15:45 Sedgefield

Sunday 1 March 2020

All14:1014:4015:1515:4516:2016:50

Horton Harrison Astill Evans Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 7m 36.10s

1^st

Aniknam

1010-9

2/1f

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson

Made all, clear 6th, hit 8th, unchallenged op 5/2

2^nd

King Gypsy

511-2

14/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ross Turner (5)

Held up in rear, mistake 5th, pushed along 7th, soon struggling, stayed on to go poor 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner op 8/1

3^rd

Shocona's Joy

610-11

22/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: T J Phelan

Held up in touch, reminders after 6th, pushed along and struggling after 8th, stayed on to dispute poor 2nd 2 out, weakened before last op 20/1

4^th

The Horsechesnut

1211-12

15/2

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Chased winner, mistake 6th, lost 2nd and hit 8th, went poor 2nd 3 out until weakened 2 out, tailed off op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1

5^th

Betterlatethanneva

910-0

66/1

T: G HowellJ: Tabitha Worsley (5)

Held up, progress on inside 4th, chased clear winner 8th to 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off

Also Ran

Katy Royal

812-7

12/1

T: C W FairhurstJ: J Kington

Held up, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

Boyfromnowhere

1311-2

33/1

T: A WintleJ: Benjamin Poste

Always behind, tailed off 5th, pulled up after 6th tchd 28/1

Samtu

911-1

11/4

T: F P MurtaghJ: B S Hughes

Prominent to 8th, reminders and soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 10th op 7/2

Leopard

610-10

9/2

T: Miss J E FosterJ: Ryan Mania

Held up, reminders and struggling approaching 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 7/2 tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

Duty Girl¹⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: Julia Brooke J: Henry Brooke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.10, £3.30, £5.20EX:£29.90Trifecta:£253.50Tricast:£470.98SF:£27.58Swingers:£5.00, £12.90, £6.70

Forecasts

Aniknam (2/1), Samtu (11/4), Duty Girl (3/1), Leopard (9/2), The Horsechesnut (15/2), Katy Royal (12/1), King Gypsy (14/1), Shocona's Joy (22/1), Boyfromnowhere (33/1), Betterlatethanneva (66/1)

Aniknam had a tough race when gamely landing some sizeable bets at Uttoxeter (2m7½f, heavy) on New Year's Eve and that experience has possibly left a negative mark. Thehorsechesnut is fitted with a visor on his return to Jennie Candlish so should be monitored for signs of market support in a weak race, along with the lightly raced King Gypsy. However, both Samtu (well-handicapped) and DUTY GIRL (an 18-race maiden) have went close over this C&D recently, with the latter-named of that pair showing improved form in four starts for Julia Brooke. Despite a token 3lb weights rise she could feasibly have her day in the limelight.

Duty Girl
Samtu
The Horsechesnut

Previous Winners

2019

Very Extravagant

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 10

J: T Scudamore | T: N P Mulholland

11/8

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £450.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00