14:55 Hexham

Wednesday 21 November 2018

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Christmas Packages Available On 12th December Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 5m 26.94s

Chanceanotherfive²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 100

5/1

Dual bumper winner (on good/good to soft); yet to show up positively over hurdles (0-4), but did attract some notable market support pre-race at Kelso (2m) latest.

Form: 20-4340

Montys Angel²⁰

Age: 16| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J C McConnell

Form: 44-U233

Celtic Monarch^t³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 0-0| J: D R Fox| T: M M McNiff| OR: 96| C| D

8/1

Swopped late for a shock Uttoxeter win in June (2m4f, good) and competes off just a 1lb higher mark here.

Form: P-13686

Silk Or Scarlet²⁰⁸

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N W Alexander

Form: 3/64862-

St George's Oval¹⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: L Egerton

Form: 85-2400

Love At Dawn^p1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 0-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: P D Niven| OR: 92

10/1

Best run so far came in very deep ground at Newcastle in April (2m4f novice); no show on handicap/seasonal debut at Wetherby; fitted with first-time cheekpieces; trainer saddled a bumper winner at Newcastle on Friday.

Form: 07652-9

Snowed In^p³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 0-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: B Butterworth| OR: 91

12/1

Placed off this mark over 2m2f+ at Kelso in September (various hurdles omitted), but offered little promise latest and isn't easy to catch right.

Form: 406-739

Budarri²⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: W Coltherd

Form: 24-2273

Miss Amelia²⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 0-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 88WS

17/2

Back over hurdles having shown no worthwhile form over fences; handicapper taking a slight chance dropping her so considerably in the weights assuming that wind surgery can elicit some form of improvement.

Form: 45685-P

Red Admirable¹⁹⁷

Age: 20| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| D

Form: 21617-4

Moores Novelty^t¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: Lucy Alexander| T: N W Alexander| OR: 88WS

14/1

Has undergone wind surgery since finishing 19L fourth to Champ (1/14f) in a 2m4f Perth maiden (good) in May; second start in handicap company.

Form: 2870P-4

Crakehall Lad¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 0-0| J: C J Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: A Crook| OR: 85

12/1

Unable to win under either code since hacking up in a Cartmel maiden (2m1f) in July 2016; unappealing despite a falling mark.

Form: 8/-86575

Stop Talking²²

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J Candlish| BF

Form: 376752

Emilyogue^t⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 0-0| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 85

5/1

0-10 over hurdles; raced freely on chasing debut at Sligo (2m1f+) in September; unappealing unless a market move (unlikely) speaks volumes.

Form: 6-57067

My Escapade¹⁹

Age: 15| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: S Waugh| D

Form: 3-11596

Mac Cennetig^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: Billy Garritty⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 84

9/4

14-race maiden (0-12 over hurdles). However, has shown some signs of ability for previous handler Joseph O'Brien; handicap mark continues to fall and his trainer won this race with Wig Wam Wiggle in 2017.

Form: P-98805

Airdrigh^p,t1¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 83

25/1

Weakened quickly when well beaten on his return to hurdles over 3m at Down Royal (good) earlier this month; tongue-tie now applied seeking some positive signs.

Form: 565480

Pump Road⁶¹

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: M M McNiff

Form: 41P-P73

Brackenmoss Rory⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: A C Whillans| OR: 82

22/1

Nine-race hurdles maiden; brother to the 2m5f-3m1f chase winner Cavers Glen; visually appeared to hate the experience of chasing at Carlisle last week, so this looks to be a sensible approach for the time being; very unlikely.

Form: 8PPP0/U

Wise Coco^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 0-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: A C Whillans| OR: 82

66/1

Stablemate of Brackenmoss Rory; wore a tongue-tie (now discarded) on recent handicap debut at Musselburgh (2m6f); form shown essentially very modest so far.

Form: 07-6407

Bingo D'Olivate²¹²

Age: 15| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J Ewart

Form: 306FF6-

Avondhu Pearl¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 0-0| J: Sam Coltherd⁽⁵⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 79

12/1

Jumped poorly (again) over fences at Kelso 11-days ago, and looks to have gone the wrong way since finishing third at Carlisle (2m1f) in March; handicap mark easing.

Form: 833-6P7

Towerburn^t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 0-0| J: Callum Bewley| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 74

14/1

20-race maiden (0-13 over hurdles); plugged on to finish a well beaten (19L) fourth to Little Pippin over 2m here earlier in the month.

Form: P4-P004

Lastin' Memories⁷

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: Miss S E Forster

Form: 55262-4

Rock N'stones^v¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 0-0| J: Joe Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 71

22/1

Well out of his depth on the Flat in recent months; 0-26 over hurdles; 5lb lower than when finishing just over 6L third to Russian Royale over 2m here (good) in June.

Form: P78507

Cudgel¹⁵⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J Walton

Form: 907

Millrose Bell²²²

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: Pte Alexandra Bell⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 70

25/1

Eight-race maiden who has been off the track since April; a massive shock if she proves competitive from the foot of the weights under her inexperienced rider.

Form: 667657-

Birch Bank²²²

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: D McCain Jnr

Form: 9/86635-

Espoir Moriviere¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin

Form: 5-0607

Dolly's Dot¹²

Age: 15| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: V Thompson| D

Form: 94120-9

Mcginty's Dream¹²

Age: 15| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N W Alexander

Form: 22U-447

Sendiym²⁷

Age: 19| Weight: 0-0| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁷⁾| T: A Wilson| D

Form: 50-7707

Leopard³¹

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: Miss J E Foster

Form: /-5F

Forecasts

Mac Cennetig (9/4), Emilyogue (5/1), Chanceanotherfive (5/1), Celtic Monarch (8/1), Miss Amelia (17/2), Love At Dawn (10/1), Snowed In (12/1), Crakehall Lad (12/1), Avondhu Pearl (12/1), Towerburn (14/1), Moores Novelty (14/1), Brackenmoss Rory (22/1), Rock N'stones (22/1), Airdrigh (25/1), Millrose Bell (25/1), Wise Coco (66/1)

A very poor race in which stakes should be kept to the minimum. Chanceanotherfive has shown precious little zest for hurdles so far, but is surely capable of better and rates as a live contender in a race this weak based upon his good-ground bumper form. Mac Cennetig is noteworthy on his Irish form for Joseph O'Brien and his trainer took this race with Wig Wam Wiggle in 2017, so any market move could be worth following, but a total shot in the dark is aimed at the Mark Walford-trained MISS AMELIA. The handicapper has probably taken a chance by easing her in the weights (after some poor efforts over fences) and improvement could be forthcoming following wind surgery.