September 23 / 17.20 Sedgefield

17.20

Good

Hardwick Grange Open National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 1 Elimination) (Go North Jodami QualifIer) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £2450.7
  • 2m 0f 178y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Hardwick Grange Open National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 1 Elimination) (Go North Jodami QualifIer) (GBB)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £7.50
  • Place: £3.00

Form: 4-3

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Didn't make the track for Godolphin but has shown promise in two bumpers for current connections, more recently when third (just behind Fiskardo) in first-time cheekpieces at Worcester (good) three weeks ago; respected.
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7th

8

(8)

2nd Mar 2026

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

16:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lion City

8st 12lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Clare Ellam

Won a bumper for another stable in 2024 but has not shown a great deal for new yard since the autumn; weakened into sixth of eight here (1m6f; about 7l behind Belle Of KT) on recent handicap debut; improvement required.

33/1

12th

1

(13)

28th Jan 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Lion City

10st 2lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Clare Ellam

Bumper winner; has finished last, achieving very little, in a couple of middle-distance events (Listed/novice) at Kempton since switched to this code; drops in trip.

100/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 1

Last run: 76 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Finished well to record 16-1 success for Paul Collins at Uttoxeter (good) in July; has 7lb penalty to shoulder on this stable debut but still features prominently in calculations.
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3rd

3

26th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 87y

Class 2

16:40 Cheltenham

Cloudy View

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Narrow Uttoxeter winner (soft) who went down by only a neck when penalised on stable debut at Sedgefield (good); tongue-tie now added; this is a big step up from those two venues.

12/1

2nd

1

23rd Sep 2024

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

17:20 Sedgefield

Cloudy View

11st 7lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Finished well to record 16-1 success for Paul Collins at Uttoxeter (good) in July; has 7lb penalty to shoulder on this stable debut but still features prominently in calculations.

9/2

1st

7

9th Jul 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

20:05 Uttoxeter

Cloudy View

10st 12lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Paul Collins

First foal; dam maiden Flat/jumps, sister to three winners including Humphrey Bogart (11.4f Listed Flat/hurdle); other newcomers appeal more.

8/1

Form: 30-

Last run: 191 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Flat-bred filly; well beaten at Kempton (good to soft) in March and not seen again since but was close third on debut at Musselburgh (soft) in February and has claims here if judged on that performance.
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2nd

11

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

17:00 Hexham

Saxon Star

10st 11lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Brian Ellison

Made the frame in two bumpers and, after a modest spell on the Flat, didn't run badly when third on last month's hurdle debut at Newcastle (2m4f, good), albeit no match for the first two; could run into a place now back down in trip in first-time blinkers.

7/1

2nd

11

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

17:00 Hexham

Saxon Star

10st 11lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Brian Ellison

Made the frame in two bumpers and, after a modest spell on the Flat, didn't run badly when third on last month's hurdle debut at Newcastle (2m4f, good), albeit no match for the first two; could run into a place now back down in trip in first-time blinkers.

7/1

3rd

7

5th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 62y

Class 4

13:30 Newcastle

Saxon Star

10st 12lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Brian Ellison

held up in rear, steady headway from 6th, went third when not fluent 3 out, weakened from 2 out

12/1

Form: 4

Last run: 59 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Out of an unraced half-sister to smart jumpers Broadway Buffalo and Mister Whitaker; represents stable with good strike-rate in bumpers and made promising debut when fourth at Uttoxeter (good) in July; big player.
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2nd

7

27th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

19:08 Cartmel

Lowlands

11st 3lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Consistent mare who made all in a 2m4f maiden at Perth (good) and therefore brings momentum into her handicap return; this mark could be okay.

2/1

1st

7

13th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

14:00 Perth

Lowlands

11st 4lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Placed in three of her four runs over hurdles, last time (December) finishing third in a Kelso mares' handicap (2m2f, good to soft); stays 2m4f and stable going well; chance.

4/1

4th

6

25th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

13:58 Perth

Lowlands

11st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Beaten further at Aintree (21l; 2m1f, good) last October but those were her best figures in bumpers (Topspeed/RPR); had wind surgery during her year out and should make a hurdler.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
First foal; dam placed in 2m4f/2m5f hurdles, half-sister to a bumper winner; has travelled from Carmarthenshire to make his debut here; worth a glance in the betting.
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6th

2

23rd Sep 2024

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

17:20 Sedgefield

Bellbridge

11st 2lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Alison Thorpe

First foal; dam placed in 2m4f/2m5f hurdles, half-sister to a bumper winner; has travelled from Carmarthenshire to make his debut here; worth a glance in the betting.

25/1

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Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Ninth foal; half-brother to Flat winners in Spain and Italy; dam unraced half-sister to 5f Listed winner Night Cross; stable has modest strike-rate in bumpers in recent seasons.
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9th

10

28th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 4

14:25 Newcastle

Frontier Force

11st 5lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Peter Niven

Has shown very little in two bumpers and two novice hurdles.

100/1

9th

10

28th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 4

14:25 Newcastle

Frontier Force

11st 5lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Peter Niven

Has shown very little in two bumpers and two novice hurdles.

100/1

3

16th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 4

13:00 Newcastle

Frontier Force

11st 10lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Peter Niven

Failed to beat a rival in two bumpers and same story when tailed off on hurdling debut at Catterick (2m3f, good) last month.

100/1

Form: 5-

Last run: 215 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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5th

8

21st Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 5

16:50 Doncaster

Masterpiece

10st 4lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

Sixth foal; brother to 1m 2yo Listed winner Blue Gardenia, half-brother to three winners including Pythagoras (6.5f-1m including 2yo Listed) and Yukon (2m1f hurdle); dam 1m winner out of half-sister to Champion Stakes winner Alborada; trainer has not had a bumper horse win or place this term but this Flat-bred 4yo needs a close look.

14/1

Non-runners

Fiskardo

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £20.00
Straight Forecast £22.05
Trifecta £203.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Lowlands

The Times:

Fiskardo

RP RATINGS:

Lowlands

POSTDATA:

Lowlands

The Guardian:

Lowlands

D Express:

Lowlands

Daily Mirror:

Lowlands

The Sun:

Lowlands

The Star:

Lowlands

Telegraph:

Fiskardo

Daily Mail:

Fiskardo

Daily Record:

Fiskardo