16:30 Sedgefield

Friday 14 April 2023

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:35

Balanced Support Reins Bob Bowden Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 7m 24.20s

1^st

Atomic Angel

810-10

9/2

T: S CorbettJ: D B Hurst (7)

Made all, ridden and stayed on gamely run-in, unchallenged op 7/2

2^nd

2 ¾

Thatbeatsbanagher

912-2

7/4f

T: B HaslamJ: Jack Hogan (5)

Raced on inside, waited with in last trio, headway tracking leaders after 3 out, went 2nd between last two, ridden and stayed on run-in, always held op 13/8 tchd 15/8

3^rd

Ballin Bay

511-3

8/1

T: Miss P RobsonJ: Craig Nichol

Tracked winner after 1st, pushed along and lost 2nd between last two, ridden and no extra in 3rd run-in op 12/1

4^th

2 ½

Great Raffles

710-9

11/4

T: Micky HammondJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in last trio, closer 3 out, pushed along and outpaced home turn, flattened 2 out, kept plugging on until no extra before the last tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1

5^th

1 ½

Mr Palmtree

1010-7

7/1

T: H DickinJ: Benjamin Poste

Held up in last trio, good headway tracking leaders before 3 out, weakened before the last op 12/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

Lockdown Leader

710-2

14/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Sean Quinlan

Raced wide in 4th, pushed along after 3 out, weakened between last two op 12/1

7^th

Alien Encounter

710-2

80/1

T: L KerrJ: Alan Doyle (5)

Tracked winner until after 1st, chased leaders on inside, not fluent 6th, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before next op 16/1

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Non-Runners

The Blame Game⁵⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: J Ewart J: Edward Austin

Dora De Janeiro¹⁰²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 10

T: S G West J: Bruce Lynn

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.20, £1.50EX:£14.40Trifecta:£78.20Tricast:£58.92SF:£12.86Swingers:£2.60, £5.00, £3.90

Forecasts

Thatbeatsbanagher (7/4), Great Raffles (11/4), Atomic Angel (9/2), The Blame Game (5/1), Mr Palmtree (7/1), Ballin Bay (8/1), Dora De Janeiro (10/1), Lockdown Leader (14/1), Alien Encounter (80/1)

Plenty in with a shout over this marathon trip, including last year's winner GREAT RAFFLES. It's possible he will be sharper for his Wetherby run 24 days ago and this sort of mark doesn't look beyond him back up in trip. The Blame Game and Thatbeatsbanagher have both compiled good course records and are others expected to be in the mix.

GREAT RAFFLES (FR)
THE BLAME GAME (IRE)
THATBEATSBANAGHER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Great Raffles

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 6

J: Alain Cawley | T: Micky Hammond

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,406.002nd: £1,567.003rd: £784.004th: £392.005th: £195.00