12:25 Hexham

Wednesday 9 December 2020

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Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 5m 23.10s

Article Fifty^p1,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 111| D

66/1

Hurdles winner for Dan Skelton in 2019. Made it third time lucky over fences in a Kelso handicap (17.1f, heavy) back in February but unseated early on return. Cheekpieces on switched back over timber.

Form: 5FP41-U

Gelboe De Chanay³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: B Haslam| OR: 110

40/1

Ex-French winning hurdler. Yet to hit top form for new yard and could only consider if the subject of significant market support.

Form: 55-0009

Itsnotyouitsme^t⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Ross Chapman| T: M A Barnes| OR: 108WS

12/1

Improved when third in a Wetherby novice on final start of last season. Looked in need of the run on reappearance but ended up going backwards from that at Carlisle 40 days ago. Makes handicap bow.

Form: 2253-67

Loughermore¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: S Waugh| OR: 108

8/1

Hinted at promise when twice fourth in 20f novice hurdles at Carlisle. Shaped similarly when third on handicap bow at Wetherby a fortnight ago but likely to need help from the handicapper.

Form: P/5-6443

Romeo Brown²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: P A Kirby| OR: 105

9/1

Found just one too good at Carlise on return last season but hasn't got near that form in 3 starts this term, let down by jumping and possibly amiss at Newcastle in first-time cheekpieces last month.

Form: 5P2-659

Toi Storey^p,t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies| OR: 102| CD

14/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler last season but has shown little in four runs this term, including in first-time blinkers at Market Rasen 34 days ago.

Form: 17-78P0

Velkera²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: A Nicol| OR: 99

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden hurdler. 80/1, well held on both starts since leaving Dan Skelton so can't be recommended here after another stable switch.

Form: 1/357-07

Bushypark⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 98| CD

1/4

Successful on Irish point debut in January and landed huge gamble when making most over C&D last month. Made light of a 15 lb rise at Haydock last week so can't be opposed from same mark here.

Form: 5-60811

The Pine Martin²⁷⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Joe Colliver| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 84| BF| C

33/1

Quickened clear in good style to make a winning start for this yard here in May 2017. Very lightly raced since (only 4 subsequent runs) and makes return after 9 months off the track.

Form: 612/033-

Non-Runners

Kauto D'Amour⁶⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J Parkinson & S Smith J: Ryan Mania

Forecasts

Bushypark (1/4), Loughermore (8/1), Romeo Brown (9/1), Itsnotyouitsme (12/1), Kauto D'Amour (12/1), Toi Storey (14/1), The Pine Martin (33/1), Gelboe De Chanay (40/1), Article Fifty (66/1), Velkera (125/1)

BUSHYPARK is clearly still well ahead of his mark having made light of a 15 lb rise at Haydock last week. He goes unpenalised here, and looks to have outstanding claims of completing a quick-fire hat-trick for Phil Kirby. Kauto d'Amour made an inauspicious start over fences last month and is taken to chase the selection home, ahead of handicap-debutant Itsnotyouitsme.