Lucky 15 Tips: O’Neill bandwagon to keep on rolling

For Thursday's Lucky 15 tips let's have a change of pace and go late summer jumping - at beautiful Sedgefield, in County Durham.

Action starts at 16:53, six races, and the gifted Sean Bowen is in attendance with four booked rides. Can't wait. I've scandalously never been, and must put that right one of these days.

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Fast Racing Results

16:53 - Herja @ 4/6

Trainer Patrick Griffin brings his five-year-old mare over hoping to improve upon an unfortunate mishap when last seen at Bangor in early July.

Herja debuted in a maiden hurdle at Thurles in December and has had four subsequent spins, achieving a decent level of form. So much so that she was sent off the 4/9 fav for that last outing, only to come down when leading by 2l at the second last.

It's not difficult to see potential compensation awaiting on Thursday, once again under the outstanding former champion jockey Brian Hughes.

17:28 - Ivane @ 11/8

Time for the deadly combination of trainer James Owen and brilliant champion jockey Sean Bowen.

Our selection Ivane is another beaten-fav last time out and is a very experienced seven-year-old gelding, with two wins lifetime from 30 runs. James acquired the horse from Irish trainer Ciaran Murphy in March and when last seen just four days ago at Worcester was an excellent, running-on second, beaten 2.25l.

He's relatively unexposed over fences and looks to have a very bright chance this afternoon.

18:00 - Spitalfield @ 3/1

Time for Team O'Neill now, and a seven-year-old gelding by Mahler to be ridden by regular pilot Richie McLernon.

Spitalfield has has three runs since reappearing after a 134-day break in June, and has been the epitome of consistency. Two seconds and a third, bang on the premises after being held up, hinting strongly then that his turn could well be close at hand.

The O'Neills are in grand nick (27% strike-rate in the last 14 days), and can do the business in this intriguing-looking staying hurdle.

19:30 - Frammy @ 8/11

Precious few runners in the lucky last but hard to rule any of the three out of calculations.

Jockey Kielan Woods rides four-year-old gelding Frammy, for noted trainer Donald McCain. Only two bumper runs to date, close-up in both, and looks now to take a National Hunt flat race for himself.

Fine trainer, two nice pieces of form shown so far at Bangor and Worcester, and is our pick for what again looks to be a cracking little heat.

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