14:40 Hexham

Wednesday 31 March 2021

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Holiday At Hexham Racecourse Caravan Park Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 15.34s

Casimir Du Clos¹¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Coltherd⁽³⁾| T: W Coltherd| OR: 92| CD

9/2

Three of his 4 victories have been registered here, including a 15.6f handicap chase (heavy) when last seen in December. 6 lb rise fair enough, but slower ground would be preferable.

Form: R2-0731

Too Wise Man^t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Ross Chapman| T: M A Barnes| OR: 91

5/1

Winner of sole start between the flags, but has gone in the wrong direction subsequent to an encouraging Rules debut back in June 2019.

Form: U2-4P66

Muroor^v¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 90

18/1

Returned to form from out of the blue to score at Sedgefield (19.3f) in November. Form has nosedived since, though, and he makes limited appeal, for all that the handicapper has been merciful.

Form: 157366

The Reaping Race^p,t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 90

16/1

Hurdles winner at Tipperary last summer, but no significant impact in 4 outings for new yard this season and questions to answer now.

Form: 377565

Iskabeg Lane¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 85

5/1

Well below par on each of his 4 starts since returning from a lengthy absence in December, looking increasingly temperamental in the process.

Form: 2P-53PP

To The Limit¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Quinlan| T: W Coltherd| OR: 77

6/1

Well held in 3 novice hurdles this winter and recent chase debut here was anything but encouraging. Yard saddles a far more appealing candidate in Casimir Du Clos.

Form: 6P-579P

Maasai Warrior¹⁰^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: P Henderson| OR: 69

13/8

Improved from out of the blue when landing a big-field Chepstow handicap chase (19.4f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Every chance under a penalty here if able to build on that.

Form: 8-FPP51

Non-Runners

Orioninverness¹³

Weight: 12-7| Age: 10

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: S Mulqueen

Knocknamona¹¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 10

T: Micky Hammond J: Alain Cawley

Forecasts

Maasai Warrior (13/8), Orioninverness (4/1), Casimir Du Clos (9/2), Too Wise Man (5/1), Iskabeg Lane (5/1), To The Limit (6/1), Knocknamona (14/1), The Reaping Race (16/1), Muroor (18/1)

With question marks surrounding the majority of these for one reason or another, MAASAI WARRIOR looks the way to go following his recent Chepstow success. Given that he was 5 lb 'wrong' at the weights there, he's pretty well treated under a penalty. Unless the weather deviates from the forecast, Casimir Du Clos will probably find conditions too lively, leaving Orioninverness as the main danger.