Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)

Sedgefield

16:20

Date 2023-01-29

Distance 2m178y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,330

Winning Time 4m 15.75s (slow by 29.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Russian Virtue (GB) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	100/30F	Won
2nd	Bridge Road (IRE) Sean Quinlan · Jennie Candlish	4/1	3.5
3rd	Edgar Allan Poe (IRE) Thomas Willmott · Sue Smith	17/2	5.5
4th	Bushmill Boy (GB) Craig Nichol · David Thompson	8/1	1.25
5th	Agent Empire (GER) Ben Jones · Oliver Signy	33/1	1
6th	Bahtiyar (FR) Jack Quinlan · Harry Whittington	11/2	.5
7th	Fearless Action (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Chris Grant	9/1	6.5
8th	Silkstone (IRE) Emma Smith-Chaston · Danny Brooke	6/1	20
9th	Wakey Wakey (IRE) Jamie Hamilton · Tim Easterby	28/1	12
10th	El Jefe (IRE) William Shanahan · Andrew Hamilton	11/1	2
11th	Calculus (IRE) Philip Armson · Sara Ender	50/1	2.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Blame The Farrier (IRE) Joe Williamson · David Thompson	100/1

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	No silk	Bridge Road Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Sean Quinlan T:Jennie Candlish	168	p	252713	105	107	99	34d	—	—	—	25.3	—	—
Won at Leicester in November and good third at Wetherby since; on the shortlist
2	No silk	Bahtiyar Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Harry Whittington	J:Jack Quinlan T:Harry Whittington	168	ht	3-3265	105	107	72	34d	—	—	—	15.9	—	—
Has shown promise but unable to threaten in handicaps the last twice
3	No silk	Fearless Action Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	J:Danny McMenamin T:Chris Grant	166	—	7226-4	103	111	73	16d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
May have needed recent comeback; this handicap newcomer is of interest on his 2021 form
4	No silk	Russian Virtue Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	164	—	66P-11	101	106	69	—	—	—	—	12.8	—	—
Won two in a row over h'dles before AW win last Sunday; thriving 6yo who has strong claims
5	No silk	Edgar Allan Poe Bay J:Thomas Willmott(3) T:Sue Smith	J:Thomas Willmott(3) T:Sue Smith	161	—	52-801	98	107	94	28d	—	—	—	12	—	—
28-1 win at Catterick last time on second handicap start; player if repeating that form
6	No silk	El Jefe Bay J:William Shanahan(7) T:Andrew Hamilton	J:William Shanahan(7) T:Andrew Hamilton	159	h	2567-9	96	110	108	26d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Well handicapped on last winter's form but tailed off this month after a long absence
7	No silk	Silkstone Bay J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Danny Brooke	J:Emma Smith-Chaston(3) T:Danny Brooke	151	p	354211	88	106	94	68d	—	—	—	29	—	—
Won over C&D on his last two starts in November and he has to go on the shortlist
8	No silk	Wakey Wakey Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Tim Easterby	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Tim Easterby	150	tb	330	100	110	71	33d	—	—	—	16.1	—	—
4yo handicap newcomer who was a fair 3rd on first two hurdle starts, but tailed off latest
9	No silk	Bushmill Boy Bay J:Craig Nichol T:David Thompson	J:Craig Nichol T:David Thompson	146	—	536745	83	107	76	34d	—	—	—	8.9	—	—
Lightly raced 9yo who didn't run badly last time, but others have more pressing claims
10	No silk	Calculus Bay J:Philip Armson(3) T:Sara Ender	J:Philip Armson(3) T:Sara Ender	143	p	543P	80	108	47	—	—	—	—	8.1	—	—
Pulled up on handicap hurdle debut in October and well beaten back on the Flat since
11	No silk	Agent Empire Grey J:Ben Jones T:Oliver Signy	J:Ben Jones T:Oliver Signy	142	t	9P8-P	79	-	70	22d	—	—	—	7.3	—	—
French Flat winner but pulled up on recent handicap debut; wears a first-time tongue-tie
12	No silk	Blame The Farrier Chestnut J:Joe Williamson(5) T:David Thompson	J:Joe Williamson(5) T:David Thompson	142	—	6-788P	79	91	47	34d	—	—	—	7.3	—	—
Goes handicapping off a lowly mark but improvement is required

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Silkstone

OR: 9.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 0

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2nd Bridge Road

25.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

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3rd Wakey Wakey

16.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0

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4 Bahtiyar

15.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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5 Fearless Action

13.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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6 Russian Virtue

12.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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7 Edgar Allan Poe

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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8 El Jefe

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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9 Bushmill Boy

8.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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10 Calculus

8.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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11 Agent Empire

7.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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12 Blame The Farrier

7.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bridge Road	105	107	99
Bahtiyar	105	107	72
Fearless Action	103	111	73
Russian Virtue	101	106	69
Wakey Wakey	100	110	71
Edgar Allan Poe	98	107	94
El Jefe	96	110	108
Silkstone	88	106	94
Bushmill Boy	83	107	76
Calculus	80	108	47
Agent Empire	79	—	70
Blame The Farrier	79	91	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fearless Action	16d ago	Fit
Agent Empire	22d ago	Fit
El Jefe	26d ago	Fit
Edgar Allan Poe	28d ago	Fit
Wakey Wakey	33d ago	Fit
Bridge Road	34d ago	Fit
Bahtiyar	34d ago	Fit
Bushmill Boy	34d ago	Fit
Blame The Farrier	34d ago	Fit
Silkstone	68d ago	Fresh
Russian Virtue	—	—
Calculus	—	—