SEDGEFIELD (22 Nov 2005)

Good

1:00 Betfred 0800 7311210 Handicap Chase (Class F) (5yo+,0-95)

[off 1:01] £3,583.59, £1,044.43, £522.48 21 fences 3m3f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Bang And Blame (IRE) M W Easterby 9 9-9 9 M J McAlister(5) 33/1 69 47 86+

2 14 To The Future (IRE) A Parker 9 11-2 A Dempsey 14/1 85 53 83

3 11 Celtic Flow C R Wilson 7 9-11 3 P Aspell(3) 7/1 69 28 61+

4 16 Pottsy´s Joy Mrs S J Smith 8 11-1 P Whelan 25/1 84 31 55

5 13 Ta Ta For Now Mrs S C Bradburne 8 11-3 P Buchanan(3) 18/1 89 25 47

6 14 Sylviesbuck (IRE) G M Moore 8 11-1 F Keniry 10/1 84 9 28

PU Contract Scotland (IRE) L Lungo 10 11-12 p A Dobbin 17/2 95 — —

PU Cirrus (FR) K G Reveley 6 11-12 J Crowley 11/2F 95 — —

PU Minster Brig A Parker 6 10-0 9p B Harding 50/1 69 — —

PU Briar´s Mist (IRE) C Grant 8 11-11 b R McGrath 14/1 94 — —

PU Tee-Jay (IRE) M D Hammond 9 11-10 N P Mulholland 8/1 93 — —

PU Benefit Miss L C Siddall 11 11-0 T Siddall 28/1 83 — —

PU Bright Steel (IRE) M Todhunter 8 10-10 b1 G Lee 14/1 79 — —

UR Dark Thunder (IRE) Ferdy Murphy 8 10-2 b P J McDonald(7) 13/2 78 — 90

PU Chancers Dante (IRE) Ferdy Murphy 9 9-11 4b K J Mercer(3) 9/1 69 — —

15 ran TIME 6m 59.90s (slow by 37.90s) TOTAL SP 119%

1st OWNER: Edward C Wilkin BRED: Miss Sandra Hunter TRAINER: M W Easterby

2nd OWNER: Mr & Mrs Raymond Anderson Green

3rd OWNER: Exors of the late W R Wilson

TOTE WIN £75.80 PL £21.20, £10.00, £1.90; Ex £1189.10; CSF £420.72; TRICAST £3595.29

ANALYSIS: An ability to stay and to jump were prerequisites in this modest long-distance contest and the lightly weighted BANG AND BLAME did just that. Taking it up after the third last, this former winning pointer was left clear at the next and came home a wide-margin winner.

To The Future, back over fences, kept plugging away, but he was never able to land a telling blow at the winner.

Celtic Flow, winner of a seller over this course and distance last time, had much more to do off a 10lb highermark and had his measure taken from the fourth last.

Pottsy's Joy was well held along with Ta Ta For Now, while Sylviesbuck may have needed this comeback outing.

Of the others, Contract Scotland, Cirrus and Tee-Jay, who has soared in the ratings, were all disappointing and failed to complete the course.