13:40 Hexham

Saturday 13 October 2018

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interbet.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 5m 10.0s

Ain't My Fault¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

15/2

Jumped well throughout when winning a 3m maiden point-to-point at Loughrea (yld/soft) in May, and now switches to hurdles for rules debut for Lucinda Russell.

Form: 64-1

Arthur Mac¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White

10/11

The form of his Hereford debut bumper win (2m, soft) isn't overly strong, but this €5,000 foal is switched to hurdling at a realistic level after finishing in midfield in a Grade 2 Aintree bumper in April; chance.

Form: 10-

Farocco^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 115

16/1

Shown glimmers of ability including when finishing 6L fourth of six to Aye Right (2m4f novice) at Kelso last month; tack issues when pulled up in a weak race here last week (2m7f).

Form: 8-32P4P

Fiercly Forgie⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: James Moffatt

28/1

10L winner of a 3m Kinsale maiden (good) in June; didn't get home on rules debut at Cartmel in August (2m6f, soft) when a well beaten fourth behind subsequent Hexham winner Mac Tottie.

Form: P-514

Fortunes Hiding^t¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| BF

5/2

Beat subsequent Fontwell winner Earth Moor (P.Hobbs) by 2L when winning a Worcester bumper in June (good) and also ran well behind the still unbeaten Longhouse Sale at Market Rasen (2m1f); hurdles debut.

Form: 8-13

Glen Roe^t1⁵³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Andrew Martin

25/1

Modest record in 3m Irish point-to-points (1-11), but has changed stables since, so is worth a cautionary glance in the market on rules debut; wears a tongue-tie.

Form: PPP6P/F-

Nine O Three²¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond

33/1

Bought for £7,000 in May; 1-8 in Irish point-to-points, kept on strongly to beat Road by The River by 1L in a 3m Belclare maiden in March; stable/rules debut.

Form: 634/P21-

Pegasus Walk⁵¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: Mrs H O Graham| OR: 74

100/1

0-14 under rules for Rose Dobbin in 2014/15 (hence the eligibility for this maiden hurdle); has won a point-to-point since last appearing under rules, but is impossible to consider off a 510 day absence.

Form: F41/8PP-

Sheriff Garrett¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 108

10/1

Raced over 1m6f on the Flat at Nottingham last week (finished eighth of 15); solid if unspectacular over hurdles prior to that run; 12L runner-up to Mac Tottie (a stablemate of Fortunes Hiding) at Cartmel in August (2m6f+, soft).

Form: 632

Wagner Klass^h¹⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies

150/1

Hasn't looked to be the most proficient of hurdlers so far, and shouldn't be overly competitive in this race; likely better with additional experience/confidence and the switch into low-grade handicaps.

Form: 0/6-F7

War Joey^h1¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: Mrs A Hamilton| OR: 91

33/1

Possible that he'll pick up a small race somewhere along the line (most likely a handicap); back over hurdles after struggling (not jump well) on chasing debut over C&D in May; hood applied.

Form: P7405-P

Archview Sunshine⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Kenny Johnson

200/1

0-17 in Irish point-to-points, and tailed-off on rules debut at Downpatrick (2m6f) in July; backnumber.

Form: P86-259

How Much Is Enough⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

200/1

Runner-up in a 3m mares maiden at Loughrea (heavy) in October 2016, but her form under rules (0-4) is poor; not considered.

Form: P082P/0

Non-Runners

Largy Beach¹⁵⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: S R B Crawford J: Callum Bewley

Mrs Vonn¹⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: W Coltherd J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Arthur Mac (10/11), Fortunes Hiding (5/2), Ain't My Fault (15/2), Sheriff Garrett (10/1), Largy Beach (12/1), Farocco (16/1), Glen Roe (25/1), Fiercly Forgie (28/1), War Joey (33/1), Nine O Three (33/1), Mrs Vonn (50/1), Pegasus Walk (100/1), Wagner Klass (150/1), Archview Sunshine (200/1), How Much Is Enough (200/1)

Arthur Mac probably didn't achieve that much in winning a modest Hereford bumper on debut in January, but he's fully respected on hurdles debut for Philip Hobbs in a race which isn't lacking in terms of numbers, but is so in terms of depth. However, preference is for the Peter Bowen-trained FORTUNES HIDING. The Pembrokeshire based handler had mixed fortunes with his runners here last week, but operates a 19% strike-rate (6-31) at the track, and there's plenty of depth to this 5yo's bumper form. Although a beaten favourite at Market Rasen in June, the winner of that race (Longhouse Sale) is unbeaten in four starts for Dan Skelton.