Best Winner Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 27.18s

1^st

Dark And Dangerous

911-7

10/3

T: S WaughJ: Amie Waugh (7)

Led, headed before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on gamely to regain lead run-in, held on near finish op 3/1

2^nd

Astrum

711-12

9/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: Harry Stock (7)

Close up, led before 2 out, headed run-in, kept on and held towards finish op 7/1

3^rd

Baraboy

711-7

22/1

T: F P MurtaghJ: Lorcan Murtagh (7)

Held up mid-division, went 3rd from 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace tchd 25/1

4^th

Stilo Blue Native

911-11

9/4f

T: R MenziesJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, mistake and weakened from 3 out tchd 5/2

5^th

Fiddler's Flight

1110-3

7/1

T: J R NortonJ: Colm McCormack (3)

Held up towards rear, pushed along before 4th, soon outpaced op 6/1 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

Boethius

411-5

16/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns (3)

Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and weakened from 3 out, soon pulled up op 9/1

Strait Run

610-0

9/2

T: Micky HammondJ: Joe Colliver

In rear and outpaced, pulled up op 4/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£2.00, £2.40EX:£21.20Trifecta:£238.50SF:£18.34Swingers:£3.50, £10.50, £5.40

Forecasts

Stilo Blue Native (9/4), Dark And Dangerous (10/3), Astrum (9/2), Strait Run (9/2), Fiddler's Flight (7/1), Boethius (16/1), Baraboy (22/1)

Dark and Dangerous seeks a third Sedgefield success since Boxing Day, and clearly handles the undulations of this track perfectly, but it must be doubtful whether he'd have beaten STRAIT RUN last time but for that rival edging right after the omitted final hurdle, and the Micky Hammond trained six-year-old can build upon that improved showing off a lightweight with Joe Colliver seeking to make amends from the saddle. 1. Strait Run 2. Dark And Dangerous 3. Baraboy

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00