16:45 Hexham

Saturday 1 June 2019

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Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 5m 24.62s

Quick Brew^t¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 99| BF| CD

8/1

Good third over an extended 1m7f on good ground here last month. Unseated when favourite over the same C&D ten days later however. Step up in distance no issue having won over C&D in the past.

Form: 625P-3U

Havana Jack^p³⁷¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: L Kerr| OR: 99| BF| DWS

18/1

Registered a victory in a 3m handicap chase at Perth (good) in May last year. Well beaten at Cartmel later that month and is worth a check in the market with a top jockey up on first start since wind surgery.

Form: UP53/15-

Royal Salute^t⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 90

8/1

Handicap mark is falling following some moderate efforts. Pulled up in first time cheekpieces (absent here) in a 3m3f handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (good) in April and probably best watched on return to fences.

Form: 25077P-

Black Kettle^t,v¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 85

13/2

Improved on return from a break when finishing runner-up in a handicap chase over an extended 1m7f on good ground here last time out. Visor worn for the first time that day is retained.

Form: 1/75P-62

Flying Jack^t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: D B Hurst⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 80| BF| CD

11/4

Sole victory came in a 2m4f handicap hurdle here in August 2017. Well held fourth over this C&D on good ground recently and others hold stronger claims.

Form: 33P56-4

Towerburn^p,t¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 80| CD

25/1

Course winner made his first start since wind surgery when pulling up in a 2m handicap hurdle on good going here last month. Likely to have improved for the run and worth a check in the market on first chase start in over 12 months.

Form: 04128-P

Highland Peak¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Callum Bewley| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR: 77

7/1

17 race maiden finished 23L last of three in a 2m4f handicap chase at Perth (good) last month. Others hold more obvious claims.

Form: 78455-3

Airdrigh^p,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 77

3/1

21 race maiden unseated rider in a handicap hurdle over an extended 2m4f at Ayr (good) last month. Probably best watched on this occasion.

Form: 402F9-U

Kitty Fisher¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 69

11/2

Dual point-to-point winner and ran well to finish 9½L third in a C&D novices' handicap chase on good ground last time out. Interesting to see how she fares.

Form: 0964-33

Non-Runners

John Williams¹⁸

Weight: 12-1| Age: 10

T: A M Thomson J: Rachel McDonald

Ciarabella²⁵

Weight: 10-4| Age: 6

T: I A Duncan J: D R Fox

Forecasts

Flying Jack (11/4), Airdrigh (3/1), Kitty Fisher (11/2), John Williams (11/2), Black Kettle (13/2), Highland Peak (7/1), Royal Salute (8/1), Quick Brew (8/1), Havana Jack (18/1), Ciarabella (25/1), Towerburn (25/1)

QUICK BREW ran well when placed on his penultimate start and he is taken to register a victory in this competitive handicpa chase. The selection can get the better of Black Kettle who finished runner-up last time out while third place can go the way of Havana Jack who has a top jockey in the saddle on his return from an absence.