14:40 Hexham

Saturday 4 June 2022

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Racegoers Club, British Horseracing's Fan Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 7.27s

Lord Caprio¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 101| CD

10/3

C&D winner last August who added to his tally at Sedgefield in November. Creditable second over C&D 18 days ago. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 218P7-2

Leeswood Lily^p⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: B S Hughes| T: B Ellison| OR: 93

10/1

Winner of back-to-back handicap hurdles at Sedgefield at the start of the year but the handicapper has held the upper hand since. Quickly reverts to hurdles after failing to take to fences last time. Brian Hughes takes the ride.

Form: 71197P-

Jovial Jack⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 90

22/1

Poor form in Ireland for Gavin Cromwell. Best watched on yard debut unless the bettting suggests otherwise.

Form: 0/0P900-

Across The Channel³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: C O'Farrell| T: Paula Smith| OR: 89| BF

22/1

Point winner but no better than modest form over hurdles/fences for Philip Hobbs, leaving that stable since finishing well held in a Worcester chase last month.

Form: 65743-7

Jack Yeats^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: W Coltherd| OR: 86

2/1

Maiden over hurdles and produced a laboured effort at Sedgefield last time. Down another 2 lb with cheekpieces back on.

Form: 66644-7

Old Jewry¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: K Brogan| T: D Bourke| OR: 80

8/1

Scored at Carlisle in February. Also placed at Perth and Ayr this spring but he needs to shrug off a lesser run over C&D last month.

Form: P063-39

Inferno Sacree^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 82

9/2

Poor form but has fewer convictions than a few of these and he likely has the ability to make his presence felt off this mark if he can learn to settle a bit better.

Form: 45065-4

Baraboy^p¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: F P Murtagh| OR: 74| CD

7/1

Inconsistent type nowadays but has saved some of his best efforts for this C&D, including a win in November. Creditable fourth (Lord Caprio second) here last month.

Form: 35278-4

Non-Runners

Kilcaragh Boy⁷⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 13

T: R J Armson J: Adam Wedge

Forecasts

Jack Yeats (2/1), Lord Caprio (10/3), Inferno Sacree (9/2), Baraboy (7/1), Old Jewry (8/1), Leeswood Lily (10/1), Kilcaragh Boy (10/1), Across The Channel (22/1), Jovial Jack (22/1)

LORD CAPRIO has a solid C&D record and is selected to go one better than last time. Inferno Sacree could provide a threat, particularly if managing to relax a bit better through the early stages. Baraboy, who wasn't too far behind the selection here last time, should also have a say if on a 'going' day.