January 29 / 12.50 Sedgefield

12.50 Sedgefield

Good To Soft

MW Paving And Groundworks Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4901.4
  • 2m 3f 188y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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MW Paving And Groundworks Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.25
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 3

Last run: 64 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Went very close on debut in Irish mares' maiden point (3m, good to yielding) last April and also showed promise when third in Doncaster novice hurdle (2m3f, good) in November; major player here.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

2

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

16:20 Ayr

Windtothelightning

11st 12lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Bids to completes a hat-trick after clearcut 2m4f wins at Sedgefield (good to soft) and Market Rasen (good) this year; quite closely matched on the figures with the other dual hurdle winner in this line-up, Ruby Island, and ought to be right in the thick of things.

11/8

1st

8

21st Feb 2023

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

14:15 Market Rasen

Windtothelightning

11st 4lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Former pointer (bought for £35,000); placed on Doncaster hurdles debut before bounding clear to justify favouritism in a 2m4f Sedgefield mares' novice (12l winner); faces a sterner test here on handicap debut but has plenty going for her nevertheless; interesting.

5/2

5

30th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 145y

Class 4

14:50 Huntingdon

Windtothelightning

10st 7lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Bought for £35,000 after finishing a short-head second in a 3m Irish point in April; then had wind op; made a promising hurdling debut at Doncaster before winning easily at Sedgefield yesterday, for which she is penalised; this is tougher if turned out again but would need respecting.

8/1

12/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 71-5

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten on hurdle debut at Catterick (1m7f, soft) last month but she may have needed that first run since winning a bumper at Kelso (2m, good) in September 2021; not written off and it will be interesting to see how she goes in the betting.
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4th

4

4th Mar 2023

Good

3m 0f 84y

Class 1

14:40 Doncaster

Midnight Shuffle

11st 0lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

Won good-ground Kelso bumper in September and has improved with experience over hurdles; made all in run-of-the-mill Musselburgh maiden (1m7f, soft) a fortnight ago and is open to significant further improvement over 3m but others in this line-up have already achieved a fair bit more.

14/1

1

23rd Feb 2023

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

13:00 Sedgefield

Midnight Shuffle

11st 12lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

Won Kelso bumper (soft) and Musselburgh mares' novice hurdle (latest; good) under assertive rides at around 2m; respected, though has something to find with Our Laura B on C&D form last month.

6/1

1st

8

19th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 124y

Class 4

13:50 Musselburgh

Midnight Shuffle

11st 3lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

Won a bumper at Kelso (2m, good) in September 2021 and then absent until this winter; unable to recapture his bumper promise on his first two hurdle starts, but it was a step back in the right direction when 12l second at Sedgefield (2m4f, good to soft) last time and she could build on that.

9/2

50/1

  • Place: £5.70

Form: 386-F

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Encouraging third in Wetherby bumper on debut in November 2021 but she's failed to go on from that since, over hurdles the last twice.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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3rd

3

29th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

12:50 Sedgefield

Darsi’s Darling

11st 2lb

J: Thomas Willmott

T: Sue Smith

Encouraging third in Wetherby bumper on debut in November 2021 but she's failed to go on from that since, over hurdles the last twice.

50/1

3

26th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 4

11:52 Wetherby

Darsi’s Darling

11st 0lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Sue Smith

Encouraging third on debut in bumper here (2m, good) last November but she was well beaten the next twice, most recently here (2m, good) in February on her first hurdles start; others are preferred.

100/1

Form: 7-224

Last run: 67 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten fourth in Wetherby bumper in November but wasn't seen to best effect on heavy going on that first run for six months; runner-up twice in a row last May (good/good to firm) and not ruled out on hurdle debut.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

5

23rd Feb 2023

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

13:00 Sedgefield

Our Laura B

11st 5lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Ben Haslam

One of three frame finishes in bumpers was recorded here; just over 1l behind Midnight Shuffle on last month's C&D hurdling debut (good to soft), when keeping on nicely, and she can reverse those places.

20/1

4th

8

29th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

12:50 Sedgefield

Our Laura B

11st 2lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

Soundly beaten fourth in Wetherby bumper in November but wasn't seen to best effect on heavy going on that first run for six months; runner-up twice in a row last May (good/good to firm) and not ruled out on hurdle debut.

9/1

4th

11

23rd Nov 2022

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:40 Wetherby

Our Laura B

11st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

disputed lead

11/2

Form: /180-1 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) in December 2021 and returned to form to score on her hurdle debut at Wetherby (2m3f, good to soft) on Boxing Day; open to improvement and she's a solid contender under a penalty.
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5th

1

29th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

12:50 Sedgefield

Nell’s Bells

11st 9lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Won a bumper at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) in December 2021 and returned to form to score on her hurdle debut at Wetherby (2m3f, good to soft) on Boxing Day; open to improvement and she's a solid contender under a penalty.

