March 23 / 13.40 Sedgefield

13.40

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  • Prize money: £6654.06
  • 2m 1f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 2 runners
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Follows Us @vickers.Bet Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 2 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34

Form: 12-754 D

Last run: 53 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Point/hurdles winner; not in top form since switched to chasing but this may be his time to shine, having had wind surgery since last run and dropped to a very handy mark; however, he's conceding plenty of weight to an opponent who is at the top of his game.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

4

15th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 4

19:30 Aintree

Grey Skies

11st 11lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Won twice in blinkers on good ground last summer (2m/2m1f) but was given a break after two disappointing runs in the autumn and made a low-key return without blinkers last month; has blinkers back on today but needs to get back in the groove.

20/1

7th

7

16th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

19:00 Hereford

Grey Skies

11st 3lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Two wins last summer (2m/2m1f, good), the latest off just a 1lb lower mark; form has dipped in his last two races, at Cheltenham and then Carlisle where he should have run better; absent since November.

12/1

15

24th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 87y

Class 3

14:25 Cheltenham

Grey Skies

10st 4lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Perked up by blinkers this summer, winning twice, but faded into third after setting the pace in run-of-the-mill Worcester handicap (2m, good) last month and is patently not the force of old.

25/1

Form: 641111 C

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
In great form having completed a quickfire four-timer in handicap hurdles (good/soft) since switched to front-running tactics; well ahead of the assessor to boot, with future mark 14lb higher; showed some promise in points; great chance on chase debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3

24th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

16:37 Uttoxeter

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11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Jennie Candlish

Long breaks are a feature in his profile and he was returning from another when prevailing narrowly at Stratford two months ago (2m2f, good); if as good again off 4lb higher he'll be thereabouts.

11/8

1st

1

28th Mar 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

17:08 Stratford

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12st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Made light of an absence when scoring at Sedgefield (2m1f) in January 2025 and backed it up with a very good second of five at Plumpton (2m4f) the following month; returns from 13 months off here but can't be ruled out with yard going well.

11/2

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