September 30 / 16.37 Sedgefield

16.37

Good

Micheal Watson Civils & Groundworks Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3921.12
  • 2m 0f 178y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Micheal Watson Civils & Groundworks Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 6-1 CD

Last run: 140 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bettered low-key debut when readily winning five-runner C&D (good to firm) contest by 8l in May; penalised in a deeper race today but still features prominently in calculations.
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1

6th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

13:55 Kelso

Dartmouth Castle

11st 8lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Sedgefield bumper winner last May (2m1f, good to firm); off the mark over hurdles with a wide-margin success on same track last time (2m4f, good; made all; left clear two out); the one to beat.

1/2

1st

1

10th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

14:32 Sedgefield

Dartmouth Castle

11st 6lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Won a fast-ground bumper here last May; improving over hurdles and beaten just 2l and 1l when second at Ludlow (2m, soft) and Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft) on his last two starts; has the pick of the form here.

4/5

2nd

3

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

13:40 Newcastle

Dartmouth Castle

11st 5lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Bumper winner, he showed improvement on his second hurdles start when runner-up at Ludlow (2m, soft) last month; normal improvement should see him go close.

6/4

Form: 3-

Last run: 312 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to very useful Irish bumper/jumps winner Gun Digger; just a respectable third of five on debut at Catterick (good) last November and absent since; others have more compelling form.
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2

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

16:37 Sedgefield

Dermos Boy

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

Half-brother to very useful Irish bumper/jumps winner Gun Digger; just a respectable third of five on debut at Catterick (good) last November and absent since; others have more compelling form.

14/1

3rd

2

22nd Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 156y

Class 5

15:32 Catterick

Dermos Boy

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

£12,000 half-brother to winners Gun Digger (useful bumper and 2m3f-2m5f hurdle/chase) and Bazarov (2m4f/2m7f hurdle); dam bumper/2m3f hurdle winner, half-sister to bumper and useful 2m3f chase/2m4f hurdle winner De Dollar Man; represents in-form yard and needs checking in market on debut.

10/1

3rd

2

22nd Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 156y

Class 5

15:32 Catterick

Dermos Boy

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

£12,000 half-brother to winners Gun Digger (useful bumper and 2m3f-2m5f hurdle/chase) and Bazarov (2m4f/2m7f hurdle); dam bumper/2m3f hurdle winner, half-sister to bumper and useful 2m3f chase/2m4f hurdle winner De Dollar Man; represents in-form yard and needs checking in market on debut.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam Irish 2m4f hurdle winner, half-sister to two winning jumpers; trainer just 1-21 in bumpers during last five seasons; considered only if lively in the betting.
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3

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

16:37 Sedgefield

Church Lane Lad

11st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Patrick Neville

Second foal; dam Irish 2m4f hurdle winner, half-sister to two winning jumpers; trainer just 1-21 in bumpers during last five seasons; considered only if lively in the betting.

9/1

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Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; half-brother to bumper/useful jumps winner Casa No Mento and two other hurdle winners; dam unraced half-sister to useful jumper Samstown; trainer has just a respectable bumper strike-rate; market helpful.
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4

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

16:37 Sedgefield

Ponteland

11st 0lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

Fifth foal; half-brother to bumper/useful jumps winner Casa No Mento and two other hurdle winners; dam unraced half-sister to useful jumper Samstown; trainer has just a respectable bumper strike-rate; market helpful.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal from a point winner; soundly beaten on Irish point debut in June and, having changes hands for £1,500, can only be watched on this rules debut.
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5

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

16:37 Sedgefield

Salvador King

11st 0lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Maurice Barnes

Third foal from a point winner; soundly beaten on Irish point debut in June and, having changes hands for £1,500, can only be watched on this rules debut.

50/1

Form: 23 BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Joined James Owen after creditable second of 16 on debut at Tipperary (good to yielding; winner looked useful over hurdles next time) in July; weakened on run-in and had to settle for third when odds-on for last month's stable debut at Worcester (good) but the refitted tongue-tie could make a big difference here and he remains of strong interest.
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2nd

3

(9)

23rd May 2026

Good

1m 4f 5y

Class 4

20:45 Salisbury

Siouxfonic

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: James Owen

Bumper winner; won a 1m4f Wolverhampton maiden in December on his second Flat start; no improvement for handicapping on his last two starts (cheekpieces added latest); still has low mileage but improvement is required.

10/1

7th

5

(7)

8th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 63y

Class 4

17:20 Chester

Siouxfonic

9st 12lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: James Owen

Lightly raced 5yo who gained his wins in a bumper and a 1m4f AW maiden; disappointed when dropped to 1m2f for last month's handicap debut and needs a good boost from the new cheekpieces here.

6/1

Form: 4

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
From Irish stable with 8-27 (30%) strike-rate in British bumpers during last five seasons; dropped to fourth after making the running at Perth (good) last month but that was still a promising debut, and the new tongue-tie may aid his finishing effort here.
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7th

9

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Valenciaga

11st 1lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Sheila Lewis

With John McConnell when fourth at Perth and second at Sedgefield (again on good ground), probably performing to a similar level; likely to need more here.

8/1

7th

9

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:30 Ffos Las

Valenciaga

11st 1lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Sheila Lewis

With John McConnell when fourth at Perth and second at Sedgefield (again on good ground), probably performing to a similar level; likely to need more here.

8/1

7

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

16:37 Sedgefield

Valenciaga

11st 0lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: John C McConnell

From Irish stable with 8-27 (30%) strike-rate in British bumpers during last five seasons; dropped to fourth after making the running at Perth (good) last month but that was still a promising debut, and the new tongue-tie may aid his finishing effort here.

3/1

Form: 5-

Last run: 203 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
First foal from a useful 2m-2m4f hurdle winner for these connections; made disappointing debut when well-held fifth over C&D (good) in March and needs to take a big step forward.
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8

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

16:37 Sedgefield

Card Lady

10st 9lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Ruth Jefferson

First foal from a useful 2m-2m4f hurdle winner for these connections; made disappointing debut when well-held fifth over C&D (good) in March and needs to take a big step forward.

14/1

5th

2

11th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

16:53 Sedgefield

Card Lady

11st 2lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Ruth Jefferson

raced wide, in touch with leaders

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; dam placed on the Flat (RPR 62), half-sister to 1m-1m4f Flat winner Cautious Approach; stable 0-10 in bumpers during last five seasons (all unplaced); makes very limited appeal on paper.
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8

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 1f 33y

Class 5

16:50 Carlisle

Amber Dhaling

10st 8lb

J: William Maggs

T: Brian Rothwell

500-1, always behind and pulled up on debut at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) 16 days ago.

200/1

9

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

16:37 Sedgefield

Amber Dhaling

10st 7lb

J: William Maggs

T: Brian Rothwell

Fifth foal; dam placed on the Flat (RPR 62), half-sister to 1m-1m4f Flat winner Cautious Approach; stable 0-10 in bumpers during last five seasons (all unplaced); makes very limited appeal on paper.

66/1

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Payout
Exacta £12.50
Straight Forecast £18.77
Trifecta £74.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Siouxfonic

Telegraph:

Dartmouth Castle

POSTDATA:

Valenciaga

The Times:

Dermo's Boy

Daily Mirror:

Dartmouth Castle

RP RATINGS:

Siouxfonic

NEWMARKET:

Siouxfonic

The Guardian:

Siouxfonic

Daily Mail:

Siouxfonic

D Express:

Siouxfonic

The Sun:

Siouxfonic

The Star:

Siouxfonic

Daily Record:

Siouxfonic