12:40 Hexham

Thursday 18 March 2021

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Welcome To Hexham 2021 Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 48y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:41  |   Winning time: 4m 23.84s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Lady Villanelle55
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-12| J: Blair Campbell| T: D W Whillans| OR:  110| BF| CD
9/4
Stepped up on bumper exploits when winning a C&D novice hurdle on return in November and similar form when third under a penalty at Musselburgh thereafter. Claims now handicapping.
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Timeform
2
Horse silk
West End Lady79
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-12| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR:  110
5/1
Promise in a couple of heay ground C&D mares' novice events but never pose a threat on handicap debut at Kelso (18f) in December. However, it remains early days and freshened up since.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
Red Reminder38
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-7| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR:  105
4/1
Dual winner of novice hurdles last season. Largely underwhelming efforts in handicaps this term but mark is easing all the time and arrives fit from a spin in a jumpers bumper last month.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
9/4
Fair Flat winner who ran best race over hurdles when 6 lengths second at Uttoxeter (15.7f) in February. Disappointed at Carlisle (19.3f) last week but not one to write off on balance.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
Melanamix17
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-4| J: William Shanahan(7)| T: R M Smith| OR:  102
11/1
Irish point winner who showed promise initially over hurdles around the turn of the year. Pulled up on handicap debut at the start of the month and she needs to get back on track here.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
Soft Summer Rainb139
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-10| J: C Brassil| T: M & D Easterby| OR:  94
50/1
Some promise in trio of juvenile hurdle events in 2019. Easy to back and well held on handicap debut 13 months ago but should be sharper for spin on Flat recently. Market should guide. Blinkered.
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Timeform
7
Horse silk
Russian Royalep87
Age: 11|  Weight: 10-0| J: Aidan Macdonald(10)| T: Micky Hammond| OR:  78| CD
22/1
Last success came over C&D back in 2018 but more miss than hit since, finding extended 15f an inadequate test at Musselburgh in December. Work to do to feature.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Gamesters Icon (9/4), Lady Villanelle (9/4), Red Reminder (4/1), West End Lady (5/1), Melanamix (11/1), Russian Royale (22/1), Soft Summer Rain (50/1)

Verdict

LADY VILLANELLE got off the mark with minimum fuss on hurdles debut over C&D in November and ran to a similar level when third behind an upwardly mobile sort at Musselburgh since. Handicaps are entitled to be more her bag and she earns the vote. Gamesters Icon and Red Reminder head up the dangers in the opener.

  1. LADY VILLANELLE (IRE)
  2. GAMESTERS ICON
  3. RED REMINDER

Prize Money

1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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