14:20 Hexham

Wednesday 8 December 2021

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Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 5m 36.31s

Bak Rocky³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 108

9/2

First run since leaving Stephen Gerard Carey when excellent fourth of 10 in novice hurdle (11/2) at Carlisle (20f, soft) 38 days ago. Solid claims if he can take another step forward.

Form: 0-PU4

Del La Mar Rocket²⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D A Jacob| T: B Pauling| BF

10/3

Improved to get off the mark after when making all in an Exeter bumper in January. Lame when pulled up at Wetherby next time, but still strikes as an interesting hurdling newcomer after 9 months off.

Form: 21P-

Fast Scenic

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: J EwartWS

11/1

£18,000 3-y-o, Brave Mansonnien gelding. Half-brother to 7 winners, including useful hurdler Doctor Deejay, barely stayed 3m. Dam unraced.

Form:

Feivel²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R D P Newland

9/2

33/1, showed plenty on debut in 19f Naas maiden hurdle in March, form that has worked out, and was running with credit when fell at the last in a novice at Uttoxeter on debut for new yard. Respected.

Form: 3-F

Thunder In Milan⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

10/1

Relatively expensive Milan gelding who rallied well when runner-up in a bumper at Ayr and shaped as if better for the run when fourth in a novice at this course 11 months later. Up in trip now.

Form: 2-4

Charm Offensive²¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁵⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 112

2/1

Getting better with experience, again finding just one too good at Ayr when last seen in May. Strong claims if ready for this reappearance.

Form: 5/4422-2

Non-Runners

Gandhi Maker⁷⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P A Kirby J: Joe Williamson

San Miguel²⁰⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P A Kirby J: Thomas Dowson

Spike Jones²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: S Drinkwater J: Alain Cawley

The Real Whacker⁷⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Mrs A Duffield J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Charm Offensive (2/1), Del La Mar Rocket (10/3), Feivel (9/2), Bak Rocky (9/2), Thunder In Milan (10/1), Spike Jones (10/1), Fast Scenic (11/1), San Miguel (12/1), Gandhi Maker (14/1), The Real Whacker (33/1)

Bumper winner SPIKE JONES would have finished a bit closer had it not been for a late blunder at Ffos Las on hurdling debut so, with improvement on the cards, he's marginally preferred to Charm Offensive who has developed a consistent record without winning over hurdles as yet. Feivel is also on the radar.