MKM Building Supplies Hexham Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 4m 11.8s

Ardera Cross^p⁴⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: D R Fox| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 94| D

11/2

Dual 2m winner at Ayr last winter. In and out this season but not disgraced at Cartmel last time and now below last winning mark.

Form: 47-5243

Aazza¹⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 91| CD

9/4

Point scorer who proved willing when landing a mares' novice hurdle on Rules bow at Hexham (2m) in November. Yet to build on that since but switch to fences may help.

Form: 1/1275-

Graystown^p,t⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR: 87| CD

2/1

Winner of this race for the last 2 seasons, including this race off 5 lb higher 12 months ago. Back to form when second here last week and claims are obvious.

Form: PP6P8-2

Quiet Flow^t1¹⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: S England| OR: 84

14/1

Fairly useful in bumpers but underwhelmed over hurdles and sold from Dan Skelton £3,500 in May.

Form: 54/73-5

Budarri^p,t¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny McMenamin| T: W Coltherd| OR: 75| D

13/2

Scored twice over fences during early 2019 but not at his best since returning from a lengthy absence a year ago. Continues to fall in the weights but without showing any sign of taking advantage.

Form: 34-85F7

Rocco Storm^p⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: D Brooke| OR: 75

15/2

Modest maiden and well held both starts over fences.

Form: 50905-8

Non-Runners

Follow Your Fire¹¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: J Candlish J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Graystown (2/1), Aazza (9/4), Ardera Cross (11/2), Budarri (13/2), Rocco Storm (15/2), Follow Your Fire (8/1), Quiet Flow (14/1)

GRAYSTOWN went like the best horse at the weights after 7 months off when second here last week and can win this for the third successive year. Ardera is also lurking on a good mark so is feared most.