14:30 Hexham

Saturday 12 October 2019

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Campbell & Rowley For Corporate Events Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 6m 9.30s

Eviscerating^p,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: Sara Ender| OR: 128

8/1

Won a February Naas handicap hurdle (2m, good) for Joseph O'Brien before struggling over fences; changed hands last month for £9,500; narrowly beaten at odds of 50-1 on stable debut here over 2m4f (soft) last week; trip?

Form: 354F52

Stoneford^p1,t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Henry Brooke| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 127

50/1

Won a Cork maiden hurdle (3m, heavy) for Noel Meade in April 2018; 0-9 over fences thereafter (occasionally let down by his jumping); moved on for £4,500 last month and is fitted with a tongue-tie/cheekpieces combination on debut for Tony Coyle.

Form: F-39F47

Too Many Chiefs²¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ross Chapman| T: Mrs S A Watt| OR: 124| C| D

20/1

Best served by a combination an extreme trip and heavy ground (a three-time winner at Ayr); ended the season poorly (PP) following a determined win at Catterick (3m1f+, soft); returns a fresh horse from a 210-day break.

Form: 8/451PP-

Military Hill²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 122

3/1

Won his fair share of races on the Flat (4-32) despite being fairly lowly-rated; has made a decent start to life over hurdles - beat the Willie Mullins-trained Ego Des Mottes by 8L in a Galway maiden (2m5f, soft) last month; player.

Form: 31

Heist^p,t³²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: D R Fox| T: P Griffin| OR: 119| C

40/1

Won here over fences (3m, good) from a mark of 130 in June 2017, but his form has steadily deteriorated ever since; particularly badly out of sorts last autumn (absent since, for 228-days).

Form: 057U8P-

Eureu Du Boulay^t²¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Paul O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: R Hobson| OR: 118

13/2

Hit hard by the handicapper for winning a couple of moderate races over fences in late 2018 (at around 2m3f, Catterick and Sedgefield); has plenty to prove on seasonal reappearance back over hurdles (latter fact a shrewd move).

Form: 11242P-

Ryedale Racer¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Grant Cockburn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 118| C

10/1

Strongest at this track for former trainer Ruth Jefferson but there's always been the suspicion he's been harshly handicapped overall - never more evident than when thrashed 18L by Glinger Flame (2m4f); second start for Nick Alexander.

Form: 33/72-F5

Rivabodiva^t¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Cameron Wadge⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 112| CD

6/1

Front-running mudlark who goes particularly well for Thomas Willmott; beat The Hollow Ginge by an unchallenged 6L in this race last year (off the same mark); must better her Perth comeback run - as was the case in 2018.

Form: 94275-6

Achill Road Boy^p1¹⁵⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 110| C| D

14/1

Staying chaser; had May's 3m5f Norfolk National (Fakenham) at his mercy when frustratingly falling at the final fence; harshly hit with an 8lb rise, so connections seek to exploit a lower hurdles mark instead; wears cheekpieces.

Form: 2122U-F

Kings Eclipse¹³³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁵⁾| T: A Wilson| OR: 97

3/1

Hasn't run over hurdles since October 2017 (0-10, albeit with some fair C&D form); appreciates a test of stamina and soft ground, but is almost guaranteed to find others stronger on these unfavourable terms.

Form: F/510-63

Forecasts

Military Hill (3/1), Kings Eclipse (3/1), Rivabodiva (6/1), Eureu Du Boulay (13/2), Eviscerating (8/1), Ryedale Racer (10/1), Achill Road Boy (14/1), Too Many Chiefs (20/1), Heist (40/1), Stoneford (50/1)

Achill Road Boy switches back to hurdles (seeking to exploit a more favourable mark) following a frustrating late mishap in the Norfolk National at Fakenham, while the front-running mare Rivabodiva teams up with Cameron Wadge seeking a repeat of last year's race victory (competes off the same mark of 112). However, the most interesting candidate is the handicap debutant MILITARY HILL. Paul Stafford's Irish raider has made a decent start to life over hurdles, comfortably disposing of a Willie Mullins-trained runner at Galway (2m5f maiden, soft) last month. With the useful 3lb claimer Donal McInerney back aboard he may just take some beating in an otherwise trappy contest.