14:00 Sedgefield

Sunday 29 January 2023

All12:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:20

Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 4m 12.30s

1^st

Fruit N Nut

711-6

5/2f

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders on inside, led on inside at the last, soon clear, stayed on well tchd 11/4

2^nd

1 ¼

Ashington

811-9

3/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Raced wide, led until headed before hit 4 out chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd before the last, went 2nd again final 100 yards, no chance with winner op 5/1

3^rd

Matchless

511-5

11/4

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Tracked leader, hit 2nd, led before 4 out, ridden between last two, headed and hit last, stayed on same pace run-in, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards

4^th

Snookered

911-2

10/1

T: B EllisonJ: P W Wadge (7)

Chased leaders, outpaced and struggling 3 out, no chance after, went remote 4th run-in op 13/2

5^th

1 ¼

Al Zaraqaan

611-11

11/2

T: A WatsonJ: Nick Scholfield

Waited with in 5th on inside, closer in 4th after 3 out, ridden and no impression between last two, hit the last, weakened into 5th run-in op 9/2 tchd 4/1

6^th

Dr Sanderson

911-5

14/1

T: B HaslamJ: Jack Hogan (5)

Off the pace and always in last pair, never a factor, tailed off tchd 12/1 and tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Faron

511-7

50/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Well in rear, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 28/1 tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

Salsada¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: B Ellison J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.90, £1.90EX:£9.80Trifecta:£25.10Tricast:£20.71SF:£10.54Swingers:£2.00, £1.80, £2.00

Forecasts

Salsada (6/4), Fruit N Nut (5/2), Matchless (11/4), Ashington (3/1), Al Zaraqaan (11/2), Snookered (10/1), Dr Sanderson (14/1), Faron (50/1)

Cases can be made for a few of these but FRUIT N NUT is fancied to get back on the up on just his second handicap start with Brain Hughes back in the plate. Al Zaraqaan was unable to complete the 5-timer 4 weeks ago but he remains one to be positive about so he heads up the dangers, ahead of Matchless, who doubled his tally in small-field contests earlier this month.

FRUIT N NUT (IRE)
AL ZARAQAAN
MATCHLESS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Anyharminasking

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 5

J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | T: J & A O'Neill

5/6

Prize Money

1st: £7,710.002nd: £3,548.003rd: £1,774.004th: £888.005th: £442.00