14:05 Hexham

Saturday 2 June 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:4517:20

Junior Great North Run Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 4.80s

Da Baba Elephant^t³²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: R McNally| OR: 100| BF| CD

9/5

In good form last year following up a couple of good ground wins with a second at Worcester (2m7f, good) in July. Cheekpieces worn for the first time that day are absent on his first outing since.

Form: 9/02112-

Sharney Sike^p²⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 100| CD

5/1

Winner over C&D on good ground last time out. Raised 6lb for that success and is unbeaten in two starts at this venue.

Form: 5P3P3-1

Milans Well^b¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: Steven Fox⁽⁵⁾| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 98

66/1

Struggled in point-to-point company earlier this year and pulled up in a hunter chase at Perth (3m, good) last time out. Drop in trip should suit on return to handicaps.

Form: P9PP-3P

Ever So Much^p²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 92| D

7/1

Handicap hurdle winner at Sedgefield (2m5f, good) in April. Could finish only fourth over 3m at Southwell subsequently and this drop in trip should suit back over fences having won off higher marks in the past.

Form: 53501-4

Dartford Warbler²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 92| D

11/2

Ran well to finish fourth to Sharney Sike on good ground over C&D last time out. Work to do to reverse that form but likely to run his race once more.

Form: 54427-4

Rare Legend^p¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: Gemma Anderson| OR: 92

28/1

Sole Rules success came in a 3m1f handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (good-to-soft) last November. Struggled in the main since and debuting for a new yard in this.

Form: 3P599-P

Eager To Know¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Finian O'Toole⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 81

15/2

Second run back following wind surgery when finishing 6L third on good ground over C&D last time out. Races off the same mark here and interesting if repeating that effort.

Form: 33FP-73

Court Painter^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 79| D

18/1

16 race maiden who finished 1L second over C&D on good ground last time out. That one of his better efforts but likely to find at least one too good in this.

Form: P6-9642

Super Lunar^p,t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: H Hogarth| OR: 75

12/1

Maiden after 14 starts under Rules and well held over 3m here last time out. Drop in trip looks likely to suit.

Form: 525P4/5

Monbeg Cave^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: M Todhunter| OR: 75

20/1

Held chances having made most of the running when falling at the last at Sedgefield (heavy) over an extended 2m in April. Struggled on better ground there subsequently and others have more obvious chances in this.

Form: 870/4F-5

Roll Of Thunder¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J Walton| OR: 74| C

22/1

Sole success in 32 Rules starts came over hurdles here nearly three years ago. Held on his return to Rules racing last time and others make more appeal.

Form: 6/PP36-6

Trillerin Minella^v¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁷⁾| T: J K Hunter| OR: 68

100/1

Dual chase winner but struggled under Rules in 2017 and it's been a similar story in a couple of point-to-point races this spring. Races from out of the handicap in this.

Form: P8PP-P4

Non-Runners

Titian Boy¹⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: N W Alexander J: Henry Brooke

Captain Sharpe¹¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: Kenny Johnson J: K Yeoman

Forecasts

Da Baba Elephant (9/5), Sharney Sike (5/1), Dartford Warbler (11/2), Ever So Much (7/1), Eager To Know (15/2), Super Lunar (12/1), Titian Boy (14/1), Court Painter (18/1), Monbeg Cave (20/1), Roll Of Thunder (22/1), Rare Legend (28/1), Captain Sharpe (33/1), Milans Well (66/1), Trillerin Minella (100/1)

DA BABA ELEPHANT was in good form last year and he can resume winning ways on his return from a break. The selection has a leading jockey booked to ride in this and can see off Ever So Much who is well handicapped on his old hurdles form while Sharney Sike, who is 2/2 here can finish third this time.