15:03 Hexham

Saturday 10 October 2020

All12:2512:5513:2513:5514:2815:0315:4016:11

Campbell & Rowley Event Bars Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:04 | Winning time: 4m 22.70s

Event Of Sivola²²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Dowson| T: M Walford| OR: 99

12/1

Winner over fences in France in 2018 and placed in handicap chases at Catterick and Market Rasen on final 2 starts of last season (in cheekpieces/tongue strap). Headgear dispensed with now.

Form: 7P/P632-

Lough Kent⁶⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: Charlotte Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 98| D

17/2

Hurdles winner off 4 lb higher mark last spring and went close back in this sphere at Cartmel (17.3f, good to soft) in August. Should make his presence felt.

Form: 4540-32

Cash Again⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 96

6/1

Fair winning chaser back in 2018 but off 22 months before pulled up in handicap chase at Cartmel (25.5f, good) in July. Plenty to prove.

Form: 75367/P

Miss Amelia²²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: M Walford| OR: 92

5/1

Wide-margin winner of Bangor handicap chase (17.3f, heavy) last December. Not disgraced over hurdles on final run of 2019/20 campaign and she'll be a danger to all if fully tuned-up.

Form: 6321F4-

Timcoda^p1²¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Page Fuller⁽³⁾| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 91

5/1

Definite claims off this reduced mark judged on pieces of form, not least when third at Lingfield (2½m, heavy) in January. However, his profile is too patchy for comfort and now tried in cheekpieces.

Form: P/2P3F6-

Agentleman¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Quinlan| T: P Winks| OR: 86| D

20/1

Had a good August, winning at Southwell before close second at Fontwell. However, he comes with risks attached having refused to race twice from his last 5 starts.

Form: 3R12R5

Clondaw Fixer^p²¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 85

17/2

Improved for the switch to fences last season, runner-up on debut in this sphere at Sedgefield prior to going one better there (19.3f, soft) in March. 6 lb rise fair and needs considering.

Form: P74521-

Graystown^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 83

7/2

Successful at Ayr in February 2019 and hasn't disgraced himself in 3 starts since returning to action in July. Lurking on a potentially handy mark but error-prone jumping is often his downfall.

Form: 54F-343

Pads¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: Ross Chapman| T: D Bourke| OR: 83| CD

12/1

Decisive winner over this C&D (heavy) last December but that's his sole success from 39 starts under Rules.

Form: 3150-54

Black Kettle^p,t²¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Aidan Macdonald⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 81| D

16/1

Hasn't won for a while and beaten a long way at Carlisle when last seen in March. Cheekpieces/tongue strap refitted.

Form: 273326-

Non-Runners

Diamond Rock²⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania

Forecasts

Graystown (7/2), Miss Amelia (5/1), Timcoda (5/1), Cash Again (6/1), Diamond Rock (13/2), Lough Kent (17/2), Clondaw Fixer (17/2), Event Of Sivola (12/1), Pads (12/1), Black Kettle (16/1), Agentleman (20/1)

It wasn't much of a race in which CLONDAW FIXER opened his chase account at the second attempt at Sedgefield in March. However, this low-mileage 8-y-o has fewer questions to answer than most of these and he gets the nod ahead of Miss Amelia and Lough Kent.