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14:00 Sedgefield

Durham And Cleveland Ciu Juvenile Hurdle (john Wade Hurdle Series Qualifier) (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,800 added
  • Winner: £2,472
  • 2nd: £726
  • 3rd: £363
  • 4th: £181
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 32.97s
  • Off Time: 14:00:35
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Marsh Warbler

2/9

    2
    Silk -

    Al Dafa (USA)

    13/2

      1
      Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green star and chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

      Al Dafa (USA)

      33 D
      13/2
      • Form 611
      • Age 3
      • Weight 11-12

      tracked winner, hit 4th, ridden after 2 out and soon beaten, jumped left last

      2
      Silk - White, dark green spots on sleeves, purple cap

      Marsh Warbler

      13 D
      2/9
      • Form 31
      • Age 3
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 139

      made all, clear after 2 out, easily

      3
      Silk - Jade Green, Flame hooped sleeves, Black cap

      Hades (IRE)

      39 BF
      12/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-12

      took keen hold, held up in rear but in touch, pushed along 3rd, outpaced next, went poor 3rd before last, one pace

      5
      Silk - Royal blue, white chevron, diabolo on sleeves, white cap

      Penny Bazaar

      94
      100/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-5

      tracked leaders on outer, hit 4th, ridden 2 out, soon weakened

      6
      Silk - PINK and PURPLE diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap

      Quality Mover (USA)

      33
      20/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-5

      tracked leaders in 4th and keen, went 3rd after 2 out, soon one pace and lost 3rd

      4
      NR

      High Importance (USA)

      39 p
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-12

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2009
      Silk -

      Monsieur Jourdain (IRE)

      7/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 11-5

      2008
      Silk -

      Silk Drum (IRE)

      3/10
      • Age 3
      • Weight 11-5

      2007
      Silk -

      Serabad (FR)

      2/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      This Juvenile Hurdle looks a two horse race between Al Dafa and MARSH WARBLER and despite there nothing to choose between them on flat form the latter gets the marginal call. Both leading protagonists have taken really well to life in this sphere but the pick, a former Mark Johnston inmate, showed great improvement from his promising first run to a runaway win and a similar effort would be good enough. Al Dafa also came on for his debut to win back-to-back races over timber but the form from those starts looks slightly inferior to that of the selection's. Newcomers to timber Hades and High Importance both have a bit to find on flat form but are watched for the future in mind.

      Formwatch

      Al Dafa (USA) 11-8fav (11-5) Prominent, wandered 4th, led 3 out, jumped left and bumped 2 out, rider soon having trouble with right iron, not fluent and headed last, driven ahead towards finish, won at Ludlow 2m juv hdl (4) gd in Oct beating Tom Wade (10-12) by 3/4l, 7 ran.

      Marsh Warbler 85-40 (10-9) Made all, driven clear after 3 out, eased down close home, impressive, won at Bangor 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (4) sft beating Call To Arms (10-9) by 23l, 8 ran.

      Hades (IRE) 4-1fav (9-1) Held up in touch, lost place over 2f out, 11th of 15, 16l behind White Dart (9-5) at Redcar 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct (flat).

      Penny Bazaar 50-1 (8-12) Always behind, 12th of 15, 31l behind Mainland (9-11) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug (flat).

      Quality Mover (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway on far rail 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 10, 14l behind Catbells (8-10) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Oct (flat).

      High Importance (USA) 7-2 (10-12) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 13th of 18, well behind Magical Memoir (10-7) at Listowel 2m juv hdl gd in Sep.