15:22 Hexham

Monday 19 April 2021

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Discover Northumberland's Only Racecourse Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 5m 11.21s

Teescomponents Lad³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: B S Hughes| T: G Boanas| OR: 132

4/1

Back to winning ways at Market Rasen in November and acquitted himself well in defeat next 2 starts. Below par at Ayr last time, however, and may be in grip of handicapper now.

Form: 431325

Ask Paddington^h¹⁹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson| OR: 129| D

3/1

Bagged third win over timber at Sedgefield in August and back on the up when close second in handicap over C&D (good to soft) when last seen in October. Can go well fresh and warrants respect.

Form: 4P2-102

Eviscerating^t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: Sara Ender| OR: 122

16/1

Returning from 16-month absence when good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wetherby (16f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Will be a player if able to build on that here.

Form: F5270-2

Captain Moirette^p¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Ryan Mania| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 116

10/1

Hasn't shown much over fences (or 1 run over hurdles) this season but is effective on this quicker ground and has been cut plenty of slack by the handicapper.

Form: 459F35

Shetland Bus¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Oakley Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: Justin Landy| OR: 116| D

10/3

Figures off a workable mark and shaped as if back to form when second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: 8-84722

Embole^h,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 113| BF| D

11/2

Bagged back-to-back handicaps earlier this year and wasn't ideally placed when fourth in Stratford selling hurdle (18.7f, good) last time. Must enter calculations.

Form: 2511F4

Penpal²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 108

40/1

Winner of an 18.9f claimer on final start in France, but it's hard to make a strong case for him judged on efforts on this side of the Channel.

Form: 6-10557

Aire Valley Lad²¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Sam Coltherd| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 107| C

8/1

Promising individual who got off the mark in 12-runner novice hurdle at this course (16.2f, good to soft) in September. Likely more to come upped in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 1-761

Non-Runners

Oscars Leader³⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Ask Paddington (3/1), Shetland Bus (10/3), Teescomponents Lad (4/1), Embole (11/2), Oscars Leader (15/2), Aire Valley Lad (8/1), Captain Moirette (10/1), Eviscerating (16/1), Penpal (40/1)

This can go to AIRE VALLEY LAD, who is still low-mileage and looks sure to be suited by this stiffer test of stamina. Embole and Ask Paddington are feared most.