14:10 Hexham

Monday 15 April 2019

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Smooth Breakfast With Steve Colman 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:12 | Winning time: 4m 9.9s

Glinger Flame^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards| OR: 133| C

1/2

Hacked up here last month over 2m4f giving impression he has plenty of ability. Drops back in trip this time and is penalised but should take plenty of beating if in similar form.

Form: 3-3231

Honourary Gift^h²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Steven Fox⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ewart

13/2

Attracted market support and stayed on well to score at Sedgefield last time out, a big improvement on previous efforts. Going the right way and another good show is anticipated.

Form: 1891

Alfiboy³²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 98

25/1

Hasn't run for 11 months and best effort last term came on heavy ground. Likely to find ground plenty lively enough over this trip and will do well to figure where it matters most.

Form: FP027-8

Bobndave²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

33/1

Fairly modest form in five starts so far. Best effort came here in bumper last term and wasn't disgraced over timber at Market Rasen last time. Would be off more interest in a handicap.

Form: 43674

Likeamonkey

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: Laura Morgan

66/1

First ever runner at this track for trainer who has been in good form in recent weeks. Phoenix Reach gelding makes belated racecourse debut and is related to a number of winners. Worth a market check.

Form:

Mr Scrumpy²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Joe Colliver| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| CD

9/4

Fair bumper form includes 10-length success at this track on second start in October. Decent first run over timber last month when staying-on third at Market Rasen and not out of this if tasking another step forward.

Form: 3-133

Plan Of Escape¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: M Todhunter

66/1

Moderate maiden pont-to-pointer but not completely disgraced at long odds on Rules bow at Wetherby a few weeks ago. Needs to improve considerably though to figure on these terms.

Form: 4PP-336

Sixties Star⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: C W Fairhurst

66/1

Runner-up in bumpers at Sedgefield and Newcastle last spring but hasn't taken to hurdling nad has pulled up on both starts so far. Very hard to fancy.

Form: 62-2PP

Super Mac^t1⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: W T Kennedy| T: D McCain JnrWS

66/1

Shown nothing in a bumper and a hurdle to date and was pulled up on hurdles bow last time. Returns from wind operation and wears first time tongue-tie but cannot be recommended despite representing good yard.

Form: 9P

Sailing Away¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Colm McCormack⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Walton

250/1

Has failed to beat a horse in last four starts and hasn't completed in last three. Appears to be of very little account and just finishing the race will be a victory of sorts for this mare.

Form: 90-0UP

Western Supernova⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: K Scott

250/1

Showed very little in two bumpers and fell at the 1st at Kelso last week on hurdles debut. Cery hard to enthuse over.

Form: 88F

My Shirocco⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

250/1

Shirocco filly out of fair mare who was a winning hurdler. Looked awkward on debut and eventually refused when detached at 5th flight. Looks up against it after that inauspicious start.

Form: R

Non-Runners

Express Des Mottes¹²⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Mrs A C Hamilton J: Jamie Hamilton

Forecasts

Glinger Flame (1/2), Mr Scrumpy (9/4), Honourary Gift (13/2), Alfiboy (25/1), Bobndave (33/1), Sixties Star (66/1), Plan Of Escape (66/1), Super Mac (66/1), Likeamonkey (66/1), Express Des Mottes (100/1), Sailing Away (250/1), Western Supernova (250/1), My Shirocco (250/1)

GLINGER FLAME should have no problem dropping back to this minimum trip having travelled like a decent horse over further when bolting up here last time. He represents the combination responsible for Saturday's Scottish National winner. Honourary Gift improved to win at Sedgefiled and should make a race of it, while Mr Scrumpy hinted he could win a race or two with a good third on debut at Market Rasem recently. There aren't too many other to enthuse over, but there could be a little better to come from Alfiboy.