15:40 Hexham

Wednesday 18 November 2020

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Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 5m 25.41s

Tour De Pub¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 99

40/1

Bettered previous efforts when third in 17f Sedgefield novice hurdle on final run of 2018/19 campaign. However, missed whole of last season and well held on recent comeback/handicap bow at Wetherby.

Form: 81863/8

Dequall²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 99| CD

4/1

Raised his game when making a winning reappearance over C&D (heavy) last month. This 7 lb higher mark demands another personal best, but further progress is a distinct possibility.

Form: 48516-1

Danced Every Dance²⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: D W Whillans| OR: 97

100/1

No serious impact in bumpers and novice hurdles, and failed to complete switched to handicaps on final 2 runs of last season.

Form: 5/496PU-

Cold Shoulder²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M G Nolan| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 97| D

11/2

Well below par in handful of appearances last term, but he's well-handicapped on his form for Gordon Elliott and caught the eye when returning to action at Chepstow (19.4f, soft). One to consider.

Form: 7F/896-5

Lucou²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss Becky Smith⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 95

100/1

Second twice over hurdles in France, but yet to reproduce that level of form on this side of the Channel and reappearance here last month was poor.

Form: 68646-0

Wind Of Hope^p²⁵⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Callum Bewley| T: A C Whillans| OR: 93| D

28/1

Belatedly added to first success under Rules back in 2015 when scoring at Ayr (24.3f, heavy) on latest start in March. 6 lb rise tolerable, but record when fresh doesn't augur well.

Form: 442261-

Teme Spirit²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁷⁾| T: M Todhunter| OR: 92

50/1

Easily best effort to date when runner-up in a mares' novice at Market Rasen (20.6f) in July (final start for Henry Daly). However, no show in 3 subsequent starts for new connections.

Form: 8/0-2660

Lady Vinetta¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: G Boanas| OR: 89

14/1

Has merely hinted at ability in novice events here and at Sedgefield, and needs to take a significant step forward now moving into handicap company.

Form: 60-685

Luca Brasi's Boy^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: J Bedi| OR: 86

50/1

Has looked pretty limited in various company and he's another who will need to improve markedly now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 2P3-476

Golan Cloud^p²⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Quinlan| T: J Candlish| OR: 86

16/1

Improved display on second start in cheekpieces when making all in a weak 6-runner Kelso handicap (20.9f, heavy) on final run of last season. More needed up 7 lb on this seasonal reappearance.

Form: 9/79791-

Bushypark⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 83

7/4

Successful on Irish point debut in January, but down the field on each of his 4 starts in this sphere, including on C&D handicap bow in September.

Form: 15-608

Pads³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-4| J: Alain Cawley| T: D Bourke| OR: 77| C

40/1

Successful over fences here off 1 lb higher mark last December, but he's 0-31 in this sphere and is likely to find a few too good.

Form: 150-54U

Kilcaragh Boy^t²⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-3| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Armson| OR: 76| CD

6/1

Veteran who brought the curtain down on a long losing run when scoring over C&D (heavy) last month. 3 lb rise fair enough, but only 3 of the 14 that set out that day completed.

Form: 78359-1

Love At Dawn⁶⁰⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: F P Murtagh| OR: 74

16/1

Sizeable step forward when runner-up in a Newcastle novice in April 2018, but has since failed to make an impact in handicaps and makes debut for new yard here following a 20-month absence.

Form: 29P856/

Saint Jude^p⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Danny McMenamin⁽³⁾| T: A Wilson| OR: 74

20/1

First piece of worthwhile form when third of 13 off this mark here in September. Each-way chance of able to build on that.

Form: 0/0-9743

Non-Runners

Silk Or Scarlet⁶⁵⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: N W Alexander J: Grant Cockburn

Oishin¹²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: M A Barnes J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bushypark (7/4), Dequall (4/1), Cold Shoulder (11/2), Kilcaragh Boy (6/1), Oishin (14/1), Lady Vinetta (14/1), Golan Cloud (16/1), Love At Dawn (16/1), Silk Or Scarlet (16/1), Saint Jude (20/1), Wind Of Hope (28/1), Pads (40/1), Tour De Pub (40/1), Luca Brasi's Boy (50/1), Teme Spirit (50/1), Lucou (100/1), Danced Every Dance (100/1)

There were positives to glean from COLD SHOULDER's reappearance display at Chepstow and he is worth chancing in an open-looking contest. Dequall has to be feared given that he is comparatively unexposed and proved his well-being with a C&D success last month, while Saint Jude should be in the mix if building on his latest effort here.