Ellen Timney Foundation Christmas Handicap Hurdle 2m 178y

  • (3yo+, 2m 178y, Class 5, 8 runners)
  • Winner £4,684 2nd £2,158 3rd £1,078 4th £540 5th £350 6th £350
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
  • Winning time: 4m 9.30s
  • Off time: 13:00:42
Full result
Result 13:00 Sedgefield
Pos Horse Distance/th> Odds
1st 5 Monjules 2/1f
2nd 1 Sambezi 6 10/1
3rd 2 Astroman 3½ 6/1

Racecard

# Form Horse A Wgt Trainer Jockey OR
1 P73-285
White and red check, diabolo on sleeves Sambezi (FR) 9
  • T:O Signy
  • J:Mr Jack Andrews
  • Form: P73-285
  • Age: 6
  • Weight: 12-0pt
  • OR: 105
 6 168 12-0 pt O Signy Mr Jack Andrews (3) 105
2 26-4365
Purple, Orange star, Purple sleeves, Orange stars, Orange cap Astroman 29
  • T:M Walford
  • J:Jamie Hamilton
  • Form: 26-4365
  • Age: 5
  • Weight: 11-9
  • OR: 100
 5 163 11-9 M Walford Jamie Hamilton 100
3 9403-32
Maroon, yellow chevron, light blue sleeves Patient Dream (FR) 143
  • T:D McCain Jnr
  • J:Peter Kavanagh
  • Form: 9403-32
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 11-9t
  • OR: 100
 4 163 11-9 t D McCain Jnr Peter Kavanagh (5) 100
5 23168P-
Royal blue, red hoop and armlets Monjules (FR) 306
  • T:H Fry
  • J:Lorcan Murtagh
  • Form: 23168P-
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 11-7t1
  • OR: 98
 4 161 11-7 t1 H Fry Lorcan Murtagh (3) 98
6 600-346
Purple and yellow diamonds, purple sleeves, yellow stars, purple cap, yellow star Buto 141
  • T:Micky Hammond
  • J:Joshua Thompson
  • Form: 600-346
  • Age: 5
  • Weight: 11-2t
  • OR: 93
 5 156 11-2 t Micky Hammond Joshua Thompson (10) 93
7 156P35
White, black cross belts, white sleeves, black stars, white cap, black star Haveyougotmymoney (IRE) 41
  • T:Paul Robson
  • J:Callum Bewley
  • Form: 156P35
  • Age: 4
  • Weight: 11-2
  • OR: 93
 4 156 11-2 Paul Robson Callum Bewley 93
8 9/596-
White, Light Green seams, sleeves and cap Hildenley 16
  • T:T D Easterby
  • J:Nathan Moscrop
  • Form: 9/596-
  • Age: 5
  • Weight: 11-0t
  • OR: 91
 5 154 11-0 t T D Easterby Nathan Moscrop 91
10 6U-2570
Dark Green, Yellow seams, halved sleeves, Dark Green cap Madeeh 56
  • T:P A Kirby
  • J:C O'Farrell
  • Form: 6U-2570
  • Age: 6
  • Weight: 10-2t
  • OR: 78
 6 142 10-2 t P A Kirby C O'Farrell 78

Non Runners

# Form Horse A Wgt Trainer Jockey OR
4 243/5-4
Quoteline Direct 46
  • T:Micky Hammond
  • J:Miss Becky Smith
  • Form: 243/5-4
  • Age: 9
  • Weight: 11-9h
  • OR: 100
 9 119 h Micky Hammond Miss Becky Smith 100
9 04P572
Strong Team (IRE) 22
  • Course and Distance Winner
  • T:C Grant
  • J:Thomas Willmott
  • Form: 04P572
  • Age: 9
  • Weight: 10-4p
  • OR: 81
 9 104 p C Grant Thomas Willmott 81
11 07377-8
Snowed In (IRE) 206
  • Course and Distance Winner
  • T:Lizzie Quinlan
  • J:Sean Quinlan
  • Form: 07377-8
  • Age: 13
  • Weight: 10-2p
  • OR: 74
 13 102 p Lizzie Quinlan Sean Quinlan 74

Race History

Race History
Year Draw Horse A Wgt Trainer Jockey SP
2021   El Jefe (IRE)
  • T:A B Hamilton
  • J:William Shanahan
 4 11-4 A B Hamilton William Shanahan 11/1

In depth

Verdict

This doesn’t look a strong race and PATIENT DREAM may well defy an absence. He’s switched to Donald McCain’s yard since last in action and earlier placed efforts over timber suggests he can go close back in a handicap for this. Strong Team won here in the summer of last year and placed back over timber at Newcastle while Hildenley has won on the Flat since last seen over hurdles. Monjules won a juvenile hurdle here last year and has joined Harry Fry subsequently.

Formwatch

Quoteline Direct14-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 13, 9l behind Alwajd (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Strong Team (IRE)25-1 (10-2) Led, ridden and hard pressed 2 out, headed approaching last, chased winner thereafter, no extra close home, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Lucky Lover Boy (11-10) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Snowed In (IRE)6-1 (10-3) Led, headed 2nd, tracked leader until pushed along 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 12, 21 3/4l behind Mac Be Lucky (10-2) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.

Monjules (FR)16-1 (10-10) Prominent, hit 1st, edged right and bumped next, not fluent 3rd, lost place 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jan.

Sambezi (FR)7-1 (12-0) With leader, led after 3rd, headed next, ridden 2 out, weakening when hampered final bend before last, 5th of 8, 29l behind Zestful Hope (12-2) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Astroman22-1 (12-0) Midfield, headway 3 out, ridden next, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Silkstone (10-3) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Haveyougotmymoney (IRE)16-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, not fluent 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, pressed leaders 2 out, soon ridden and held, 5th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Melburnian (11-7) at Kelso 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.

Patient Dream (FR)7-1 (9-9) Slowly away, in rear, closed on outside 8f out, effort over 3f out, weakened from over 2f out, last of 5, dist behind Smart Champion (9-0) at Beverley 2m hcp (3) gf in Jul.

Buto14-1 (11-5) Mid-division, slight mistake 3rd, 6th halfway, pushed along early straight, 5th and no impression 2 out, soon ridden and no extra, 6th of 16, 24 3/4l behind Naturally Blond (11-2) at Killarney 2m 4f hcp gd in Jul.

Hildenley15-2 (9-8) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never threatened, 6th of 13, at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.

Madeeh28-1 (9-11) Blew start and lost many lengths, always towards rear, made no impression, last of 7, dist behind Citizen General (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.