Full Result 4.20 Sedgefield | 29 January 2023

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(Class 5) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m178yds) 2m1f Good To Soft 7 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £4,330.42 2nd £1,992.60 3rd £996.30 4th £498.56 5th £248.46

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Russian Virtue 100/30F Nathan Moscrop Rebecca Menzies	Nathan Moscrop Rebecca Menzies	6	1110	101	72	108	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Russian Rhapsody (Cosmonaut)
In touch with leaders on outer, hit 2nd, mistake 3rd, going easily 3 out, soon went second, shaken up to lead last (usual 2 out), ridden and went clear omitted last, comfortably (op 3/1)

2 3½	1. Bridge Road (IRE) 4/1 Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	7	120 p	105	71	107	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Lucy's Legend (IRE) (Norwich)
Midfield on outer, headway when hit 3 out, keeping on and went third last (usual 2 out), soon ridden and wandered around, went second omitted last, no match for winner (op 9/2)

3 5½ [9]	5. Edgar Allan Poe (IRE) 17/2 Thomas Willmott ³ Sue Smith	Thomas Willmott ³ Sue Smith	9	114	98	58	96	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Swingsky (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
In touch with leaders, jumped left 2nd, hit 5th, outpaced and pushed along after 3 out, ridden before last (usual 2 out), kept on omitted last, went third final 110yds, not pace to challenge (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

4 1¼ [10¼]	9. Bushmill Boy 8/1 Craig Nichol David Thompson	Craig Nichol David Thompson	9	106	83	41	79	–
b g Malinas (GER) - Miss Holly (Makbul)
Took keen hold, prominent on outer, pushed along after 3 out, ridden last (usual 2 out), held but keeping on omitted last, went fourth final 110yds (op 9/1)

5 1 [11¼]	11. Agent Empire (GER) 33/1 Ben Jones Oliver Signy	Ben Jones Oliver Signy	5	102 7 t¹	79	36	74	–
gr g Sidestep (AUS) - Adalea (Dalakhani)
Taken down early, held up in rear, some headway but still plenty to do 3 out, pushed along and keeping on last (usual 2 out), soon ridden, not pace to challenge (tchd 40/1)

6 ½ [11¾]	2. Bahtiyar (FR) 11/2 Jack Quinlan Harry Whittington	Jack Quinlan Harry Whittington	5	120 ht¹	105	61	100	–
b g Bathyrhon (GER) - Baladala Reconce (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Led, headed last (usual 2 out), soon ridden, lost second omitted last, weakened gradually final 110yds (op 5/1)

7 6½ [18¼]	3. Fearless Action (IRE) 9/1 Danny McMenamin Chris Grant	Danny McMenamin Chris Grant	7	1112	103	52	92	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Hello Kitty (IRE) (Houmayoun)
In touch with leaders, dropped to midfield when not fluent 3 out, weakening when awkward jump last (usual 2 out), soon ridden and beaten (op 12/1)

8 20 [38¼]	7. Silkstone (IRE) 6/1 Emma Smith-Chaston ³ Danny Brooke	Emma Smith-Chaston ³ Danny Brooke	7	108 p	88	12	59	–
b g Alhebayeb (IRE) - Fine Silk (USA) (Rahy)
Held up in rear, some headway on outer after 4 out, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, well beaten last (usual 2 out) (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 5/1 tchd 13/2)

9 12 [50¼]	8. Wakey Wakey (IRE) 28/1 Jamie Hamilton Tim Easterby	Jamie Hamilton Tim Easterby	4	1010 tb	100	–	47	–
b g Estidhkaar (IRE) - Sleeping Princess (IRE) (Dalakhani)
Midfield, dropped to rear 5th, pushed along and struggling 3 out, soon well beaten, tailed off (op 18/1)

10 2 [52¼]	6. El Jefe (IRE) 11/1 William Shanahan ⁷ Andrew Hamilton	William Shanahan ⁷ Andrew Hamilton	6	1012 h	96	2	54	–
b g Born To Sea (IRE) - Ros Mountain (IRE) (Montjeu)
Always towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, soon tailed off (op 8/1)

11 2¾ [55]	10. Calculus (IRE) 50/1 Philip Armson ³ Sara Ender	Philip Armson ³ Sara Ender	6	100 p	80	–	36	–
b g Frankel - Vital Statistics (Indian Ridge)
Took keen hold, midfield on inner, nudged along after 4th, ridden and struggling 3 out, soon tailed off (op 40/1)

PU	12. Blame The Farrier (IRE) 100/1 Joe Williamson ⁵ David Thompson	Joe Williamson ⁵ David Thompson	6	911 8	79	–	–	–
ch g Slade Power (IRE) - Silirisa (FR) (Sillery)
Prominent on inner, not fluent 3rd, not fluent 4th, outpaced after 4 out, pushed along and lost position after 3 out, soon well beaten, tailed off when pulled up last (usual 2 out) (op 66/1)

12 ran Off time: 4:35:16 Winning time: 4m 15.75s (slow by 29.75s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Derek Thompson (Russian Virtue) 1st breeder: Derek R Price
2nd owner: Alan Baxter & Brian Hall (Bridge Road)
3rd owner: I B Barker (Edgar Allan Poe)
Tote win: £4.34 PL: £1.10 £1.80 £3.30 Ex: £15.50 CSF: £17.61 Tricast: £107.97 Trifecta: £103
Jackpot:
Placepot: £97.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £85,181.76 - 634.62 winning units
Quadpot: £20.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £9,611.74 - 342.66 winning units

Final flight omitted (damaged on the first circuit)

4:20 Sedgefield 29 Jan 2023

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