3/1

1st

6

26th Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 4

11:52 Wetherby

Nell’s Bells

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Donald McCain

Down the field in Listed and Grade 2 races on her final two bumper starts; however, she won one in fine style at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) last December and could have a part to play if tapping back into that promise now back down in grade for her hurdle debut.

11/2

Form: 060

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Big odds and well beaten on all three starts, most recently when 250-1 on her hurdle debut at Doncaster.
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5

20th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

16:05 Southwell

Miss Solitaire

11st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

held up in rear, pushed along briefly with one circuit to go, pushed along 8th

10/1

4th

6

6th Feb 2023

Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 4

14:45 Carlisle

Miss Solitaire

11st 2lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Poor RPRs in two bumpers and two novice hurdles; handicaps more suitable after this.

100/1

Form: 3445

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fair efforts in defeat on all four bumper starts (including on good to soft; unraced on softer) and she may appreciate the step up in trip on hurdle debut; however, she does need to improve if she's to come out on top.
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6th

11

27th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:45 Ayr

Maisie Too

11st 0lb

J: Dillan Hurst

T: Susan Corbett

Not beaten far in any of her four bumpers but the form isn't anything to get too excited about, and she struggled on last month's hurdling debut at Sedgefield (2m4f).

33/1

7th

5

29th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

12:50 Sedgefield

Maisie Too

11st 2lb

J: Dillan Hurst

T: Susan Corbett

Fair efforts in defeat on all four bumper starts (including on good to soft; unraced on softer) and she may appreciate the step up in trip on hurdle debut; however, she does need to improve if she's to come out on top.

14/1

5th

2

7th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

2m 0f 56y

Class 5

12:13 Newcastle

Maisie Too

11st 2lb

J: Dillan Hurst

T: Susan Corbett

prominent, reminder halfway, pushed along 4f out

10/1

Form: 75

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in two 3m points and she may improve for this step up in trip on hurdle debut, but she has to produce considerably more than she managed on her two bumper starts.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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7th

3

19th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 124y

Class 4

13:50 Musselburgh

Jims Apple

11st 3lb

J: Edward Austin

T: James Ewart

Showed promise in points but made no impact in her two bumpers and was tailed off at 33-1 on hurdle debut three weeks ago; a tongue-tie goes on.

66/1

8th

4

29th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

12:50 Sedgefield

Jims Apple

11st 2lb

J: Edward Austin

T: James Ewart

Runner-up in two 3m points and she may improve for this step up in trip on hurdle debut, but she has to produce considerably more than she managed on her two bumper starts.

33/1

5th

9

30th Dec 2022

Soft

1m 7f 144y

Class 4

15:30 Haydock

Jims Apple

10st 9lb

J: Edward Austin

T: James Ewart

Made the frame in three Irish points last autumn; had wind op this October and disappointed at Ayr (soft) one month ago; now hooded.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2-2F

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
3m point winner who has been runner-up on both hurdle starts (2m/2m5f, good to soft/soft), going close at Kelso on the second occasion; mid-race faller at Ayr most recently; strong claims if avoiding mishap.
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3

4th Mar 2023

Good

3m 0f 84y

Class 1

14:40 Doncaster

Aubis Walk

11st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Nicky Richards

Irish point winner who was runner-up on first two hurdling starts (ahead of Apple Away on latter occasion) before displaying improvement to win pretty easily by 23l at Sedgefield (2m4f, good) nine days ago; moves up in trip here; interesting.

7/2

1st

2

23rd Feb 2023

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

13:00 Sedgefield

Aubis Walk

11st 5lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Nicky Richards

Last year's Perth and Kelso seconds are among the best hurdling form efforts here, though late hanging cost her victory in the latter (2m5f, soft); have to hope a fall last time out hasn't left its mark.

15/8

2

29th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

12:50 Sedgefield

Aubis Walk

11st 2lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

3m point winner who has been runner-up on both hurdle starts (2m/2m5f, good to soft/soft), going close at Kelso on the second occasion; mid-race faller at Ayr most recently; strong claims if avoiding mishap.

5/2

Non-runners

Aubis Walk

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £8.10
Straight Forecast £7.98
Trifecta £72.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Windtothelightning

POSTDATA:

Aubis Walk

RP Ratings:

Windtothelightning

The Times:

Windtothelightning

Telegraph:

Windtothelightning

D Express:

Windtothelightning

Daily Mirror:

Windtothelightning

Daily Record:

Windtothelightning

The Star:

Aubis Walk