Wednesday 7 October · GB · Chase · Class 5
2:20 Sedgefield
Fairlight Studios At Sedgefield Racecourse Handicap Steeple Chase
3m2½f · Going: Good · 4 runners · £3,248
Verdict — our pick: Swingforthefence
Swingforthefence is the pick of a four-runner Sedgefield staying contest, and our rating of 95 puts him eight pounds clear of Henry Box Brown on 87, a gap that should count over this marathon trip on good ground. Henry Box Brown is the chief danger, with Flashy Boy a further two pounds back on 85 and also in the mix if the leader falters. Just Keeps Rolling is unrated and hard to weigh, so the main threat looks to come from the pair already named, though confidence is only low given the small field and the unknown quantity. Swingforthefence is our selection.
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2. Flashy Boy(0)Form: 453123
J: Charlie Price · T: Robbie Llewellyn · 9yo · 11st 5lb · OR 85 · trainer 0% (14d)
By Sageburg out of Shining Lights (Moscow Society) · Owner: Price Mathias Partners
Flashy Boy arrives in cracking nick, third last time out, a second two starts back and a winner three starts back, and he's fresh enough after 15 days off, having run over today's trip and going. The main risk is the 159 lb he must carry.
3. Swingforthefence(0)Form: 768-U5
J: I. J. Power · T: Jennie Candlish · 5yo · 11st 5lb · OR 85 · trainer 23% (14d)
By Soldier Of Fortune out of Sovereign Lass (Presenting) · Owner: Miss C Dolan
Our top-rated runner, Swingforthefence is yet to win in his last five starts, but he comes off a fifth last time out, has run on today's going before and is rated 95 against an official 85, which gives him the edge here. Carrying 159 lb is the one concern.
4. Henry Box Brown(0)Form: 6-U616
J: Adam Wedge · T: Mrs C. Williams · 9yo · 11st 4lb · OR 84 · trainer 17% (14d)
By Getaway out of Lough Coyne (Bob Back) · Owner: Old Gold Racing 7
Henry Box Brown won two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, with our 87 rating ranking him second of four, so he's a leading threat off 158 lb. The risk is a sixth last time out and a 30-day absence.
5. Just Keeps Rolling(0)Form: PP-P96
J: Jack Hogan · T: Philip Kirby · 7yo · 10st 7lb · OR 73 · trainer 0% (14d)
By Ol' Man River out of Lucky Sorceress (Wizard King) · Owner: Finian O Toole
Unexposed on limited evidence, Just Keeps Rolling comes into this fresh from an 11-day turnaround after a sixth last time out, and a ninth two starts back, having been pulled up in the three runs before that. He carries 147 lb, and his yard is 0/21 in the last 14 days, so improvement is far from guaranteed.
NR. Present Fair(0)Form: 105-77
J: William Maggs(3) · T: Donald McCain · 9yo · 12st 0lb · OR 94 · trainer 7% (14d)
By Presenting out of Premier Victory (Winged Love) · Owner: Donald Mccain Racing Club
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