Friday Sedgefield racing top tip: Will Victory looking to make long trip worthwhile

Coach Harry Fry has solely ever despatched one among his rides on the 634-mile spherical journey from Dorset to Sedgefield, however he has two representatives on at the moment’s card, one among which is Will Victory, who’s an intriguing entry for this mares’ handicap.

Steering Will Victory is Ben Bromley, a big engagement in itself as a result of Bromley has a really helpful 7lbs declare and has received thrice in eight makes an attempt on Fry’s hurdlers.

Bromley has additionally ridden two winners and a second from his final three bookings, with a type of being a simple four-length win aboard Frivolously Squeeze, a handicap hurdler additionally educated by Fry.

12:30 (Sedgefield) Will Victory

Will Victory arrived from the Newland yard in direction of the top of October, and made her steady debut at Hereford lower than per week later.

It was her first run after a 329-day break, throughout which she additionally underwent wind surgical procedure, so she would virtually definitely have wanted the run, and it was additionally little question a fact-finding mission for her new connections.

Curiously, she was distinguished out there and he or she would have completed so much nearer than her fifth place however for missing the ending pace to hassle the higher-rated principals from the again of the sphere.

Connections rapidly deduced {that a} naked two miles on a decent monitor like Hereford was too sharp a take a look at for Will Victory, however she wasn’t given something like a tough time, ridden hands-and-heels all through the closing phases and eased dwelling properly.

This seems to be a better race, the longer journey on a stiffer monitor will clearly swimsuit, and he or she is down one other 4lbs, which is a full 22lbs decrease than she was this time two seasons in the past.

Solely three hurdling outings have are available that interval and a type of was her steady debut a month in the past.`

After leaving an out-of-form yard, Will Victory’s early promise might properly be rejuvenated by this change to Fry’s profitable operation, and he or she may simply be the coach’s essential motive for his marathon journey from Dorset.

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Of the others, Regal Renaissance is Henry Daly’s solely runner to make the 389-mile spherical journey from Shropshire, and he or she makes her handicap debut after simply three outings thus far, solely two of which have been over hurdles.

She improved from her hurdling debut to complete fourth of 9 in a two-mile mares’ maiden at Ludlow early final month, and given her scope for additional progress, she is prone to be suited by at the moment’s longer journey.