Chris Blanckley 79th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Sedgefield · Monday, 24 Nov · 18:55
· 2m 5f 28y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:55
Off time
6
Runners
Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
9.50
17/2
06 · —
9.50
17/2
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 | — |
Ladronne (G)
[T]
Capitalised on a falling mark when bagging handicaps at Wetherby and here (26f) on last 2 starts of last season. Looked extremely rusty on return at former track 23 days ago and should be sharper now.
|
124125 | Jack Power | J Parkinson & S Smith | 11 | 76.2 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| — | 2 | — |
Kadjar Des Mottes (G)
Had 5 goes over hurdles without progressing but chasing over longer trips could show him in a better light.
|
4F42U6- | Theo Gillard | D McCain Jnr | 5 | 74.8 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Largy Train (G)
FAV
[P]
Completed a hat-trick in handicap chases over this sort of trip in early 2024. Lightly raced since but looked as good as ever back from 11 months off when ¾-length second to El Muchacho over C&D 18 days ago. Player if this doesn't come too…
|
15/4-231 | Danny McMenamin | H Hogarth | 8 | 71.2 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
Couldbeaweapon (G)
[BT]
Found improvement to get off the mark over fences at Southwell in October but had fortune on his side (leader crashed out) when following up at Sedgefield (21.1f) later in the month. Good placed efforts next 2 starts but looks summed up by…
|
311232 | Tom Midgley | S England | 8 | 68.9 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 5th | 5 | — |
El Muchacho (G)
[T]
Largely disappointing for various trainers since 2023/24 but returned to form from out of the blue to win over C&D 18 days ago by ¾ length from Largy Train. Big shout if able to back that up.
|
1F323-2 | Aaron Anderson | M E Sowersby | 8 | 68.9 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 4th | 6 | — |
Beat The Edge (G)
[B]
Not one to trust given his record and predictably failed to go through with his effort having moved into things pretty threateningly when 13 lengths fifth of 11 to El Muchacho in handicap chase at this C&D (good to soft) 18 days ago.
|
46736-5 | B S Hughes | Micky Hammond | 8 | 64.4 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
Betting forecast: Largy Train (13/8), Kadjar Des Mottes (4/1), Ladronne (9/2), Couldbeaweapon (5/1), Beat The Edge (17/2), El Muchacho (17/2)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4700.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2163.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1081.0 GBP |
| P4 | 541.0 GBP |
| P5 | 270.0 GBP |