GB - Sedgefield - Race 5

Thoroughbred

11 Runners

26.3f

Handicap Chase

Turf

Soft (Good to Soft in places)

8.0K

VIEW

Verdict

CATCH CATCHFIRE has improved since switched to handicaps/chasing and is preferred to the in-form but much more exposed Old Page. Monaghan Boy is another to consider back off his proper mark.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
3	From a good jumping family and left his uneventful hurdles exploits well behind in first-time headgear on chase/handicap bow when scoring at Leicester (22.7f, soft) in decisive fashion. Failed to build on that off revised mark at Catterick since but he remains unexposed. 1st Pick 3 Catch Catchfire Jockey: Charlie Todd Trainer: Ian Williams J: Charlie Todd T: Ian Williams	100	-	-	-	29%
Analysis From a good jumping family and left his uneventful hurdles exploits well behind in first-time headgear on chase/handicap bow when scoring at Leicester (22.7f, soft) in decisive fashion. Failed to build on that off revised mark at Catterick since but he remains unexposed.
7	Well suited by the demands off this course and finally got off the mark over C&D in November. Backed that up with good second back here last month, beaten only by a lightly-raced improver, and he should go well again. 2nd Pick 7 Old Page (Ire) Jockey: Ellis Collier Trainer: David Thompson J: Ellis Collier T: David Thompson	95	-	-	-	20%
Analysis Well suited by the demands off this course and finally got off the mark over C&D in November. Backed that up with good second back here last month, beaten only by a lightly-raced improver, and he should go well again.
9	Runner-up 3 times on the bounce prior to belatedly shedding his maiden tag over C&D 11 months ago. Ran no sort of race at Hexham final start but decent return from out of the handicap when third at Wetherby in November. Entitled to build on that with headgear re-fitted. 3rd Pick 9 Monaghan Boy (Ire) Jockey: Emma Smith-Chaston Trainer: Micky Hammond J: Emma Smith-Chaston T: Micky Hammond	97	-	-	-	23%
Analysis Runner-up 3 times on the bounce prior to belatedly shedding his maiden tag over C&D 11 months ago. Ran no sort of race at Hexham final start but decent return from out of the handicap when third at Wetherby in November. Entitled to build on that with headgear re-fitted.

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