14:40 Hexham

Monday 11 April 2022

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Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 6m 25.63s

Without Conviction³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 101| C

10/1

Has taken well to fences, opening her account in 2½m handicap here in December. Respectable efforts since. Up in trip. Likely to play a prominent role for stable seeking a third successive win in this.

Form: 831343

The Lion Dancer^b³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: A M Hales| OR: 100| D

10/1

Placed in 3m handicaps at Uttoxeter and Wetherby in recent months. Likely to be competitive if showing up in similar form again.

Form: 1P-5523

Gipsy Lee Rose^t,v²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁵⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 97| D

8/1

It's now sixteen runs since her last win in 2019, but she posted 2 good placed efforts at Carlisle in February. Hampered and unseated here latest. Player.

Form: 54423U

Wavelength²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N W Alexander| OR: 95

11/1

Fair maiden hurdler in Ireland for Gavin Cromwell. Has an unconvincing chase record and not enough in last month's 2½m course sixth to be too positive this afternoon. Back up in trip.

Form: UR8766

Dee Star^p,t¹⁰¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: G Hanmer| OR: 94| D

12/1

Ran poorly in mud at Uttoxeter in December but had been placed on his 2 starts prior to that. Brian Hughes a good booking on return from short break and yard continues in good form.

Form: 24733P

Real Armani^t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Reed| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 92| CD

12/1

Upped his game on back of a wind op when landing back-to-back C&D handicaps last March. Largely creditable efforts in defeat since and ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 235336

Asking For Answers^v⁵⁵

12/1

C&D winner last season. Returned with good second over C&D in November. Not in the same form since so hopes are pinned on a recent wind operation sparking a revival.

Form: PF-2P4P

Allardyce⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Nick Scholfield| T: P Henderson| OR: 90

25/1

On a lengthy losing and hasn't really offered enough in a handful of starts for his new yard to be too positive about his prospects here.

Form: 255256

Cudgel^t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: J Walton| OR: 87| CD

5/1

Finally came good over fences in C&D novice handicap last month. Raised 6 lb but he has been placed off similar marks before. Another to consider.

Form: 3-23541

Hidden Cargo¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Thomas Dowson| T: J C Haynes| OR: 81| CD

13/2

Finally got off the mark at the 31st time of asking when seeing off 5 rivals in a weak C&D handicap a fortnight ago. Hardly has the profile of one likely to follow up.

Form: 533621

Espoir Moriviere³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Dylan Johnston⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 77| D

5/1

Placed over hurdles here in November and made a sound start to his chase career when second at Wetherby (3m, heavy) 5 weeks ago. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 57-03P2

Tumbling Dice^p⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 74| BF

11/1

Reacted positively to cheekpieces when seeing off 8 rivals at Catterick on New Year's Day. Held in third when falling at the last back there since but it would have been another creditable effort.

Form: 0-7531F

Forecasts

Espoir Moriviere (5/1), Cudgel (5/1), Hidden Cargo (13/2), Gipsy Lee Rose (8/1), Without Conviction (10/1), The Lion Dancer (10/1), Wavelength (11/1), Tumbling Dice (11/1), Real Armani (12/1), Dee Star (12/1), Asking For Answers (12/1), Allardyce (25/1)

Perhaps this will be the day GIPSY LEE ROSE finally gets her head back in front again. Lucinda Russell has won the last 2 runnings of this race so her Without Conviction, a course winner earlier in the season, merits plenty of respect. Dee Star, who has Brian Hughes up, is also on the shortlist along with course specialists Real Armani and Cudgel.