16:50 Hexham

Saturday 12 October 2019

All13:2513:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

campbellandrowley.co.uk Intermediate NH Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 9.4s

Dakota Beat³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

13/8

Made it third-time lucky when justifying favouritism (6-4) with an all-out win in a Kilbeggan bumper (2m3f+, good to yielding); his overall form is relatively solid, and the 5lb claimer C P McNamara helps to negate the incurred penalty.

Form: 231

Took The Lot³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Savage⁽⁷⁾| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| D

6/1

Made a winning debut at Stratford (2m+, good) in August - form isn't overly strong; was unable to defy his penalty when finishing 9½L third to Wbee back there a couple of weeks later; 7lb claimer Jack Savage takes over in the saddle.

Form: 13

Flutter Down^h³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

20/1

Rob Roy gelding; showed improvement on his second start at Perth (2m, soft) when a keeping on 50-1 fourth of eight (beaten 2L) to Doyen Breed; must find slightly more in order to break the duck; place possible.

Form: 8-4

Grumpy Mcgrumpface

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁵⁾| T: K Dalgleish

4/1

€7,500 foal, £20,000 3yo; third foal from an unraced dam who was a half-sister to the useful 2m5f-3m1f hurdle/chase winner Richard's Sundance; in excellent hands with Keith Dalgleish; consult the market.

Form:

Kauto D'Amour¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

20/1

Beaten in excess of 14L when fourth of ten in a Stowlin point-to-point (3m, good) in May; joined Sue Smith more or less immediately afterwards for £11,000; one for the future.

Form: P-4

Kearney Hill¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison

10/1

No match for the impressive Heartbreak Kid in a Kirkistown maiden point (3m, soft to heavy) in March; in contention when falling at the last next time; this £44,000 purchase debuts under rules for Brian Ellison and Phil/Julie Martin.

Form: 2F-

Neville's Cross¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Stan Sheppard⁽³⁾| T: T Lacey

3/1

Stowaway gelding; cost €52,000 as a 3yo; half-brother to the 2m4f/2m5f hurdles winner Finding Joy; held every chance when slipping up (4-6f) in a 3m maiden at Tabley (good) in April; noteworthy that Stan Sheppard takes off 3lb on rules debut.

Form: S-

Wye Aye¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Henry Newcombe⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Kirby

40/1

Shirocco gelding; looked raw and very inexperienced in two starts for Venetia Williams; moved on cheaply (for £3,000) in August, and that's hardly a ringing endorsement; first start for the Catterick handler Phil Kirby.

Form: 0-0

Forecasts

Dakota Beat (13/8), Neville's Cross (3/1), Grumpy Mcgrumpface (4/1), Took The Lot (6/1), Kearney Hill (10/1), Flutter Down (20/1), Kauto D'Amour (20/1), Wye Aye (40/1)

The Irish raider DAKOTA BEAT has relatively solid form, so despite having to concede a winners penalty to all bar one of his rivals (the vulnerable Took The Lot) he's fancied to follow up his narrow Kilbeggan success. That said, there are a number of potential dangers, not least the Tom Lacey-trained Neville's Cross who was a very warm order indeed (4-6f) on point-to-point debut at Tabley. Furthermore, the likes of Kearney Hill (Brian Ellison) and Grumpy Mcgrumpface (Keith Dalgleish) are also worthy of close market inspection on their respective stable debuts.