19:10 Hexham

Monday 2 September 2019

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Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 4m 4.90s

Gold Patrol¹⁶⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Theo Gillard⁽⁷⁾| T: J Coulson| OR: 109| D

12/1

Easing in the weights; quiet since making all to win unchallenged in a 3m conditions event at Edgcote (good) in June 2018; a first ever Hexham runner for this Staffs-based trainer.

Form: 31344P-

King Golan^b¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 107| D

11/2

Much improved chaser, winning three of his nine starts since breaking the duck over 2m5½f at Kelso (good) in October 2018; 5lb rise for beating the Olly Murphy-trained Our Uncle Pat (4-5f) by ½L at Market Rasen (3m) 16 days ago.

Form: 2F-3331

Classical Milano⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 107| CD

7/2

All three wins have come at Hexham, including twice over fences under similar conditions (good 'ish'); 4lb higher than when making all to beat Dun Faw Good by 7L over C&D in June; very much one for the shortlist.

Form: 3P96-14

Onlyfoolsownhorses^p1,t³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 105| D

14/1

Won three on the spin over hurdles (2m3½f-3m) during a productive spring/summer of 2017; has changed ownership and very poor over fences so far (0-3); it's difficult to envisage the cheekpieces having a revolutionary impact.

Form: 1124/PP

Damiens Dilemma^b⁴⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 96| BF| CD

4/1

Veteran; won from a similar mark over C&D (good to soft) in June 2016; had a brief and successful foray in point-to-points earlier in the year (1,3,2) and was also a runner-up under rules at Cartmel (2m5f, good) in June.

Form: 14-3228

Pena Dorada^p⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-9| J: Rachel McDonald⁽⁵⁾| T: A C Whillans| OR: 92| C| D

11/2

Old-stager who represents a bang-in-form Borders trainer; rolled back the years when scoring by 7L from Nortonthorpelegend at Cartmel (3m1½f, soft) in July; soundly beaten off this revised mark since.

Form: F-2771P

Apache Pilot^t,v⁴⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-3| J: D B Hurst⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M A Barnes| OR: 86| CD

6/1

At his very best in the Tyne Valley, a four-time course winner (2m4f-3m); prefers genuinely good ground so also has that in his favour; below-par of late (and possibly more of a spring horse); others are preferred on this occasion.

Form: 3-21U39

Miss Batten^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 85| D

5/1

Half-sister to the smart staying chaser Shotgun Paddy; point-to-point winner who remains low-mileage under rules for Lucinda Russell; 4lb lower than when third to John Daniell in a 3m novices' handicap at Uttoxeter (good to soft) in June.

Form: 18-633P

Forecasts

Classical Milano (7/2), Damiens Dilemma (4/1), Miss Batten (5/1), King Golan (11/2), Pena Dorada (11/2), Apache Pilot (6/1), Gold Patrol (12/1), Onlyfoolsownhorses (14/1)

King Golan is a much improved chaser, and he provided amateur Alison Clarke with a first success in the saddle with a gritty display at Market Rasen last month. The five-year-old Miss Batten has precious few miles on the clock for Lucinda Russell and with a decent pedigree should find a suitable opportunity sooner or later. However, the advice in today's contest is to stick with one of the Hexham specialists, namely CLASSICAL MILANO. He was dominant throughout when registering a second C&D success in June, and if returning from a short break in the same fettle should go very close off just a 4lb higher mark.