Paul Richardson Visiting Sedgefield Today Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race).
Sedgefield · Wednesday, 1 Apr · 19:10
· 2m 178y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:10
Off time
7
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
THE GEM STATE (IRE
🥈 Second
MORDS LAVIE SPIGAO (FR
🥉 Third
CONNELLS CROSS (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.44
4/9
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
9
8/1
04 · —
12
11/1
05 · —
26
25/1
06 · —
34
33/1
07 · —
41
40/1
08 · —
67
66/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Connells Cross (M)
Conformed debut promise for Fergal O'Brien 10 months earlier with victory in 4-runner bumper over C&D (good to soft) last month, best suited by the test of speed. Merits respect under a penalty.
|
21 | Sean Quinlan | J Candlish | 5 | 71.2 kg |
5
4/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Hillsteels Blue (G)
Califet gelding. Dam 17f hurdle winner in France out of French hurdler/chaser (winner up to 21f) Salsa Melody.
|
— | Charlie Hammond | M Young | 6 | 71.2 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 6th | 3 | — |
Scopic (G)
Telescope gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdle winner around 2m Tedtwo. Market for clues.
|
6-8 | R P McLernon | B Haslam | 5 | 71.2 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
The Gem State (G)
FAV
£75,000 4-y-o, Idaho gelding. Dam unraced. Dam unraced daughter of half-sister to useful chaser up to 3m Sraid Padraig, family of top-class 2m/3¼m chaser Strong Promise. Runner-up sole outing in Irish points (Nov 2025) and makes plenty of …
|
2 | Freddie Gingell | P F Nicholls | 5 | 71.2 kg |
1.44
4/9
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
Datstheholyallofit (M)
Seemed unsuited by emphasis on speed when 12¼ lengths last of 4 to Connells Cross in bumper over C&D (good to soft, 10/1) on last month's debut. Needs a sizeable step forward.
|
44-1 | Charlie Maggs | P Neville | 5 | 68 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 5th | 6 | — |
Dolly Dior (M)
£1,000 4-y-o, Sir Percy mare. Half-sister to 2 winners on Flat, including 1m winner Vondelpark. Dam unraced.
|
57-4 | Jack Power | P Neville | 5 | 68 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
Mords Lavie Spigao (G)
€32,000 3-y-o, Tunis gelding. Dam, French maiden hurdler, 1½m winner on Flat, half-sister to useful hurdler (winner around 2m) Khrisma. Makes some appeal on paper and one to watch closely in the betting.
|
— | Danny McMenamin | L Morgan | 4 | 67.6 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 7th | 8 | — |
Smart Order (G)
Order of St George gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 21f) Lady Buttons. Yard knows this family well.
|
7- | Joe Williamson | P A Kirby | 4 | 67.6 kg |
12
11/1
|
Betting forecast: The Gem State (4/9), Connells Cross (4/1), Mords Lavie Spigao (8/1), Smart Order (11/1), Scopic (25/1), Hillsteels Blue (33/1), Dolly Dior (40/1), Datstheholyallofit (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 2451.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1129.0 GBP |
| P3 | 564.0 GBP |
| P4 | 283.0 GBP |