AK Bets Big Prices Big Limits Handicap Chase – Sedgefield

Sedgefield

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AK Bets Big Prices Big Limits Handicap Chase

Date 2024-05-10

Distance 2m5f28y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £4,700

Winning Time 5m 14.00s (slow by 11.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Leading Force (IRE) Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	9/2	Won
2nd	Sean Og (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Dianne Sayer	5/1	5.5
3rd	Ashington (GB) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	5/1	1.25
4th	Tupelo Mississippi (IRE) Craig Nichol · Brian Ellison	14/1	6
5th	Croagh Patrick (IRE) Jonathan England · Sam England	6/1	7
6th	Ladronne (FR) Mr Paddy Barlow · Tjade Collier	7/1	2.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Gandhi Maker (FR) Thomas Dowson · Philip Kirby	7/2F
P.U.	High Moon (GB) Ross Chapman · Rebecca Menzies	14/1
P.U.	Tonto's Spirit (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Miss A M Slack	66/1

Runners (10)

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

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10	Sean Og Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Dianne Sayer	J:Danny McMenamin T:Dianne Sayer	142	—	52584-	94	108	79	51d	—	0W/0P 1 run	0	17.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Yet to win (0-15) and fortunes have been mixed since joining this trainer; chase prowess?
5	Ashington Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	161	v	34835-	113	129	113	15d	—	—	+7	22.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Course hurdles winner (March 22); back over fences for first time since April 2023; chance
7	Leading Force Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	155	p	4/326-	107	124	108	63d	—	—	+4	18.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Runner-up over inadequate 2m1f here (soft; chase debut) in February; cheekpieces applied.
6	Gandhi Maker Bay J:Thomas Dowson T:Philip Kirby	J:Thomas Dowson T:Philip Kirby	159	p	P2312-	111	124	112	18d	—	—	+19	34.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Solid Sedgefield record (2-3); runner-up at Hexham 18 days ago; not ruled out.
9	Croagh Patrick Bay J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	145	tb	22239-	97	127	110	33d	—	—	+11	21.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Towards rear - outpaced 3 out - still plenty to do 2 out - never dangerous(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
2	Ladronne Bay J:Mr Paddy Barlow(7) T:Tjade Collier	J:Mr Paddy Barlow(7) T:Tjade Collier	162	t	P3142-	114	128	122	40d	—	—	+17	30.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Reliable; five chase wins (2m4f-3m1f); prospect of drying ground is a slight risk.
4	Tupelo Mississippi Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	161	p	2451P-	113	125	111	84d	—	—	+16	24.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Willing when toughing it out at Kelso (2m5f, soft; from 5lb lower) in January; PU since.
3	High Moon Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	162	p	P632P-	114	128	92	27d	—	—	+14	21.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Runner-up at Ayr (2m4f; first-time cheekpieces) in March; pulled up at Newcastle since.
8	Tonto's Spirit Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Miss A M Slack	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Miss A M Slack	149	—	74P1P-	101	125	106	220d	—	—	+15	18.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Cartmel specialist; first start for 220 days so could well need this race; look elsewhere.
NR	Hauraki Gulf Bay J:TBC T:Deborah Cole	J: T:Deborah Cole	170	—	1314U-	122	125	91	16d	—	—	—	24.4	—	—
Ready C&D winner (soft; from 6lb lower) in January; let down by jumping the last twice.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Sean Og	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Ashington	4/1	5/1	9/2	5/1	4/1
Leading Force	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Gandhi Maker	11/2	9/2	5/1	5/1	11/2
Croagh Patrick	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1	13/2
Ladronne	7/1	13/2	13/2	6/1	11/2
Tupelo Mississippi	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	8/1
High Moon	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Tonto's Spirit	40/1	25/1	33/1	25/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gandhi Maker

34.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 14.7 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Ladronne

30.2

OR: 16 Form: 10.6 Odds: 3.6

7/1

3rd

Tupelo Mississippi

24.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Hauraki Gulf

24.4

OR: 18 Form: 6.4 Odds: 0

—

Ashington

22.9

OR: 15.8 Form: 2.7 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Croagh Patrick

21.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 3.1

7/1

High Moon

21.1

OR: 16 Form: 3.2 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Tonto's Spirit

18.6

OR: 12.8 Form: 4.8 Odds: 1.1

40/1

Leading Force

18.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Sean Og

17.5

OR: 11 Form: 1.5 Odds: 5

4/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hauraki Gulf	122	125	91
Ladronne	114	128	122
High Moon	114	128	92
Ashington	113	129	113
Tupelo Mississippi	113	125	111
Gandhi Maker	111	124	112
Leading Force	107	124	108
Tonto's Spirit	101	125	106
Croagh Patrick	97	127	110
Sean Og	94	108	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ashington	15d ago	Fit
Hauraki Gulf	16d ago	Fit
Gandhi Maker	18d ago	Fit
High Moon	27d ago	Fit
Croagh Patrick	33d ago	Fit
Ladronne	40d ago	Fit
Sean Og	51d ago	Fresh
Leading Force	63d ago	Fresh
Tupelo Mississippi	84d ago	Fresh
Tonto's Spirit	220d ago	Long break