15:30 Sedgefield

Sunday 30 January 2022

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Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 15:33 | Winning time: 4m 7.10s

1^st

Enlighten

811-10

5/2

T: M & D EasterbyJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd before 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on flat, led towards finish tchd 9/4

2^nd

Stokes

711-13

7/4f

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Led, not fluent last, ridden flat, headed towards finish op 15/8 tchd 2/1

3^rd

Zamond

611-12

14/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Abbie McCain (5)

Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, went 4th after 2 out, went 3rd before last, no impression op 16/1

4^th

Evita Du Mesnil

811-6

7/1

T: D BourkeJ: K Brogan (3)

Mid-division, closed 5th, 3rd but no impression 2 out, dropped to 4th before last op 13/2

5^th

7 ½

Tiger Jet

612-0

13/2

T: B EllisonJ: Sam Coltherd

Prominent, not fluent 1st, jumped left and bumped 2nd, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 7/1

6^th

Mahanakhon Power

510-3

11/1

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop (3)

Took keen hold in rear, not fluent 1st or 4th, headway before 3 out, close 2nd after 2 out, beaten and dropped to 4th when awkward 2 out, soon hanging left and looking very awkward, well beaten after op 10/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Monjules

410-10

16/1

T: J R NortonJ: Callum Bewley

Prominent, hit 1st, edged right and bumped next, not fluent 3rd, lost place 3 out, soon ridden and weakened tchd 14/1

Deauville Society

710-7

125/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Thomas Dowson

Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th or 5th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out tchd 150/1

Strong Team

910-6

25/1

T: C GrantJ: Sean Quinlan

Towards rear on outside, not fluent 5th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out op 28/1

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Non-Runners

Lightning Attack⁵²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: B Haslam J: R P McLernon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.10, £1.20, £3.80EX:£7.60Trifecta:£73.00Tricast:£48.09SF:£7.58Swingers:£1.60, £6.80, £7.10

Forecasts

Stokes (7/4), Enlighten (5/2), Tiger Jet (13/2), Evita Du Mesnil (7/1), Mahanakhon Power (11/1), Zamond (14/1), Monjules (16/1), Lightning Attack (16/1), Strong Team (25/1), Deauville Society (125/1)

A few in with a shout but STOKES has made a positive start to hurdling, filling the runner-up spot on both occasions. An opening mark of 106 could prove lenient so Ben Pauling's charge earns the vote to make a winning start to life in handicaps. Enlighten is heading in the right direction so he's fancied to give the selection most to think about, ahead of recent-winner Evita du Mesnil.

STOKES (IRE)
ENLIGHTEN
EVITA DU MESNIL (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £4,030.002nd: £1,857.003rd: £928.004th: £465.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00