16:15 Hexham

Wednesday 2 September 2020

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Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 12.40s

Ballyvictieres²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R D Day| T: Mrs A Hamilton

200/1

Failed to complete in 4 points and beat only one rival home in an 8-runner bumper at Perth 22 days ago.

Form: PFPP-7

Be The Difference¹⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: P A Kirby

50/1

€21,000 3-y-o, Califet gelding. Dam unraced, closely related to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Camden. Fell both starts in Irish points (latest Feb 23).

Form: FF-

Bushypark¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby

125/1

Successful on Irish point debut in January but has looked one for later on when down the field both outings over hurdles.

Form: 15-6

Crow Stone²¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: J Walton

50/1

Modest fourth in a bumper and just modest form on his completed start over hurdles. Hard to make a case for after 7 months off.

Form: 4/PP5-

Decoration Of War^h²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J McGrath| T: M Young| OR: 108

4/1

Modest handicapper on Flat (stays 1½m) for Mick Appleby and achieved a similar level when third in a couple of novice hurdles for Alistair Ralph. Starts for another new yard in a very weak race.

Form: 33

Flutter Down²¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

20/1

Modest form in bumpers, twice in the frame, and yet to make a serious impact over hurdles. Looks more of a handicap type.

Form: 8/4307-

Myburg³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

100/1

Out of a winning hurdler but hard to see him making a serious impression in this after finishing tailed off in a bumper at Bangor in July.

Form: 5

Nikgarde²⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B S Hughes| T: J EwartWS

5/1

Fair form when placed in a couple of bumpers in early 2019 but not in the same form when twelfth at Catterick 9 months ago. Should make a jumper based on breeding, though.

Form: 23/0-

Ninepin Bowler²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby

16/1

Fair 12f winner on Flat for Ann Duffield but went backwards from a mildly encouraging hurdling debut when only ninth at Southwell last time. Bit to prove.

Form: 59

O'Grady's Boy¹⁵⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Henry Brooke| T: G Hanmer

125/1

Kalanisi gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Theo and fair hurdler Captain Lob, stays 2½m. Dam unraced. Little show in 2 points in 2016.

Form: 4P/

Pass Rusher³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D B Hurst⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G Bewley

100/1

Point winner who looks more of a long-term project under Rules, down the field in a novice at Cartmel 38 days ago.

Form: 4R61-9

Pisgah Pike^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 111

1/2

Modest in bumpers and similar story initially in this sphere. However, big step forward on first start following wind surgery when runner-up at Market Rasen last month. Leading claims.

Form: 7634-2

Saint Arvans^t1²⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: M A Barnes

66/1

Related to plenty of winners but hasn't offered much in bumpers.

Form: 80-

Small Present²³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Cook| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

16/1

Showed a fair level of ability on bumper debut at Carlisle but disappointed at Southwell next time and made no impression at Wetherby on hurdling bow. Up against it back from 7 months off.

Form: 569-

Sweet Flora²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Callum Bewley| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 78

66/1

Poor maiden hurdler who is very hard to fancy having been pulled up in a novice at Southwell last time.

Form: 5854-6P

Forecasts

Pisgah Pike (1/2), Decoration Of War (4/1), Nikgarde (5/1), Small Present (16/1), Ninepin Bowler (16/1), Flutter Down (20/1), Crow Stone (50/1), Be The Difference (50/1), Sweet Flora (66/1), Saint Arvans (66/1), Pass Rusher (100/1), Myburg (100/1), O'Grady's Boy (125/1), Bushypark (125/1), Ballyvictieres (200/1)

PISGAH PIKE took a marked step forward when runner-up (pair clear) to the talented Sangha River at Market Rasen last time and going one better should prove no more than a formality in a particularly weak novice. Decoration of War is the obvious danger but very few others make any appeal.