19:30 Sedgefield

Wednesday 19 April 2017

All16:5017:2517:5518:3019:0019:3020:00

Durham Lifting Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   3m 2f 59y  |   Good (Watered)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:30  |   Winning time: 6m 43.1s
1st
Horse silk
3
4/1
T: D ThompsonJ: Nathan Moscrop (5)
Chased leaders, 2nd 13th, led 3 out, clear 2 out, reduced lead when jumped slightly right last, just pushed out op 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
¾
7
10/1
T: Kenny JohnsonJ: Thomas Greatrex (7)
Held up, headway 15th, went 2nd after 2 out, closed last, stayed on but winner only pushed out to win op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
8
25/1
T: V ThompsonJ: Thomas Dowson (5)
Led, headed 3 out, lost 2nd after 2 out, stayed on same pace tchd 20/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
9/4f
T: Micky HammondJ: Joe Colliver
Blundered 1st, chasing leaders 4th, ridden and beaten from 2 out, stayed on same pace op 15/8
5th
Horse silk
8
2
7/2
T: N C KellyJ: D R Fox
Chased leaders, lost place 5th, never back on terms op 4/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ½
4
3/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Mr William Easterby (7)
Chased leader until 13th, ridden before 15th, lost place 17th, weakened 3 out op 4/1 tchd 11/4

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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Houndscourt6
Weight: 10-8|  Age: 10
T: Miss J E Foster  J: Henry Brooke
NR
5
Horse silk
Tommy The Rascal20
Weight: 10-8|  Age: 7
T: J Candlish  J: David Noonan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.20Pl:£2.40, £3.60EX:£26.10Trifecta:£283.70Tricast:£837.45SF:£36.42Swingers:£6.00, £5.50, £15.70

Forecasts

Treat Yourself (9/4), What A Game (3/1), Milan Dancer (7/2), Tommy The Rascal (7/2), Sweet Belle (4/1), Houndscourt (7/1), Captain Sharpe (10/1), Nelly La Rue (25/1)

Verdict

Houndscourt has an excellent record over these obstacles and, after a successful spell of hurdling, returns to the chasing ranks on an attractive mark. Milan Dancer has struggled to find form this season, like a lot of horses from the yard, but things appear to be improving and she may be arriving at the right time off a career low mark. For the selection it is hard to look beyond the topweight TREAT YOURSELF who was always looking the likely winner at Newcastle before being left to beat one other finisher. He remains well treated on his best form in Ireland and is worth following now that his trainer has found the key to him.
  1. Treat Yourself
  2. Houndscourt
  3. Milan Dancer

Prize Money

1st: £2,599.002nd: £763.003rd: £382.004th: £191.00

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