15:20 Hexham

Saturday 9 October 2021

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Campbell & Rowley Event Management Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 5m 11.5s

Camp Belan²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

9/2

Maiden pointer who shaped well when fifth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) for John Joseph Hanlon. Not quite at that level when third over C&D on yard debut next time. Off 6 months.

Form: 353-

Choctaw Brave⁶¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Reed| T: T Reed

16/1

€11,500 3-y-o, Frammassone gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Sparkling River. Placed multiple times in Irish points, including last time (Feb 2020).

Form: 232422/

Erudit

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Mechie

50/1

Maresca Sorrento gelding. Dam 2½m-3¼m chase winner. Best watched on belated debut.

Form:

Mr Jackman⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S Bowen| T: J C McConnell

6/4

Fair hurdler. Two wins from 5 runs last season but ran out at the first in novice hurdle (7/4) at Perth and disappointed at Downpatrick since. Sets the standard here but clearly risky.

Form: 226-3R6

Sounds Russian¹³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Ruth Jefferson| OR: 111

7/4

Sholokhov gelding who was unfancied in the betting but shaped well when second at Southwell on debut in May. Backed that up when filling same spot there later that month and remains capable of better.

Form: 22

Thornton Le Clay^b,t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby

25/1

Maiden pointer. Winless following a dozen starts on the Flat and well held on hurdles debut last time.

Form: 2UP-2P4

Trouble Shooter¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 100

16/1

Fair on the Flat and ran to a similar level when in the frame both hurdle starts this summer. However, well held all 3 starts for this yard, including back over hurdles latest.

Form: 346

Non-Runners

Who's The Guv'nor³⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: Micky Hammond J: Alain Cawley

Forecasts

Mr Jackman (6/4), Sounds Russian (7/4), Camp Belan (9/2), Who's The Guv'nor (10/1), Trouble Shooter (16/1), Choctaw Brave (16/1), Thornton Le Clay (25/1), Erudit (50/1)

SOUNDS RUSSIAN has made a promising start over hurdles, runner-up both starts at Southwell in May, and this looks a winnable opportunity for him on return. Camp Belan is feared most ahead of Mr Jackman.