16:00 Sedgefield

Friday 23 March 2018

All13:4513:5014:2014:5015:2516:0016:3017:05

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Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 25.32s

1^st

Lord Napier

511-9

4/9f

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, led 2 out, clear after last, easily tchd 2/5

2^nd

Emerald Chieftan

811-2

15/2

T: R MenziesJ: C O'Farrell

Led, headed 2 out, kept on and no chance with winner op 17/2

3^rd

Ask Jd

511-2

20/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, in 4th from 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, no impression op 14/1

4^th

Bafana Blue

711-2

10/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)

Always towards rear, outpaced 3 out op 12/1

5^th

4 ½

Lammturner

610-9

100/1

T: Miss J E FosterJ: Danny Cook

Held up towards rear, weakened before 3 out

6^th

2 ¾

Phantom Isle

511-2

25/1

T: C GrantJ: Henry Brooke

Tracked leader, weakened after 3 out

7^th

Ballasalla

611-2

13/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

In touch, weakened before 2 out op 7/1

8^th

Ivors Involvement

611-2

100/1

T: Miss T JacksonJ: A Nicol

Held up towards rear, effort 3 out, never dangerous

9^th

Excalibur

511-2

66/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Finian O'Toole (3)

Always towards rear, weakened before 4 out

Also Ran

Goliath

611-2

16/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Prominent, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, pulled up

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.30Pl:£1.02, £2.20, £3.90EX:£7.50Trifecta:£30.50SF:£4.78Swingers:£2.30, £4.60, £5.10

Forecasts

Lord Napier (4/9), Ballasalla (13/2), Emerald Chieftan (15/2), Bafana Blue (10/1), Goliath (16/1), Ask Jd (20/1), Phantom Isle (25/1), Excalibur (66/1), Lammturner (100/1), Ivors Involvement (100/1)

Aghabullogue point-to-point winner Emerald Chieftan rates as an interesting rules debutante for local trainer Rebecca Menzies in a modest contest where plenty of the remainder have masses to prove. Ballasalla is a full-brother to 2011 Grand National winner Ballabriggs, but he's not shown much thus far and looks more of a horse for further down the line, so the confident selection is the penalised Ludlow scorer LORD NAPIER. The Bowen family tend to do well with their Sedgefield runners (3 from 16; 19% strike rate over the past five years), so it'll come as a major shock if he's not capable of following up that victory.

Lord Napier
Emerald Chieftan
Bafana Blue

Previous Winners

2017

Bordeaux Bill

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 6

J: Henry Brooke | T: B Ellison

8/13

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £301.00