16:00 Hexham

Friday 4 October 2019

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carpetgallop.co.uk Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 18.4s

Only Orsenfoolsies¹¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 131| CD

4/1

Multiple winner under both codes who arrives seeking a hat-trick after successes at Carlisle (2m1f, heavy) on the Flat and then here over C&D (good to soft) by 9L last time. Freshened up and up 6lb rise. Big player.

Form: 52/344-1

Eviscerating^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: Sara Ender| OR: 127

50/1

Won a Naas handicap hurdle (2m, good) for Joseph O'Brien in February. Has changed hands for £9,500 since his last run. Needs to bounce back to his spring time form to have a chance from this mark.

Form: 3-354F5

Taxmeifyoucan^p¹⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 126

7/2

Without a win over hurdles since February 2018, but ran well at Kelso in January, and no surprise if he proves dangerous from today's 5lb lower mark.

Form: 0/70468-

Carrigmoorna Matt¹⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽⁷⁾| T: Paula Smith| OR: 122| D

5/1

Seeking a hat-trick after wins in sellers at Stratford and Wetherby in the spring, when with Neil Mulholland. Returns from a break having changed hands since and gone up 6lbs to a mark that will demand more.

Form: 424711-

Melody Of Scotland^v³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 122| CD

9/4

Dual course winner, including over this trip, and has also won on soft. 9ln higher than when scoring in June, but has improved since and went close again here last time. Big player.

Form: 011622

Nicely Indeed¹⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: P A Kirby| OR: 121| D

14/1

Dual Sedgefield winner last winter (2m4f/2m5f, both on soft). Well held at Punchestown Festival when last seen in May. Not a huge amount of miles on the clock for his age and couldn't rule out further improvement this term. Market check.

Form: 73211-0

Attention Seaker^t⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 115| D

12/1

A winner under both codes, including over a similar trip when hurdling at Ayr (heavy) in 2017. Beaten just ½L by Only Orsenfoolsies on the Flat (conceding 9lb) in May. Out of sorts last time, but well treated at her best.

Form: 18381/6

Old Salt^p,t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Henry Brooke| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 108| D

13/2

Latest win came over 2m5f (soft) in a Cartmel chase in July, when 3lb lower. Held in three runs since then, and this looks tough now reverting to hurdles.

Form: 1-41473

Non-Runners

Meldrum Lad⁴³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: Justin Landy J: Danny McMenamin

Forecasts

Melody Of Scotland (9/4), Taxmeifyoucan (7/2), Only Orsenfoolsies (4/1), Carrigmoorna Matt (5/1), Old Salt (13/2), Meldrum Lad (15/2), Attention Seaker (12/1), Nicely Indeed (14/1), Eviscerating (50/1)

Attention Seeker would be interesting if supported from a handy mark, and when bearing in mind her Flat form in relation to Only Orsenfoolsies earlier this year. The latter arrives hoping to pick up where he left off in this sphere, and is shortlisted. However, the suggestion is MELODY OF SCOTLAND, who loves it here and is still improving. Taxmeifyoucan could get heavily involved, while Nicely Indeed is another who would be interesting if backed.